“We now have a much clearer view of the future,” Fabre says. “If something changes on a project, everyone knows it immediately and can respond quickly.” In 2020, as the coronavirus shocked global automotive markets, this long-term view of sales, capacity, purchasing, and resource plans helped support accurate decision-making at the company.
That clear view of the company’s business plan was also used during the acquisition of Chassis Brakes International by Hitachi Automotive Systems in 2019. “With Anaplan, we have a very good overview of the business, its projects, and our profitability,” Fabre says. “It was easy to show that to a buyer.”
Promptly after the acquisition, the decision was made to bring other operations of the Brake Business Unit into Anaplan—a project that took Fabre just two months. Now, some 20 business entities worldwide share an accurate, agile planning solution. “With Anaplan, we are confident in our data and our capacity to react,” he notes. “None of this was possible before.”
About Hitachi Automotive Systems’ Brake Business Unit
Hitachi Automotive Systems’ Brake Business Unit is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automotive braking solutions. Its products—disc brakes, drum brakes, electro-mechanical parking brakes and rotors—are dedicated to passenger cars, light commercial and two-wheeler vehicles through original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket distribution channels.
