It is among the largest-selling residential lock manufacturers in the U.S., and is major manufacturer of faucets sold in the U.S. it is also the world’s largest producer of certain types of technology-based industrial fastening systems. The company’s brand names include Black & Decker and DeWalt power tools’ Emhart Teknologies. Kwikset locks and other home security products, and Price Pfister plumbing fixtures. Based in Towson, MD, Black & Decker has manufacturing plants in ten countries and makets its products in over 100 countries around the globe.
One of the major factors in Black & Decker’s power tools Division’s leadership position is its highly advanced, database-focused information system that assures a steady and accurate supply of raw materials to the manufacturing floor Using Manugistics’ Demand and Supply Planning software, the system forecasts demand for Black & Decker’s power tools and then generates a raw material
Supply plan based on the forecast and on the company’s manufacturing capacity. These results are fed into SAP’s Plant Planning System that takes into account suppliers’ capabilities and lead-time constraints to set up orders for the raw materials.