Supply Chain

Description: The supply chain function is of strategic importance to companies. It is a major economic lever at the heart of the planning of the company’s resources, both in terms of customer service, optimization of cash flow and cost cutting.

The priority issues facing managers of company’s of any size include problems of governance and organization, the optimization of business processes and the alignment of the information systems accordingly.

The definition of the governance of the supply chain in the company (organization, responsibility for stocks or processes, internal service level agreements, etc.) in particular is an essential prerequisite for any improvements in performance. Our broad experience in a range of sectors has demonstrated the existence of supply chain models that are organized mainly according to the complexity of the supply (the industrial complexity) and the demand, and that the most efficient companies are those that succeed in defining a governance system that is coherent with these models.

The second essential step in the transformation of the supply chain function consists in defining target processes that are also coherent with the supply chain model. These processes must be supported by efficient information systems, even if this step does not necessarily involve the implementation of totally integrated information systems.

Beyond the definition of the target, we are convinced that any changes in a company can be justified by the case for change. We cooperate with operational management to identify any malfunctions and assess the performance levers at the start of the project.

Finally, bringing about change in organizations is at the heart of our business. This process presupposes a broad consensus on the diagnosis and the solutions and guides our action throughout the project, which is executed in close cooperation with our 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. Fabrice is also President of the Industrial Engineering department of the Ponts & Chaussées engineering school.

Fabrice Corbière – Associate Director

Fabrice Corbière has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain consulting. He has worked on almost 20 supply chain transformation projects, focusing on supply chain governance and planning issues (forecasts, manufacturing and procurement planning, management of stocks and distribution). He has acquired expert knowledge in the aerospace, automotive, drug production, consumer goods, luxury goods and passenger transport 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.

Nicolas Gelle – Associate Director

Nicolas Gellé has 16 years of experience in consulting, in particular in the fields of service strategy, manufacturing or logistics master plans, the reconfiguration of supply chain processes and organizational changes, and in restructuring and working hours reorganization projects, performance, outsourcing and activity transfer plans and the design of warehouses and industrial sites. Before joining Argon Consulting, Nicolas was in charge of the manufacturing entity at Valtech Axelboss, of which he was one of the founders. He was also Supply Chain Director at Moulinex. Nicolas started his career with Ouroumoff and CSC Peat Marwick. Nicolas is a graduate of Ecole Centrale Lille.

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.

Thierry L. – Director

Thierry L. has 12 years of experience in both supply chain consulting in the aerospace, process, automotive and retail sector, but also in operations with Arcelor. Thierry has a broad experience of supply chain planning in international environments, from the diagnostic phase, through to the design of the target and implementation support, in the complete range of processes (service offer, forecasting, S&OP, DRP, deployment, MPS, scheduling, stock management, logistics strategy, supplier performance, etc.). Thierry is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon.

Mathieu de N. – Director

Mathieu de N. is a Director in the supply chain and manufacturing practice. Over the last few years, Mathieu has acquired outstanding expertise in the issues of logistics strategy, logistics and supply chain performance and industrial planning. Mathieu is a graduate of Mines Paris.

Isabelle H. – Senior Manager

Isabelle H. is a senior manager in the supply chain and manufacturing practice, with more than 10 years of experience in consulting. Isabelle has managed numerous projects to define supply chain master plans, for both industrial manufacturers and distributors. She has also worked on projects to overhaul organizations and planning processes (sales forecasts, DRP, MRP, S&OP). Before joining Argon Consulting, Isabelle worked in the planning department for Hays Logistics (Kuehne and Nagel) and for Sylea (Valeo), in the field of industrial planning. Isabelle is a graduate of the Arts & Métiers school.

Donatien M. – Senior Manager

Donatien M. is specialized in supply chain. He has worked with both manufacturers and distributors on issues of logistics strategy and industrial planning and scheduling and operational improvement programs. He has also managed supply chain strategy projects in the textile and retailing sectors. Donatien is a graduate of Centrale Paris in industrial engineering, production management and logistics.

Luigi C. - Senior Manager

Luigi C. is a Senior Manager at Argon Consulting. He has 12 years of experience in Supply Chain in Consumer goods, Luxury, Passengers transport, Industry and Pharma sectors. Luigi has a broad experience in Supply Chain Planning (forecasts, S&OP, DRP, deployment, MPS, scheduling, inventory management), from diagnostic phase to the implementation. Before joining Argon Consulting, Luigi was Manager at Capgemini Consulting. Luigi is a graduate of LUISS Guido Carli Business school in Rome.

Emmanuel S. - Manager

Emmanuel S. is a Manager specialized in Distribution and Logistics. He has worked on Supply Chain organization and process optimization (assortment planning, purchasing, warehousing, transportation) and on IT implementation for the Supply Chain (blue print, validation of solutions, change management), for Retailers (Department Store Le Printemps, Nespresso) and for Industrial Distributors (Yves Rocher, PSA, Gefco, EDF). Emmanuel is a graduate of Centrale Lyon in industrial engineering, production management and logistics.

Danielle P. - Manager

Danielle P. is a manager in the supply chain practice. She has worked on various projects to optimize the supply chain in manufacturing and distribution, on strategy and supply chain performance challenges, as well as on operational improvement programs (sales forecasting, inventory control, industrial planning and procurement). Danielle is a graduate of Mines Paris.

Florian S. - Manager

Florian S. is a manager specialized in supply chain. He worked on projects covering all the issues of supply chain planning (forecast, planning, inventory policy). He also worked on transformation projects of the supply chain from the diagnostic to the operational implementation of the recommendations in various sectors (luxury, pharmaceutical, ...). Florian is a graduate of Ponts et Chaussées school.

Emmanuel R. - Manager

Emmanuel is a manager in Supply Chain Management. He acquired experience in Supply Chain Planning in all project phases from diagnosis to implementation, on all planning processes (Forecasts, S&OP, MPS, Distribution, Inventory control) in several business sectors (Michelin, Orange, Louis Vuitton). Emmanuel is graduated from the Ecole des Mines de Paris.

Eric P. - Manager

Eric has worked on many performance improvement assignments (logistics and supply chain) as well as transformation assignments, in particular Supply Chain process improvement issues (forecasts, planning, organization, procurement). He has also worked on stock reduction assignments in several industries (food-processing, cosmetic, automotive). He worked in particular for Euralis, PFDC, Clarins and Thalès Electron Devices. Eric is a graduate of Centrale Paris and of Technical University of Munich (TUM) in production management.