The Agilea Journal

What keys for a resilient Supply Chain?

What business has never faced a supply disruption? You want to become resilient? Discover 7 keys for a resilient Supply Chain.

16 Dec 2020 4 min

Would you agree to build an IKEA kitchen with only the first page of the instructions?

No !! So why are you doing it with your projects?

16 Dec 2020 2 min

Manage cash flow and net working capital

Liquidity. As the current crisis evolves, supply chains with limited resources, slowing sales, and shrinking margins will, unfortunately, work together to put even greater pressure on profits and companies' cash flow. In past years companies have become accustomed to projecting themselves optimistically into the future… (at least for some). Now, with the crisis and especially … Continued

2 Jul 2020 2 min

ASCM 2020 salary and Supply Chain careers report

"Almost all Supply Chain professionals (88%) have a positive outlook on their career, and most (85%) would recommend this field as a path for others." ASCM 2020 According to the new study from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) the profession continues to prove its worth despite the volatile environment in which it operates. Some key … Continued

18 Jun 2020 1 min

How to optimize production and distribution capacity in a crisis period?

In this health and economic crisis' period, optimizing production requires; How to optimize production and distribution capacity in a crisis period? We could see that social distancing measures reduce the capacity of operations. Understanding and measuring current and future industrial and logistical capabilities are even more essential than usual. Making the right decision regarding the … Continued

22 May 2020 2 min

Everyone in the kitchen, but focus!

« Anthony, could you do an article for this month? » asks me Mylène…. Well let’s see… I’m going to check on social medias to see the trends (I was in a moribund mood this day): We told you! We don’t know where we are going! It’s the others fault! We are not prepared! We are … Continued

20 Apr 2020 4 min

Transparency and visibility during the restart phase

Yesterday I posted an introductory article on resilience and agility to face the new normal of the post Coronavirus pandemic. (article available here) This new normal will come upon us. As mentioned, it will change many behaviors both economic and social. But let's come back to the topics of tomorrow which will be key for … Continued

17 Apr 2020 3 min

Let's write the new normal!

!! Normality Canceled !! Let's write the new normal! The action taken now to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus on the supply chains must also strengthen the resilience of organizations in the face of inevitable and unforeseeable future shocks. Even though the immediate human health toll of the spread of the coronavirus is changing … Continued

16 Apr 2020 4 min

Why does the Sprint not allow you to finish earlier?

We had the opportunity to work with an IT company that used "Agile" approaches during our projects. This is not an article about the limits of Agile, but it is to show how Agile treats the FLOW of its system. Agile approaches use a practice called Sprinting. Without going into the methodological details of the … Continued

21 Nov 2019 3 min

The Pavarotti Effect

In a previous article, we mentioned how the Brexit could reflect some project management mechanics, such as the student syndrome. As of the day I am writing this article (October 29th, 2019) I had the opportunity to watch parliamentary debates between the British Prime Minister and the Deputy chamber with the following subjects: To sum … Continued

5 Nov 2019 2 min

Poulpy, my friend

In our FLOW Project Management approach, we talk about critical chain which is the longest task sequence inside a project without conflict of resources. It means that the critical chain represents the sum of tasks that create the project lead time. It also means that all the time saved on tasks of this chain is … Continued

4 Nov 2019 2 min

From Waze to S&OP and scheduling, the lure of precision

Let's talk about time buffer. A few days ago I had an appointment with a client for an important meeting at 9am, in a provincial city with heavy traffic. The journey in normal time should take 20mn, I decide to leave at 8am. A question that often comes up in training: how much should the … Continued

21 Oct 2019 3 min

Traffic jam in project

With the upcoming of summer holidays, we can share with you some feedbacks about these major French step of the year : Usually, you have missing elements in your lugguage or a lack of organization about what you would like to do in this period. Even « do nothing » requires some specific organization. To these guys, … Continued

1 Jul 2019 2 min

When postpone will be replaced by BREXIT

In the league of the things NOT to do in project management, we have regularly mentioned that starting a project without a plan is particularly dangerous. The British situation about Brexit is giving us another phenomenon about project management mistakes. Let’s assume that sub-contracting a process, is a “small” challenge with few intercultural moment and … Continued

6 May 2019 2 min

The benefits of a Supply Chain Academy for your company!

Today's customers demand that their needs be met at all times. To meet these requirements, the issues, concepts and processes of the Supply Chain must be understood and shared by your teams.

12 Nov 2018 3 min

How to connect critical chain and company strategy?

During its growth, AGILEA was able to participate to the TOCICO conference in July 2017. TOCICO is a certification organism that offers annually a magazine with case studies and new practices; linked to the Theory Of Constraints. AGILEA had the honor to step in about the critical chain and manufacturing approaches. In the following months … Continued

16 Jan 2018 3 min

Supply Chain performance diagnosis

Stakes Make a complete diagnosis of the company's activities Identify the causes of failure Propose a roadmap and improvement projects Diagnosis Context Industrial site of 130 people of an international group in the medical devices sector Products in project mode or to order, strong customization Ambition to become a benchmark site in the group Our … Continued

Supply Chain

6 Dec 2017 1 min

What if we put flow in our project?

Recently, one of our Fapics partner’s study has caught all our attention. This study establishes a dark picture of the situation in project management: The conclusions seem to indicate that the situation will get even worse in the next few years with the increasing systems’ complexity level. We can only agree with this conclusion. Especially as … Continued