Entegris
Improved Forecast Accuracy Across 3 Dimensions, Optimized Inventory, and Real-Time Alerts — CloudPaths Powers Entegris’ Global Supply Chain Planning with SAP IBP
Client: Entegris, Inc.
Industry: Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Systems
Operations: 12 Countries | 5,300+ Employees | Global Supply Chain
Platform: SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP), SAP JAM, SAP CPI
Business Transformation Overview
Entegris, a global leader in contamination control for semiconductor manufacturing, embarked on “Project NorthStar” to modernize and unify its supply chain planning. With rapid market fluctuations and highly sensitive materials handling, Entegris needed a more agile, accurate, and collaborative planning process to improve forecast reliability and operational resilience.
CloudPaths partnered with Entegris to implement and enhance SAP IBP across demand, supply, and inventory planning—introducing segmentation, automation, version control, and analytics to support a smarter, faster planning process.
Key Challenges
Fragmented Forecasting Process: Inconsistent sales and BU-level forecasts led to reduced confidence and poor alignment across functions.
Planning Inflexibility: Time series calculation errors, lack of version control, and limited segmentation models restricted adaptability.
Limited Visibility & Alerts: Planners lacked proactive insights and real-time alerting to address supply-demand mismatches.
User Adoption Gaps: Adoption of new IBP processes was limited by Excel-heavy usage and limited collaboration tools.
CloudPaths Solution
Forecast Accuracy Optimization: Designed and deployed custom forecasting models across Sales, BU, and Customer levels—aligned with segmentation profiles and return rates.
Advanced Inventory & Supply Planning: Implemented SAP IBP modules for multi-tier supply and inventory planning, integrated with SAP CPI for seamless data movement.
Custom Alerts & Dashboards: Delivered real-time exception management with alerting and embedded analytics.
Version Management Enablement: Enabled scenario planning with supply chain plan version control to support executive reviews and simulations.
User Enablement & Collaboration: Delivered structured change management, Excel UI optimization, and SAP JAM collaboration for greater adoption.
Business Impact
Improved Forecast Accuracy Across 3 Dimensions: Increased reliability of demand forecasts at Sales, Business Unit, and Customer levels.
Optimized Inventory & Service Levels: Smart segmentation and supply models helped balance working capital with service goals.
Faster, Proactive Planning: Real-time alerts and dashboards enabled quick course correction and cross-functional visibility.
Stronger Adoption & Governance: Enhanced user engagement through training, SAP JAM collaboration, and Excel-integrated UI.
Outcome
CloudPaths enabled Entegris to build a future-ready, high-performance planning platform—aligned with the speed and complexity of semiconductor supply chains.
From precision forecasting to collaboration-driven execution, the IBP-led transformation delivered agility, visibility, and adoption at scale.
