Monthly Customer News Update - October 2024

Board Success Stories to learn from and compelling Reasons to register for Board Community

The countdown is on: For many of us, it's time to start planningfor 2025. And Board can help—supporting your enterprise planning processes inmore ways than ever.

  • It's not too early to start thinking about the benefits of Board AI
  • See how SWIM USA saves 15% on inventory overage on rebuys
  • Learn how StarKist reduced planning time by an astonishing 94%
  • Register for the Board Community to get the benefits

It's worth to spend those few minutes, I promise!

Sincerely,

Sandra from Customer Marketing

Accelerate Planning Performance with enterprise-ready AI.

The promise of AI and machine learning is immense. Our approach puts AI within reach regardless of your experience—combining modern AI/ML techniques with battle-tested deployment methodologies to deliver actual productivity benefits that make a difference.

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Optimizing Sales Planning and Financial Consolidation

Welcome DENSO Europe Aftermarket & Industrial Solutions to the global community of Board customers. By transitioning from traditional spreadsheets to Board, DENSO aims to improve data accuracy, minimize risks, and expedite the financial consolidation process.

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Nissin Foods Europe enhances Operational Planning

Nissin, a fast-growing company in the competitive food market, relies on the Board to manage increasing operational planning complexity. To meet growing demand, customer preferences must be incorporated into planning fast to ensure production aligns to demand.

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PRODUKT NEWS

All you need to know about Board Office Add-ins

We recently published comprehensive Board Office Add-in documentation in the Knowledge Base. This documentation covers requirements, installation, and how to create Objects and Data Views.

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FINANCE NEWS

Unlocking Financial Excellence with AI-Driven Insights

Webinar | Nov 6

Join Accenture and our CTO Nelson Petracek as we explore how AI can enhance forecasting accuracy, streamline budgeting processes, and provide deeper insights into financial performance.

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Navigating the Future with Predictive Planning and Forecasting

Predictive planning and forecasting (PPF) has become essential for businesses aiming to stay ahead. This dynamic approach enhances agility and adaptability in decision-making and provides a robust way to plan for and manage uncertainty. Read this blog article to learn about 5 strategic considerations for implementing PPF.

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Consolidating Data from 28 Legal Entities in 22 Countries

Freudenberg Filtration Technologies provides technically advanced products and services in air and liquid filtration to automotive, consumer, and industrial industries. Hear how this global enterprise uses Board to automate processes and accelerate decision-making—saving many days and weeks per year.

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RETAIL NEWS

How SWIM USA competes with real-time Merchandise Planning

Challenged with time-intensive workflows and manual data entry processes, SWIM USA sought a solution that would enhance collaboration across divisions and improve data management and analysis. Partnering with Board, the company set out to radically reduce planning prep from 3 days to 1 hour—as well as save 15% on inventory overage on rebuys.

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S&OP NEWS

The demand planning team used one set of spreadsheets. And the FP&A team used another. But both were trying to track inventories and orders for 100 key accounts and 200 product SKUs. The solution? StarKist put Board to work, uniting production and demand planning processes with finance—subsequently reducing the planning cycle from 16 hours to less than one.

Driving a 94% Reduction in Planning Time by aligning Production and Finance

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Why you should become a Community Member

The Board Community is the place where you can learn bestpractices, hear the latest news, and more. There is a wealth of informationavailable without any login. But there are plenty of reasons to register andbecome a member. You can...

  • join local user groups
  • hear about latest bug fixes
  • share your ideas with the product development
  • vote on ideas from your fellow members and peers
  • become a Board Beta tester

Register today!

ADVOCACY NEWS

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We invite you to leave a brief review on G2 about your experience with Board. Your feedback not only helps people like you make better technology decisions, but for a limited time you'll also receive $25 (or equivalent) as a thank you. Take a few minutes to write your review!

In addition, you can claim 150 advocacy points for your feedback. Connect with customer_marketing@board.com for details.

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