The Agilea Journal

The essential role of the Supply Chain Manager

He/She is now almost essential in the organization chart of our companies, whether industrial, distribution, retail... However, when we ask people to explain the role of their company's Supply Chain Manager (SCM), the vacuum quickly emerges or - conversely - we put everything in! But who is he/she? What is he/she doing? Where is the … Continued

21 Sep 2021 4 min

DDMRP implementation in Automotive Industry

DDMRP implementation in Automotive Industry CONTEXT An industrial company that designs, manufactures, and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, and motorcycles. The company has 69 manufacturing sites & 130 retail centers. The Supply Chain faced the bullwhip effect and many inventory issues. MAIN RESULTS STAKES … Continued

Supply Chain

8 Jul 2021 1 min

The survivor bias applied to DDMRP projects

The survivor bias applied to DDMRP projects. First, let's recall what survivor bias is: Survivor bias is a selection bias. It consists of overestimating the effectiveness of a method by focusing on those who used the method successfully…. (and ignoring those who used the same method and failed). Then, we can ask ourselves whether this … Continued

8 Jun 2021 10 min

Detect behaviors inherent in project management

Last article in our series on the use of visual management according to our FLOW Project Management methodology. If you first want to (re) read the previous articles, click the following links: We describe typical behaviors that we have had the opportunity to observe in project environments during the discovery day. While it's fun to … Continued

1 Jun 2021 3 min

Detect continuous improvement actions

In this series of articles intended for visual management according to our FLOW Project Management approach, we will see how the use of fever charts can help you detect and implement continuous improvement actions. If you want to (re) read the previous articles, click the following links ⤵️ So how can the fever chart help … Continued

Coaching

17 May 2021 2 min

Remake of the project’s history

Today, we will see how we can use the fever chart to remake the project’s history. Let's continue our serie of article devoted to visual management, associated with our FLOW Project Management approach, and focus on the project's history. If you would like to re-read previous articles, you can click here and here. Let's have … Continued

3 May 2021 2 min

Distribute tasks between resources & projects

In this serie of articles devoted to visual management in project management, today we will discuss how to use the fever chart to manage a project portfolio. Talking about visual management … Let's take the graph below and see what we can observe: In most of the cases, you will rightly see that two projects … Continued

22 Apr 2021 2 min

Our PhD students, our drivers for innovation!

If we have often had the opportunity to recall here the strong dynamics of innovation that reigns at AGILEA (cf. AGIRE joint research lab), we have rarely spoken of those who do. Those who think beyond the current practices and dogmas of our professions. We want to talk, of course, about our PhD students! They … Continued

19 Apr 2021 4 min

How to make your Supply Chain planning a competitive advantage and not a nightmare anymore?

If you are working in supply chain management, you know planning management could be a nightmare. Supply or demand planning in our supply chain scheduling process is complex. We can see multiple planning within one week due to changes from customers, suppliers, even internal changes. And at the same time, we have many work orders … Continued

19 Apr 2021 5 min

Inventory management tools or supply chain transformation?

"Google, what is the best inventory management software?" "Hey, Siri, what is a Demand-Driven Supply Chain?" Suppose you are like me; you embark on the exercise of doing an internet search to find the best fit for your Supply Chain inventory management. In that case, you will face a long list of results, a lot … Continued

15 Apr 2021 4 min

Analytical gain of the Fever Chart: Introduction of the concept

Usually, when we do the FLOW Project Management training, most of the people trained fall under the spell of the performance indicator called the Fever Chart (see the graph below). Its colorful side greatly helps in decision-making and becomes addictive to know the project’s status and the project’s portfolio. In a series of 5 articles, … Continued

30 Mar 2021 3 min

Supply Chain simulation: an investment, but for what return on investment?

Before imagining embarking on any improvement or transformation project, a natural and human reflex is to ask the famous questions: How much it cost? What is the cost or investment of a simulation project? A simulation project takes time from your teams and has a cost for your business. You have to define how it … Continued

15 Mar 2021 3 min

S&OP Process and NPI

There are kinds of projects defined as innovation for the next years. Some projects are incredibly ambitious and impressive in terms of their stakes and impact on the company’s market. Yet all these projects started! Some are successful, some quickly abandoned, and others remained in the project portfolio pipe, but all already started. If we … Continued

4 Mar 2021 3 min

How to adapt your Supply chain skills to the market's volatility?

Supply chain certifications. 2021 begins in an unprecedented economic and health context. After a sudden stop in the economy during the 1st lockdown, the 2nd lockdown, less violent for employment, will nevertheless have impacted companies' confidence and candidates in the short-term outlook. The epidemic has brought to light the shortage of staff in the healthcare … Continued

Coaching

22 Feb 2021 2 min

Supply Chain Flow simulation promotes teamwork and speeds up decision-making

What are the common points between process reengineering, reorganization, and investment decision for a strategic project? It's never easy to define a supply chain transformation project's roadmap with quantified benefits, especially in a complex supply chain network. Moreover, we have many functions affected by the change; then the situation starts to get complicated to reach … Continued

16 Feb 2021 4 min

The use of a digital twin to help to define your future supply chain

In the thematics about the industry of the future, you have undoubtedly heard about "digital twin/s". A digital twin's primary purpose is to represent an organization's physical, information, and financial flows. What are the advantages of a digital twin? You can test many ideas and have a scripting logic called "what if?" and simulate them … Continued

11 Feb 2021 3 min

Some good and fewer things to remember from project management!

Let's say that prevent and solve a global pandemic is a project. We admit that, as in any project/task, there are good, bad, uncertainties, etc. Below you will find some reflections on the deliverables and the value of a buffer. 1. The importance of the definition of the deliverables. What does it mean when it's … Continued

27 Jan 2021 3 min

How to adapt your team's Supply chain skills to face the challenges of the future?

Talent and skills management is the challenge of the Supply Chain management performance of tomorrow just explained in a recent article by Gartner. Let's see how to define the key skills for your teams. Continuous evolution is Supply Chain management today's challenge Whether confronted with digital technology and disruption, changing workforce skills, or transforming operating … Continued

19 Jan 2021 3 min

Which Supply Chain Management certification is the best fit for you?

Are you looking for a Supply Chain training and/or certification? Do you want to upgrade your career? Are you looking for a Supply Chain professional certification for your team? Picking one certification in all the ones available in the market isn't easy. Let's look at the different steps and questions to ask yourself; and then … Continued

16 Jan 2021 7 min

Implementation of the Theory of Constraints in Pharmaceutical retail

As part of its expansion, AGILEA was brought in to participate in the TOCICO conference. During the conference, a company specializing in pharmaceutical products - including a distribution network - shared their feedback on the application of the Theory of Constraints solution in di