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Achieving transformation

Description

At Argon Consulting, we are convinced that a quantum leap in operational performance demands a genuine initiative to change practices and behavior. We are also convinced that the success of such an initiative is determined by three main factors:

  1. No matter how precise a target is, it will never be reached if it is not shared and understood. Right from the start of the project, obtaining the buy-in of players at every level of the organization must take priority. But this goal can prove to be very difficult to reach when attempting to make deep-seated changes to structurally complex supply chain processes. We overcome this difficulty thanks to our educational approach using supply chain models and our collaborative working methods with all the players involved in the change.
  2. The change strategy is just as important as the target and demands the same attention, including:
    • the definition of intermediate scenarios that allow realistic progress to be made,
    • a schedule that takes account of both business constraints (ROI, accessibility, etc.) and constraints applying to the information systems,
    • the highlighting of human factors to be taken into consideration as early as possible: qualification and skills, required project resources, changes to the organizations, etc.
  3. The implementation of the change must be kept under tight control in order to maintain the impetus until the results are achieved by changing tack if necessary, and constantly ensuring that the gains are achieved in a durable manner. Keeping the project teams in place in the long term, constantly providing the expert input required by the various subjects, permanent transfer of skills and know-how and benefits tracking can all contribute to a successful implementation.

These convictions lead us to execute the first phases of the project with very experienced teams that are sufficiently credible to make management adopt the project guidelines and to obtain the buy-in of the entire organization, and are capable of keeping us focused on the fields where we offer the most added value in the subsequent implementation phases:

  • construction of the change road map, organization into projects and definition of the targets,
  • initial impetus in each of the projects,
  • close involvement in strategic and/or technically complex projects,
  • continuous supply of business input for the operational application of the target,
  • overall control and benefits tracking,
  • transfer of skills and know-how to the customers’ teams.
Team

Fabrice Bonneau –  Managing Director

Before becoming Managing Director of Argon Consulting, Fabrice was in charge of the Manufacturing Distribution Retail sector at Capgemini Consulting, and a member of the management committee. Before that, he was one of the founders of PEA Consulting.  Fabrice has worked on numerous performance improvement (cost cutting, stock reductions, improvement of service) and supply chain change and manufacturing projects. He has also managed supply chain strategy, governance and organization projects, manufacturing system projects, supply chain planning (forecasting, planning, stock optimization) projects and information system master plan projects, in all the manufacturing and retail sectors. Fabrice is a graduate of the Ponts & Chaussées engineering school and a qualified mathematician. He is also President of the Industrial Engineering department of the Ponts & Chaussées engineering school.

Laurent de Bourmont  –  Associate Director

Before joining Argon Consulting, Laurent de Bourmont was a partner at Bearing Point, in the retail and consumer goods group. He has 15 years of experience in the optimization of the supply chain in manufacturing (luxury goods, consumer goods) and distribution (retailing, specialist distribution and e-commerce). Laurent is a graduate of HEC and Science Po Paris.

Fabrice Corbière – Associate Director

Fabrice Corbière has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain consulting in the aerospace, pharmaceutical, automotive, consumer products/luxury, manufacturing and services sectors. He has worked on about ten supply chain change projects, from the definition of the strategy, to support for long-term change and the durable achievement of the expected gains. In particular, he has worked on projects in the air transport, aerospace industry, specialized distribution and broadcasting sectors. Before joining Argon Consulting, Fabrice was an Associate Director with PEA Consulting, then with Cap Gemini Consulting, where he was in charge of the supply chain practice. Fabrice is a graduate of Centrale Paris.

Dominique Hondermarck – Associate Director

Dominique Hondermarck has more than 15 years of experience in consulting. Prior to that, he occupied an operational position for 15 years as Director of Manufacturing and as Design Office Director. He has supervised numerous projects in the manufacturing sector (PSA, Airbus, iron and steel, process industries, etc.) in the following fields: Lean Manufacturing and manufacturing performance, maintenance and asset management, improvement of the practices of suppliers and purchasing, while always paying close attention to the change support methods. Dominique is one of the French experts in Lean manufacturing. Before joining Argon Consulting, Dominique was an Associate Director with Cap Gemini Consulting, then with Ineum, where he was in charge of the manufacturing activity. Dominique is a graduate of Centrale Lille and of INSEAD. He is also qualified in manufacturing information technology.

Thierry L. –  Director

Thierry L.has 12 years of experience both in supply chain consulting (PEA Consulting and Capgemini Consulting), but also in operations with Arcelor. In addition to the diagnostic phases, Thierry has also managed a number of change projects. He relies on his experience of program management to establish new practices at every level of the organization, by using his skills in change management support (impact analysis, people management-oriented action plans, communication, etc.). Thierry is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and of Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon.

Arnaud M. – Director

Arnaud M. joined Argon Consulting after more than 11 years with Cap Gemini Consulting. Arnaud has managed numerous change projects (target organization and processes, support for the management of change, transfer of skills to the existing teams) in a range of sectors and companies (SNCF, EDF, RATP, GDF, Thales, DCNS, French air force). Arnaud started his career as a manufacturing engineer with Saint-Gobain. Arnaud is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and of Mines Paris.

Luigi C. - Senior Manager

Luigi C. is a Senior Manager at Argon Consulting. He has 12 years of experience in Supply Chain. Luigi worked on several projects of transformation, on the design and the implementation of target solution (including: impact analysis, strategy and kit of deployment, training, operational management) for: Air France, SNCF, PPR group, Pechiney. Before joining Argon Consulting, Luigi was Manager at Capgemini Consulting. Luigi is a graduate of LUISS Guido Carli Business school in Rome.

Emmanuel R. - Manager

Emmanuel is a Manager in Supply Chain Management. During last years, Emmanuel worked on several transformation projects in Industry and Distribution sectors in Paris and Bahrain offices (Orange, SABIC, Louis Vuitton). He worked on the implementation of new organizations, practices or IT tools. or Emmanuel is graduated from the Ecole des Mines de Paris.