Votre activité logistique nécessite-t-elle réellement un WMS ? Découvrez comment évaluer la maturité de vos flux, identifier les limites de votre organisation actuelle et déterminer quand un Warehouse Management System devient réellement pertinent.
Trop de KPIs ne garantissent pas de meilleures décisions. Découvrez comment distinguer les indicateurs de pilotage et de performance en Supply Chain pour transformer vos tableaux de bord en véritables outils de décision.
At SuCh Consulting, we do more than just supply chain consulting. We’re here to build long-term partnerships, deliver tailor-made solutions, and most importantly, embody the values that define us. What we do matters, but how we do it is just as important. In this article, we invite you to explore the heart of our culture and values, our commitments, and the unwavering passion that drives us to strive for excellence, every single day.
XXL tariffs, maximum confusion: Supply Chains are under pressure! On April 2nd, Donald Trump declared a “Liberation Day”… which looks more like a declaration of tariff war. These decisions appear to have been made without a real understanding of modern supply chains. No global vision. No transition period. And worst of all, no assessment of the actual economic impact. In our article, we break down the flaws of this strategy, the risks for businesses, and we explore concrete actions you can take to limit the damage — or even turn this crisis into a strategic advantage.
Go behind the scenes of Valentine’s Day logistics: from the production of roses to their rapid delivery via cutting-edge technologies. Learn how cold chain management, last-mile optimization and real-time tracking solutions ensure these deliveries.
Recent innovations in supply chain are reshaping how businesses operate: from AI-driven demand forecasting to drones for speedy deliveries and blockchain for seamless traceability. These advancements are making supply chains smarter, more transparent, and more efficient. Curious to see how these innovations are redefining modern supply chains? Read the full article !
AI is shaking things up in the supply chain world—from predicting breakdowns to delivering hyper-personalized customer experiences, it’s making supply chains smarter and faster. But how do we actually integrate AI, and what’s next on the horizon? Dive into our latest article to explore the future of AI in supply chain!
Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) is a modern and innovative approach to supply chain management that combines elements of traditional material requirements planning (MRP) and lean manufacturing principles. It aims to enhance the responsiveness of supply chains to real-time demand changes, thereby reducing variability and improving overall performance. How [...]
MPS and supply chain: what can a master production plan do for you? The Master Production Schedule (MPS) is a cornerstone of modern supply chain management. It serves as a strategic framework for planning production activities, enabling production capacities to be aligned with customer demand. By integrating sales forecasts, market analyses and historical [...]
The consultant visualizes the Supply Chain as a dynamic network of partners interconnected by a network of flows, reminiscent of the functioning of the Internet network. This network, which is rhythmic like music, is supported by increasingly powerful cutting-edge tools.
Bar codes, simple at first sight, have become omnipresent in our daily lives. These series of parallel black lines, often accompanied by numbers, are found on almost every product we consume. However, their importance goes far beyond their apparent simplicity. This article explores the importance of barcodes in the supply chain.
Regulation is a major source of specificities for the Supply Chain. It is in the pharmaceutical industry that we can observe the most structuring specificities originating from regulation. In this article, we propose to present the GxP regulation and its main impacts on the Supply Chain. We will describe some of the solutions that we believe are most suitable to meet the Supply Chain expectations of this regulation. Finally, we will propose a roadmap to implement or upgrade your GxP Supply Chain.
At Such Consulting, our passion for sport goes hand in hand with our Supply Chain expertise. While the athletes were pushing their limits, we were captivated by another major challenge: the logistics behind this global event. Millions of meals served, tons of equipment moved, temporary infrastructure to be installed... Organizing such an event in the heart of Paris required flawless organization and constant innovation. Discover our article on the logistical prowess of the 2024 Olympics.
How a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process can transform your supply chain management ? With a focus on aligning demand and supply to meet strategic goals, it emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, technology integration, and continuous improvement. Learn about the benefits such as improved visibility, cost reduction, and enhanced customer satisfaction. Explore a proven approach to setting up effective S&OP processes
Discover how Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing supply chain management, boosting performance and reducing costs. Our article explores the foundations of AI, the technologies used, and illustrates how giants like Walmart and Carrefour are leveraging this revolution.
President Biden has made supply chain resilience a priority from day one of his administration. Discover why resilience of networks is important and how to build a robust supply chain for the Challenges of the 21st Century
Portrait of a new consultant in the consulting team: Meet Antoine Hassler ! A recent addition to our team at SuCh Consulting, Antoine Hassler brings dynamism, freshness and ambition to our business. In this interview, we explore his background, his key skills and his commitment to the continuous improvement of our services.
Dive into the art of supply chain optimization! This article explores Supply Chain fundamentals, current challenges, objectives, emerging technologies, management strategies, sustainability, performance measurement, and concludes with the strategic importance of investing in optimization strategies.
Well-orchestrated returns logistics are not just a way of dealing with returned products, but an opportunity to boost customer satisfaction and make your business more sustainable. In this article, we explore returns logistics, addressing the challenges, benefits and best practices for ensuring quality after-sales service.
Operational Excellence auditing – the ultimate tool to rocket your business to new heights - discover how this strategic approach goes far beyond simply assessing the performance of your operations. A deep dive into efficiency, customer satisfaction, proactive risk management, and much more!
Discover how KPIs can be your allies in transforming your Supply Chain. Explore the foundations of KPIs in Supply Chain. From effective strategic planning to alignment with objectives, we reveal the secrets to transforming your operations.
Learn how mastering Cost to Serve becomes the profitability catalyst for your business. We reveal the essential tactics for reducing these costs, driving your business to a new level of financial success.
Exciting News: We are thrilled to share that SuCh Consulting will be a proud sponsor of the next CSCMP Roundtable Switzerland event ! We're excited to support an initiative that brings together industry leaders and professionals to exchange ideas, network, and explore the latest trends in Supply Chain
Even if you know the supply chain in detail, and practice it daily, it's not easy to explain it, especially when you're talking to non-initiates like your children, your parents or any other relative who has no affinity with our domain!
In 2023, numerous trends and innovations are shaping the future of the delivery industry, driven by the need to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the customer experience. Let’s explore key developments and figures that highlight the transformative nature of last-mile delivery...
To better support its clients, SuCh Consulting has developed the Supply Chain Talent Placement service: a process and a synergy between HR and Supply Chain expertise...
Interview with Thibault de Nortbécourt, Senior Consultant and member of the SuCh Consulting team. Thibault shares his rich experience with all the humility that characterizes him.
It is with great pleasure that the entire SuCh Consulting team participated in the 21st GS1 Swiss Logistics Forum as speakers, exhibitors and participants. Discover our presentation "Resource shortage: Supply Chain to the rescue", our point of view and some pictures of the event.
Our interview leads us to the last member of the SuCh Consulting team. As a newcomer to our firm, Benoit has answered our questions and shares with us his background, as well as his vision of consulting and Supply Chain...
For our client, Lagardère Travel Retail, we designed from scratch, a reliable and agile warehouse ready to support their retail operations in the Geneva airport. From planning through process optimization, layout design to live operations, we designed the perfect tool and gave our client the key to an undeniable competitive advantage.
Together with Camptocamp and other partners, we have developed WMS and SCM modules (Warehouse Management System & Supply Chain Management) for the Odoo cloud based ERP...
For several years, SuCh Consulting's consultants have been involved in the IML's Executive Master in Global Supply Chain Management program, ranked 2nd best Master in Supply Chain Management in 2020!
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, Caroline was present as a guest speaker at EPFL on Thursday 5 March 2020, alongside PwC, Accenture, BCG and Wavestone, to discuss about women in Consulting.
To date, more than 75,000 people have been infected and 2,000 have died, but the coronavirus is spreading far beyond the current health crisis. A large number of companies are undergoing major disruptions and restrictions in their logistical organizations with serious implications for the global economy.
For the past 3 years, we have been fortunate enough to be able to transmit our knowledge to the students of AFTRAL in Paris. This Thursday, February 13th, we discussed ...
It is with great pleasure that we spoke at the 19th Swiss Logistics Forum which took place at the Rolex Center of the EPFL on November 7th. We talked about Omnichannel: the new Grail of customer experience.
Minimalism is an incredible adventure where Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus give keys to live differently and who knows, build a new world. The documentary follows different people and life stories through questions, thoughts that make you think about how to live, and above all, how to consume. You must probably be wondering what this documentary is doing in a Supply Chain blog.
It addresses Supply Chain security: "When will there be a real safety culture? Faced with increasingly organized malicious acts, companies now have proven means at their disposal. All that remains for them is to agree to invest a minimum."
For this interview, we are going to meet a real LEAN Management enthusiast. Expert in the field (having practiced the discipline in different sectors, different countries and with different cultures), he tells us about it with the necessary hindsight to share all its essence!
We talk about SuCh Consulting in the April 2019 edition of PME Magazine.
Many thanks to The EPFL Consulting Society for the invite to discuss Supply Chain along with PwC & Deloitte.
Let's look at two closely related topics, Supply Chain and Sustainable Development, to understand their interdependence and compatibility. What extensions can we make of sustainable development, an unavoidable current topic of our time, in our field of predilection: Supply Chain? An essential association? Fashionable effect? What is the future and what impact will it have on our businesses? Here are some elements of answer ...
The Such Consulting interview takes us thousands of miles away from our homeland. In the middle of a round-the-world tour, a real expert and passionate about Supply Chain speaks up to share with us his very international vision of our field. Fasten your seatbelts ... let's go!
The Box, or how the container changed the world... One could imagine it, one could suspect it. And reading these lines, one understands. We can see how a steel box has changed the life of the ordinary citizen, the basic consumer: it has brought the global economy into his home and into his lifestyle.
New year, new resolutions... This year, we suggest that you put aside these often unfulfilled commitments and focus on improving our daily lives! Spending as little time as possible on daily tasks is everyone's challenge in order to free up quality time and be able to devote it to activities that we consider more rewarding.
Driven by the emergence of e-commerce, competition in the consumer goods market today is fiercer than ever. In a context where the consumer wants to be delivered faster, anywhere, anytime and by any means, omnichannel is the solution to avoid over-promising and under-delivering! But finally, what is omnichannel?
Once is not custom, our interview leads us to the last member of the SuCh Consulting team. As a newcomer to our firm, Thomas has answered our questions and shares with us his young but rich background, as well as his vision of consulting and Supply Chain in Switzerland ... and in the world.
We are present in the June 2018 edition of PME Magazine to talk about the virtues of the Supply Chain.
Our personality in this interview has the frank laugh, the sparkling eye and hyperactivity for second nature. This native Alsatian and seasoned sportsman, we knew him in another life at Nestlé, and it is with great pleasure and deep interest that we wish to share with you his unfailing dynamism, his vision of the profession and above all his vast and rich experience of the Supply Chain in the great Swiss company.
Investments in Blockchain technology are expected to more than double between 2017 and 2018 to reach $2.1 billion worldwide, and even increase tenfold by 2021, peaking at $9.7 billion. Assuming that these high-flying estimates are correct, it seemed appropriate for us to look more closely at a technology that intrigues by the upheavals that it bodes for the supply chain professions.
