Fast-tracking value: how Arxada's chemical supply chain planning transformation paid off
See how Arxada partnered with OMP and EY US to turn a complex global chemical supply chain into a fast value
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Arxada, a global leader in specialty chemicals, was navigating a familiar industry challenge: high inventory levels, obsolescence costs, and limited visibility across a complex network. Planners were leaning on spreadsheets, phone calls, and legacy knowledge to keep things moving.
Arxada partnered with OMP and EY US to change that, and to prove that a planning transformation doesn't have to take years or a big-bang go-live to pay off.
Speed that matched the ambition
Structured virtual workshops replaced traditional design phases, and a fit-to-standard approach built on OMP's Unison Planning for Chemicals kept the project focused on what mattered most. Volume planning and detailed scheduling went live in just 4 months, with full value-stream visibility following at six months. Within the first year, Arxada saw an ROI of two to three times its investment.
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Scale that reflects real complexity
This wasn't a single-site rollout. It spanned 24 plants and customers in over 100 countries, proof that OMP's platform and EY US's delivery approach hold up under genuine operational complexity.
Results built to last
Go-live wasn't the finish line. The program transitioned to a managed support model, with EY professionals remaining engaged in monitoring and issue resolution. This freed Arxada's team to focus on continuous improvement rather than day-to-day firefighting. Arxada is now scaling that same model across its global network, with fewer service failures, fewer backorders, less obsolescence risk, and leaner inventory to show for it.
Discover the full story of how focused execution, anchored in a strong business case, turned rapid value realization into a lasting planning capability.
