{"id":951891,"date":"2018-08-24T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/in-en\/?post_type=client-story&#038;p=951891"},"modified":"2024-09-09T07:10:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T07:10:01","slug":"operational-forecasting-assessment-identifies-improvement-opportunities-for-johnson-controls","status":"publish","type":"client-story","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/in-en\/news\/client-stories\/operational-forecasting-assessment-identifies-improvement-opportunities-for-johnson-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"Operational Forecasting Assessment Identifies Improvement Opportunities for Johnson Controls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><\/div><div class=\"heroPictureCardHeaderShape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"boxTagWrapper\"><div class=\"tagInfo\"><div><span class=\"box-tag\">Client Stories<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"box-title\"><h1 data-maxlength=\"34\">Operational Forecasting Assessment Identifies Improvement Opportunities for Johnson Controls<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"inner-row-insight download-btn\"><div class=\"col-md-4 downloadFiles addPadding\"><a class=\"button-download--small\" type=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/in-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/ss_Operational_Forecasting_Assessment_Identifies_Improvement_Opportunities_for_Johnson_Controls-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><span>ss_Operational_Forecasting_Assessment_Identifies_Improvement_Opportunities_for_Johnson_Controls.pdf<\/span><span class=\"type\">308 KB  pdf<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para undefined section section--intro\" id=\"introParaWrapper\"><div class=\"intro-para\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/in-en\/news\/client-stories\/operational-forecasting-assessment-identifies-improvement-opportunities-for-johnson-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/in-en\/news\/client-stories\/operational-forecasting-assessment-identifies-improvement-opportunities-for-johnson-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><h2 class=\"intro-para-title\">Capgemini helps automotive supplier develop a roadmap to improve operational and financial forecast accuracy, reduce forecasting cycle time and refocus efforts toward common global planning and forecasting<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\" id=\"quoteWrapper\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u201c\" src=\"\/img\/data\/quote-left.png\"> In today\u2019s economy, automotive companies must have constant and accurate information on how they are financially performing against their annual operating plan. The team from Capgemini clearly defined the planning and forecasting process used by the Automotive Division of JCI. The expertise of the consultants was demonstrated throughout the project. The Capgemini team pointed out numerous inconsistencies in our processes and recommended improvements through the application of best practices. <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u201d\" src=\"\/img\/data\/quote-right.png\"><strong>Monte Nuckols,<\/strong> Executive Director, IT, Finance &amp; Purchasing Systems, Johnson Controls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-situation\">The Situation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson Controls (JCI) is a global leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/in-en\/industries\/automotive\/\">automotive<\/a> experience, building efficiency and power solutions. The company has 140,000 employees in more than 1,300 locations serving customers in 125 countries, with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnsons Controls\u2019 Automotive Experience Group (seating and interiors) acquired an electronics business in France. In the post-merger integration process, the global ERP template was deployed, impacting existing processes. As a result, the business team started to develop non-standard applications to meet their requirements so they could continue forecasting and planning business functions. In addition, a company-wide survey of the finance employees indicated significant challenges with the current planning and forecasting process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-solution\">The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Capgemini was asked to conduct a global current-state assessment of Johnson Controls\u2019 forecasting and planning processes (including sales, purchasing, operational plant and P&amp;L\/financials). The project also involved an analysis of pain points, benchmarking, identifying leading practices and the creation of a roadmap for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-result\">The Result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The resulting future-state roadmap identified opportunities to achieve measurable benefits, including reduced forecasting cycle time of up to six weeks, reduced FTE effort in forecasting and planning through process efficiencies and reduced cycle times, and a refocusing of efforts toward a common global planning and forecasting initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u201c\" src=\"\/img\/data\/quote-left.png\"> JCI is now planning the next phase of the project. The output of this project has provided us with the areas we need to focus on to maximize the benefits of the GlobalPlanning &amp; Forecasting program <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u201d\" src=\"\/img\/data\/quote-right.png\"><strong>Monte Nuckols,<\/strong> Executive Director, IT, Finance &amp; Purchasing Systems, Johnson 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