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The first lockdown in March 2020 caused a sudden halt in economic activity and, therefore, a drop in demand, and for more than a year, many metallurgical companies have been reducing or stopping operations altogether. Although demand is now picking up, the market is facing a new challenge: the shortage of raw materials, and prices …

The consequences of COVID-19 on the aerospace industry The airline industry has been losing altitude for several months, with many airlines seeing traffic reduced to less than 50%, mainly because of the travel restrictions we are facing around the world. This has also had an impact on employment. Around 300,000 are currently employed in the …

“Collaborations within the pharmaceutical industry, such as the one announced between Sanofi and BioNtech, should be encouraged and developed”. This is the message from Ursula Von der Leyen to a pharmaceutical industry currently struggling to meet global demand for COVID-19 vaccines. This call for collaboration between the different players is far from insignificant, and the …

From inventory shortages to supply difficulties, COVID-19 has disrupted every supply chain. Since the first lockdown in March 2020, the impact has been clear to see: some companies have been forced to slow down activity, if not stop completely. Others, on the other hand, have had to accelerate production. COVID-19, revealing the weaknesses in supply …

It is with great confidence that I took a position as a procurement planner for Yoplait / General Mills early 2019. After all, I had several years of experience in the Supply Chain world. I started my career at Bel group for 4 years, joining as a production planner and then evolving in the implementation …

Two Weeks ago, I joined Flowlity, a tech Company that revolutionizes Supply Chain Planning thanks to a SaaS Solution. Yes, I had a full-time position in a great company and yes, I made the move during the lockdown with a potential economic crisis ahead. Sounds crazy right? Actually no. After a couple of talks with …

Divide your inventories by 2 while decreasing shortages. What a bold statement we claim! This article aims at explaining how it is possible to achieve such outcomes with numerical simulations and simple cases. We will explain below with simulations the two main differentiators of Flowlity : dynamic safety stock and extended Supply Chain synchronization.   …

The DDMRP* method was invented by Carol Ptak and Chad Smith in 2011. I participated in the first European training session of the DDMRP in May 2013 given by Carol Ptak in Paris. I am therefore a CDDP (Certified Demand Driven Professional) from the very beginning. I was impressed at first sight by what Ms. …

For years, the question ‘what is the right level of stock’ has been at the core of every organization. Being able to precisely determine that level allows to minimize the cost of inventory while achieving the target service level that allows to reach the desired brand positioning. However, we are forced to notice that nowadays …