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Paris 2021 – EN – Eric Bouret

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In 2003, he joined Norpac (Lille) as Purchasing Manager, then took in charge the purchasing department of QUILLE Construction in Rouen in 2006. In 2013, he transferred to Hong Kong to lead the APAC procurement and supply chain organization for all Bouygues Construction activities in this region.

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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Most deployments focus on functional excellence–manufacturing, transportation, customer service or procurement. Indirect procurement has little to do with direct material management. What Is Data Portability?

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Is Covid-19 the Death of Global Supply Chains?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Many supply chain, sourcing & procurement teams have been asked to row upstream without a paddle during this time of crisis. All the while, McDonald’s retained its global approach, brand, image, operations & supply chain ( Guardian 2006 ). But what is globalization, really? Will COVID19 create more Local Supply Chains?

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Why Financial Reengineering Does Not Equal Supply Chain Improvement

Supply Chain Shaman

While companies “talk” about collaboration with suppliers, in reality, the procurement organization is doing the opposite due to financial re-engineering placing more responsibility on the role of banks to fund working capital in the value chain. 2017 was a tough year for Mondelez. I expected humility.

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Rockwell Automation: Supply Chains to Admire Winner

Supply Chain Shaman

Diversified Industry Performance For the Period of 2010-2017. The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006. Note the general trend of improvement. Meet Ernest.

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Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Diversified Industry Performance For the Period of 2010-2017. The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006. Note the general trend of improvement. Meet Ernest.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

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Secondly, to achieve a global standard would require collaboration across industry and require a leading role from China –– producing around 89% of global REEs –– who has historically adopted a protective stance towards information sharing and has only recently begun to actively pursue sustainability objectives (Mark Saxon interview, 2017).