Objective
In an effort to reduce cost and implement a more scalable framework, Sherwin Williams engaged BizAnalytica (now part of the Mastek Group LLC) to build and implement algorithms in an MPP architecture to reduce time to solution.
Sherwin Williams wanted to have the capability to solve its linear optimization problem with open source tools.
Challenges
- Distributed manufacturing of paint pigments.
- Distributed warehouses and 1000s of retail store fronts.
- Optimize (minimize) cost while meeting the retail demand.
Why Mastek
- Proven expertise in solving linear optimization problems with large number of variables and constraints.
- Ability to implement constrained optimization algorithm in MPP environment.
- Experience to minimize data movement to improve performance.
Benefits
- Performance – 11x improvement in performance and near linear scalability.
- Affordability – 24% reduction is server and storage costs and 18% reduction in operational costs (~$1.5M per year).
- Agile Processing – Implemented a re-usable framework with open source tools.