NVIDIA
30% Boost in Forecast Accuracy, 20% Reduction in Planning Lead Time, and 3X Faster Order Fulfillment — CloudPaths Powers NVIDIA’s SAP IBP Transformation for Next-Gen Supply Chain Agility
Client: NVIDIA
Industry: Semiconductors & High-Tech Manufacturing
Operations: Global supply chain across North America, APAC, and EMEA
Platform: SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
Business Transformation Overview
NVIDIA, a world leader in AI and semiconductor innovation, operates a complex, high-stakes global supply chain. Facing rapid shifts in market demand, long lead times, and critical inventory planning requirements, NVIDIA needed to modernize its planning capabilities to maintain customer commitments and competitiveness.
CloudPaths partnered with NVIDIA to enhance and stabilize SAP IBP across all planning horizons—implementing advanced forecasting, multi-echelon supply planning, and intelligent order allocation.
This transformation gave NVIDIA real-time visibility, improved planning efficiency, and stronger alignment between customer demand and production execution.
Key Challenges
Inaccurate Demand Forecasting: Manual, disconnected forecasting processes led to unreliable projections and inventory imbalances.
Inefficient Supply Planning: High manual effort, lack of optimization, and poor alignment between demand and supply signals.
Limited Reporting Capabilities: Inadequate visibility into planning performance and KPIs hindered data-driven decisions.
Weak Allocation & Order Planning: Inability to dynamically prioritize and fulfill orders based on customer importance, profitability, or delivery timelines.
CloudPaths Solution
AI-Driven Demand Planning: Implemented statistical forecasting and demand sensing using real-time data inputs from POS systems and social media signals—driving more accurate, dynamic demand plans.
Optimized Supply Planning: Deployed SAP IBP’s multi-echelon inventory optimization to create feasible and responsive supply plans across global tiers.
Embedded Analytics Enablement: Enabled SAP IBP’s dashboard and analytics features to provide real-time planning performance insights and exception alerts.
Rules-Based Allocation & ATP Planning: Built intelligent allocation rules and automated order-based production alignment—prioritizing key customers and high-margin products.
Business Impact
+30% Forecast Accuracy Gain: AI-led demand planning reduced error rates and aligned forecasts to real-world demand signals.
Shorter Planning Cycles: End-to-end automation of supply planning reduced lead times and manual interventions.
Greater Planning Visibility: KPI dashboards enabled continuous monitoring and faster course corrections.
Improved Fulfillment and Profitability: Intelligent allocation led to better customer service levels, higher on-time delivery, and reduced aged inventory.
Outcome
CloudPaths enabled NVIDIA to shift from reactive, manual planning to a predictive, AI-enhanced, and customer-aligned supply chain operating model.
This transformation helped NVIDIA improve service levels, reduce excess inventory, and drive planning excellence—ensuring agility in a volatile, high-demand global market.