Customer Experience is (Still) Everything.

Meet demand and exceed expectations.

Consumer

Today’s consumer businesses are upping their CX game while mitigating risk and accelerating processes with supply chain network digitalization and optimization, demand sensing, real-time collaboration, cloud adoption, cognitive automation, mobile enablement, and other technologies.

Challenges

Key Challenges Reported by Consumer Business Leaders

92

Unreliable Data

87

Lack Visibility

30

Unexpected Delays

20

Lost Inventory

15

Compliance Issues

Solutions

Power the future of your intelligent enterprise and create unmatched business value with our transformative industry solutions.

Digital Logistics

Minimize risk, increase agility, enhance customer experience and reduce costs by leveraging digital systems, collaboration and automation, analytics and insights, and cognitive decision-making.

Cognitive Manufacturing

Create faster and smarter design-to-production processes, accelerate time to market, and extend asset life with manufacturing insights, connected assets, intelligent automation and digital quality.

Autonomous Planning

Boost productivity and service levels by integrating disparate systems and data sources and rolling out AI-powered self-learning planning processes that improve forecasting and automate decision-making.

Smart Procurement

Deliver procurement value using a consulting-driven approach to enable process automation, strategic sourcing, spend optimization, supplier diversification, real-time collaboration and contract governance.

Digitalization

Realize incredible business value by transitioning to a truly digital enterprise – built on a modern cloud infrastructure, with an intelligent data and analytics strategy, that delivers a great customer experience.

Benefits

Our Consumer Solutions Drive Measurable Business Value

90

Decrease in Manual Logistics Tracking

30

Increase in Asset Utilization

29

Fewer Stockouts

10

Faster Inventory Turns

5

Improvement in Service Levels

Services

Thrive on change with our specialized digital transformation services spanning strategy, design and build, and implementation.

Digital Consulting

Accelerate your transformation by leveraging our assessment and advisory services, proven methodologies, proprietary accelerators and enablers, and change management expertise.

Analytics & AI

Put your data to work by tapping into our AI-powered analytics capabilities to unlock valuable insights, enhance visibility and enable smart data-driven decision-making.

Integration & Automation

Realize the incredible power of a connected enterprise by integrating and automating your systems, platforms, devices, sensors, apps, data, networks and cloud technologies.

Modern Engineering

Build and modernize your application and data landscape by engaging our proven expertise and enablers to enhance CX, transition to the cloud, and leverage data lake solutions.

SAP Solutions

Transform and modernize your SAP-powered intelligent enterprise. As a preferred SAP partner, we can position you for success with SAP S/4HANA, IBP, Ariba and Analytics.

Platform Solutions

Implement and integrate proven technology platforms into your digital framework to elevate your ERP environment and boost your operational agility, visibility and performance.

Testimonials

“Bristlecone brings decades of supply chain experience from around the globe. Their team, always highly committed and service-oriented, supports both our project plan and our business case.”

Suzanne Wagner
Project Leader, Swarovski

“With Bristlecone, we’ve professionalized the support of one of our core SAP platforms, and we’ve partnered on what we would call enhancement projects. They’re also the right partner for us as we contemplate new capabilities that we want to add.”

Michael Murray
COO, Ferrara Candy

Accelerators

Through our proprietary, customized accelerators, we empower enterprises to leverage cutting-edge technologies to accelerate solution deployment, increase user adoption and maximize business value.

S/4NOW CPG
Industry-specific SAP-qualified partner-packaged solution for SAP S/4HANA accelerates new deployments and conversions.
  • Fixed price, fixed scope.
  • Proven framework.
  • Best practice templates.
  • Industry-specific process maps.
  • Customized training materials.
TRACE.AI
Real-time customer order tracking and condition monitoring using an IoT-enabled tracking solution.
  • Leading indicators for ETA/EQA for multi-carrier tracking.
  • Automation with ERP and TMS.
  • Timely alerts on delays, missing assets, counts and performance.
  • Location/movement visibility.
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IBPNOW
Packaged solution for SAP IBP accelerates time to value, reduces implementation risks and increases user adoption.
  • Preconfigured industry-specific scenarios and assets.
  • Customizable documentation and training materials.
  • ERP integration templates.
ARIBA NOW
Packaged solution for SAP Ariba accelerates deployments, drives predictable outcomes and maximizes business value.
  • Standard configurations and ERP integration interfaces.
  • Best practice templates and industry-specific process maps.
  • Customized training materials.

Insights & Resources

Explore these resources to learn more about our work with consumer businesses.

Case Studies

Retail Giant Solves Complex Attrition Problems Using AI/ML-Based Prediction Models

Workforce analytics solution helps large retail company identify attrition factors to reduce employee churn and improve the accuracy of headcount forecasting.

Blog

Now is the Time for CPGs to Adopt Autonomous Planning

CPGs continue to face volatile demand patterns, rising raw material costs and supplier uncertainties. AI-powered planning optimizes S&OP in real time.

Case Studies

FMCG Redesigns Supply Chain Planning Organization Structure Post-IBP Implementation

Redesigned planning org structure, now aligned to new business processes and objectives, mobilizes talent, cuts costs and enriches user experience.

Case Studies

Luxury Goods Company Gains P2P Process Efficiencies with Supplier Collaboration

Supply chain collaboration platform provides a robust solution for different maturity levels and a framework that enables control of customizations.

Blog

The Role of Digital Twins in Digital Logistics

Digital twins leveraged in digital logistics applications arm businesses with the ability to anticipate disruptions and develop strategies to handle them.

Case Studies

Toy Manufacturer Saves Time and Money, Enhances Reporting by Moving to SAP S/4HANA

Moving to SAP S/4HANA, with planning and reporting integrations, has enabled consolidated global insights, streamlined decision-making and accelerated growth.

Case Studies

Bank Reduces Risk and Costs by Digitizing and Automating Global Procurement Processes

Procurement transformation spanned process rationalization, digitization and standardization, Ariba and S/4HANA implementation, and post-launch AMS.

Case Studies

Global FMCG Giant Saves $5M+ Annually with Digital Asset Management Solution

First-of-its-kind mold management application with built-in early warning features is extending mold asset life, improving planning and reducing spend.

Case Studies

Candymaker’s Post-Merger Integration Aligns Supply Chain Planning for 40+ Brands

We continue to help this customer with M&A integrations and SAP APO product enhancements, while providing process consulting and OCM services.

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