Case Studies

Enhancing Efficiency and Visibility in Glass Packaging Solutions

October 15, 2024•by YCP Supply Chain

CLIENT 

Our client is a global leader in glass packaging solutions for businesses in industries such as Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics & Perfumes, and Specialty Food & Beverage. They offer packaging solutions in over 50 countries globally, with manufacturing footprint in USA, India, and Sri Lanka with an overall capacity of 1375 tons per day, with 12 furnaces and 55 production lines. The client chose YCP Consus for our deep capabilities in source-to-pay solutions and have been live with a leading S2P platform utilizing the Sourcing, Supplier Management, Contract Management, PR/Catalog and Purchase Order modules since 2020.  

PROBLEM STATEMENT 

  • Limited visibility and compliance in supplier management, sourcing, & contract management 

  • Non-standardized processes across geographies  

  • Manual and complex processes, including project management 

  • Highly manual supplier lifecycle, limited and outdated supplier information 

  • Manual or no tracking of contract compliance & expiry 

SCOPE 

The project encompassed the implementation of the S2P platform’s Sourcing, Supplier Management, Supplier performance evaluation, contract management, PR/catalog, and Purchase order modules, along with standard reporting functionality. We also ensured successful upgrade of the platform to the latest version. 

Additionally, we provided onsite sourcing services to augment savings throughput. Integration between S2P platform and a leading ERP solution was also a key component of the project. YCP Consus handled requirement gathering, solution design, build, testing, and rollout across multiple locations in India, the US, and Sri Lanka. 

RESULT 

  • Improved collaboration with suppliers with 360-degree view of up-to-date supplier information and supplier performance assessment 

  • Better governance through proactive risk and quality management 

  • Reduction in process cycle for contracts and catalogs 

  • Reduction in PR/PO cycle time 

  • Increased transparency in projects and SLA compliance with stakeholders 

  • Streamlined enterprise-wide collaboration, reducing manual effort and coordination 

  • Provision of fulltime buyer support through our support helpdesk 

  • Managing any new configurations and testing for the live modules