Case Study
Generac meets rapid growth with global supply chain visibility
Founded in 1959, Generac Power Systems (“Generac”) was the first to engineer affordable home standby generators and is now the #1 manufacturer of home backup generators. They take pride in protecting the things that power our lives by providing quality, affordable power solutions. With Generac issuing their IPO in 2010, it further facilitated the company’s growth from $588 million to nearly $1.5 billion in sales, enabling acquisitions both domestically and overseas. Extremely rapid growth can provide great rewards, along with some challenges. Generac saw the opportunity to review their global supply chain and identify new efficiencies to enable the next stage of growth. When Alan Rowlett Jr. joined Generac as director of logistics in early 2016, the company had selected SAP to