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Tobacco Manufacturing Division

Tobacco Manufacturing Division

Production planning made easier with automation

Smarter Production Planning with Kinaxis Maestro

What we did

We delivered the Kinaxis Maestro Production Planning solution to address the company’s complex manufacturing requirements. The solution enabled planners to run detailed what-if analysis and scenario planning, allowing them to simulate changes in demand, supply availability, and operational constraints before committing to production decisions. This empowered the client to make data-driven planning decisions with reduced risk.

Smarter Production Planning with Kinaxis Maestro

Executive Summary

The company faced challenges managing complex production constraints, capacity variability, and planning accuracy across multiple manufacturing sites.

Noblq delployed Kinaxis Maestro with scenario planning, constraint-based scheduling, dynamic capacity modeling, and ERP-integrated automation.

The organization achieved improved production visibility, capacity utilization, faster planning cycles, and more reliable, constraint-aware production plans.

80%

faster planning cycle times

73%

higher resource utilization achieved

40%

improved planning accuracy significantly

Global tobacco manufacturer seeking advanced, scalable production planning for complex, high-volume, multi-site manufacturing environments

Global tobacco manufacturer seeking advanced, scalable production planning for complex, high-volume, multi-site manufacturing environments

A Multinational Tobacco Manufacturing Industry

The company is a global leader in tobacco manufacturing, operating complex production networks that require precise planning, efficient capacity utilization, and alignment between demand, supply, and operational constraints.

Revenue

Employees

Industry

Tobacco Manufacturing Industry

Markets

Global Multi-Regional Market

Complex Constraints Limiting Production Planning Effectiveness

Difficulty simulating demand, supply, and constraint changes across multiple planning scenarios

Limited visibility into dynamic capacity affected by shifts, labor calendars, and equipment downtime

Manual and fragmented constraint-based planning across rolling planning horizons and manufacturing sites

Our Solution

Scenario-Driven Production Planning with Maestro

Noblq deployed Kinaxis Maestro to enable advanced planning, visualization, and automated execution capabilities.

Flexible planning capabilities were embedded to support diverse production needs.

Driving Agility Through Integrated Planning

Flexible planning capabilities were embedded to support diverse production needs.

Rhythm wheel planning was implemented to optimize production recurrence and sequencing.

End-to-End Production Planning Enablement

Rhythm wheel planning was implemented to optimize production recurrence and sequencing.

Unified, scalable planning platform that aligned rough-cut capacity planning, production wheels, and campaign planning within a single, integrated environment.

Integrated Manufacturing Planning Approach

Unified, scalable planning platform that aligned rough-cut capacity planning, production wheels, and campaign planning within a single, integrated environment.

Client Outcomes

Results and Impact

“Before Kinaxis Rapid Response, our production planning felt like herding cats in a complex manufacturing setup. Now, with the real confidence it gives us, we've totally transformed the whole process."

IT & Transformation Lead

28%

improved constraint-aware production planning accuracy

40%

higher utilization across pooled manufacturing resources

60%

reduced planning cycle time significantly

30%

enhanced visibility into capacity and bottlenecks

Our edge

Why NoblQ?

Deep expertise in advanced supply chain and production planning

Deep expertise in advanced supply chain and production planning

Kinaxis Maestro implementation and enterprise transformation experience

Kinaxis Maestro implementation and enterprise transformation experience

Integration capabilities and manufacturing domain knowledge

Integration capabilities and manufacturing domain knowledge

Case studies

Proof That Delivers When Done Right

Transforming Bio-Pharma Production Planning

Challenge 

Production Planning Without Real-Time Sequencing Control

Solution

Replaced rough-cut planning with real-time, constraint-aware production sequencing using Kinaxis capabilities.

Outcome

Real-time sequencing replaced rough-cut planning

Speeding Up Production Planning with Smarter Demand Insights

Challenge 

Demand signal delays impacting production planning efficiency

Solution

Redesigned the end-to-end demand signal flow to eliminate delays and manual dependencies.

Outcome

Improved planning accuracy and manufacturing readiness

Ready to Transform Your Production Planning Strategy

Let noblq help you turn it into a platform for resilience and growth.

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