Notes Alexis

Nick Neuman

Mexican team, from NL

+ Costa Rica

SC Manager --> Siemens

Overview role + complexity

Virbac = Well-known, animal health

Factories

Small Company: a lot of success, growing double-digit every year, especially in Latin America

Try to adapt processes since 3 years

Starting the journey --> Process = limited. ERP = not very known; INFOR

Small community --> the US etc.

Don't have a global team --> Every small country have autonomy --> Work tracability.

Looking for new solution, digitalize SC in a smart way

SaaS easy to achieve

Like startups --> Pilot https://www.elementum.com/; have contacts to extend.

• How to manage that and to optimize Supply Chain.

• 1,5 years ago, implement sell-in and sell-out

• Excel based solution --> inventory or distributor

Forecasting accuracy 55% --> 65% (since he arrives)

Most important thing = visibility --> Order.

We Upload Sales Forecast --> Do MRP based on Inventory

Safety Stock then production Planning

Place PO based on requirements --> Production Planning