Context

Planning across multi-site production networks

Industrial manufacturers operate complex, multi-tier production networks with long lead times, highly engineered products, and global supplier ecosystems.

They must synchronize manufacturing capacity, supplier constraints, customer demand, and aftermarket requirements while managing cost pressure and operational risk. Performance depends on connected planning that can adapt continuously as conditions evolve. 

Industry Pain Points

Core Industry Pressures 

Planning Volatility Coping with demand swings and constant replanning pressure driven by market shifts, seasonality, urgent orders, and external disruption.
Operational Complexity Managing complexity across product configurations, evolving requirements, and compliance needs without slowing execution.
Capacity Tradeoffs Balancing production capacity, sequencing, changeovers, maintenance windows, and multi-site allocation as conditions change quickly.
Coordination Gaps Ensuring end-to-end coordination from demand through production, inventory, and distribution remains essential to improving service, cost, and working capital performance.

Key Solution Capabilities

Built to orchestrate decisions across the value chain

End-to-end production planning

Synchronize capacity materials and demand across sites

Supplier and network orchestration

Coordinate multi-tier supply networks

Scenario-based capacity planning

Test production sourcing and investment trade-offs

Aftermarket and service planning

Align spare parts availability with service commitments

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Key benefits

The Value Delivered

Higher production reliability

Improved asset utilization

Better cost control

Reduced supply risk

Faster response to disruption

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How Forvia Transformed Local Workshop Scheduling into Global Manufacturing Orchestration

“Sunstice Scheduling had a strong impact on the daily work of the teams managing the injection machines, allowing them to focus on higher-value tasks and reducing the stress associated with scheduling.”

Stéphane Rivenq

Central Logistics Team

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