Supply Chain Optimization Through Data-Driven Procurement

Client Overview
MEPPI, a Mitsubishi Electric Power Products company, sought to improve procurement reliability after identifying widespread delivery delays and inaccurate system lead times that disrupted planning and scheduling.

Challenge
Nearly half of purchase orders arrived outside acceptable delivery windows, while system-recorded lead times failed to reflect actual supplier performance. This created excess inventory, planning noise, and unreliable production forecasts.

Approach
Catalyst Connection partnered with Fischgrund Consulting to conduct a two-part vendor performance and lead-time analysis. Five years of supplier data were consolidated, delivery deviations quantified, and correlations between lead-time accuracy and vendor behavior analyzed.

Outcome
MEPPI gained a unified view of its supplier ecosystem, redefined vendor KPIs, improved data accuracy, and established a clear roadmap for supplier accountability—driving more predictable, transparent, and resilient supply chain performance.