Technicolor, World’s Largest Manufacturer of Home Entertainment
Products Implements Pelyco System’s Capacity and Demand Planning
SmartSpreadSheet™ Solution
Pelyco’s SmartSpreadSheet Solution Provides Technicolor
Comprehensive Collaborative One View Planning Capability across
Multi-Site Integrated Supply Chain
Ottawa, Ont. and Silicon Valley, CA; November 1, 2011 - Pelyco
Systems, a global provider of web-based, collaborative supply
chain/logistics visibility and spreadsheet management solutions,
today announced that Technicolor, one of the world leaders in
imaging and sound technologies, has chosen Pelyco’s collaborative
SmartSpreadSheet™ solution to gain better visibility across the
supply chain, determine capacity constraints and improve
collaboration across their studios customers. Pelyco’s
SmartSpreadSheet application proved to be the ideal combination of
visibility technology, integration and robust demand planning
functionality for multiple Technicolor production facilities.
Technicolor offers a full spectrum of services to the entertainment
industry. The company provides video production and visual effects,
post-production, and related services to content providers, such as
filmmakers, movie theatre operators, and cable networks.
Technicolor is the world’s largest film processor; the largest
independent manufacturer and distributor of DVDs (including Blu-ray
Disc); and, a leading global supplier of set-top boxes and gateways.
Technicolor USA needed a Capacity and Demand Balancing system for
the Home Entertainment Services (HES) North America division that
would take customer’s forecasted demand and compare the demand
against available resource capacity at Technicolor's HES facilities.
It was essential that the solution clearly identify capacity
constraints and provide a robust, user friendly interface that
would allow the Technicolor team to quickly review and adjust the
planned resources to meet studio demand. Advanced forecast demand
management, supply chain visibility reporting and constraint
management were key components to the required solution in order to
optimization profit in the dynamic world of physical media
distribution.
Technicolor chose Pelyco System’s innovative SmartSpreadSheet™
solution to deliver their “One View Demand Management” solution.
The One View system is used internally by Technicolor and is also
used to link Technicolor’s key studio customers into a true
collaborative capacity and demand balancing process. The One View
system allows Technicolor to see where they are stressed for
capacity; review and adjust the planned use of resources and provide
multiple analytical views to improve response and communication.
For Technicolor a well-managed replenishment and execution strategy
is enabled using a process focused on actual demand rather than
market forecast. The company works closely with their studio
customers and retail outlets to carefully manage the balancing act
of having the latest studio hit on hand at precisely the
predetermined release date. To achieve this success across multiple
facilities requires multi-user, multi-site, constraint based
capacity and demand balancing response enabled by SmartSpreadSheet.
SmartSpreadSheet™ fully leverages Excel's intuitive capabilities for
data manipulation, business process management and provides
visibility reporting in a multi-user, multi-site, centralized secure
environment. The intuitive One View SmartSpreadSheet solution
provides Technicolor and the studios customers with powerful
capabilities to collaborate on realistic demand planning, analyze
capacity and allocate demand to the appropriate plant resource. The
Technicolor teams are able to easily share accurate demand and
supply input with SmartSpreadSheet’s collaboration feature, to gain
internal consensus and make informed decisions faster. The
SmartSpreadSheet solution has provided Technicolor with the ability
to meet their key business objective of matching demand to capacity
while managing cost and margin.
About Pelyco Systems Pelyco Systems delivers collaborative supply
chain/logistics visibility and spreadsheet management solutions that
help companies improve business process efficiencies and streamline
operations that directly result in cost reductions and improved cash
flow. Established in 1993, Pelyco develops and supports leading
edge, web-based supply chain/logistics visibility solutions for
manufacturers and their supply chains. Pelyco is a privately held
company headquartered in Foster City, California. For more
information on the company and its products and services, visit
Pelyco on the web at
http://www.pelyco.com
About Technicolor Technicolor is home to industry-leading creative
and technology professionals committed to the creation, management
and delivery of entertainment content to consumers around the world.
Propelled by a culture of innovation and underpinned by a dedicated
research organization, the company’s thriving licensing business
possesses an extensive intellectual property portfolio focused on
imaging and sound technologies. Serving motion picture, television,
and other media clients, the company is a leading provider of
high-end visual effects, animation, and postproduction services. In
support of network service providers and broadcasters globally,
Technicolor ranks among the worlds’ leading suppliers of digital
content delivery services and home access devices, including set-top
boxes and gateways. The company also remains a large physical media
service provider, being one of the world’s largest film processors
and independent manufacturers and distributors of DVDs and Blu-ray™
discs. Euronext Paris: TCH
http://www.technicolor.com
