Today I’m joined by EyeOn, a company who love impactful forecasting and planning improvements. In fact, the bigger the impact, the more enthusiastic they get!
EyeOn are focused forecasting and planning specialists with a mission: realizing impactful results that get your business years ahead.
Today Freek Aertsen, co-founder and managing partner, and Bart Paridaen, digital supply chain transformation lead, at EyeOn join me to talk all about digital transformation. We’ll be exploring why leaders are taking an outside-in perspective on transformation drivers; the biggest challenges and key success factors; building a value-centric transformation framework; and putting a focus on reaching value faster.
Guest bios:
Freek Aertsen, Managing Partner and Co-Founder. Freek Aertsen is co-founder and managing partner of EyeOn, a niche consultancy firm specialising in supply chain planning. He is also the academic director at TIAS School for Business and Society. With over 25 years’ experience, he has worked with leading international companies to design and improve the performance of their supply chain planning, combining in-depth knowledge of planning processes, advanced analytics and digital transformation. At TIAS, he connects academia and practice by developing and delivering executive programmes in supply chain management, equipping leaders to translate cutting-edge insights into tangible business impact.
Bart Paridaen, Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lead. Bart Paridaen is a senior lead consultant and the digital supply chain transformation lead at EyeOn. He has over 15 years’ experience working in different roles to help international customers make a real impact on their digital supply chain transformations. He is passionate about planning transformations more broadly, combining process, data and analytics, tools, and people, as well as change experience and expertise.
IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
[04.17] An introduction to Freek and Bart, their backgrounds, and roles at EyeOn.
“I have a background in economics, took a wrong turn somewhere – and ended up in supply chain!” Freek
[07.13] An overview of EyeOn – who they are, what they do, and how they help their customers.
“Response is all about planning.”
“We connect data, systems, data science and AI with people and processes.”
[10.58] The ideal client for EyeOn, and the common challenges and questions businesses come to them with.
[12.29] An overview of EyeOn’s recent report on digital transformation in the industry, who they spoke to, and why now was the right time to conduct this research.
“We live in a very volatile business landscape, and there are changes coming to our customers on a constant basis. And, at the same time, there’s a new generation of technology. That combination is an interesting one.”
[16.14] The main drivers for digital supply chain transformation, and what’s important to leaders right now, as they grapple with multiple priorities and challenges.
“Businesses are changing strategies, and changing a corporate strategy means you have to change your supply chain strategy.”
[22.47] From balancing short-term wins with long-term strategies to overcoming disruption, the biggest hurdles leaders are faced with as they navigate transformation, and why businesses need to look at these projects from an external perspective as well as an internal one.
[27.44] Why the first stage of digital transformation is value discovery, and how businesses can define an actionable framework for success.
“It’s important for leaders to understand and be aligned on their vision for transformation… The key is improving decision intelligence. The tools and capabilities come in to support, but you need to go back to the starting point to know where you want to transform to.”
[30.37] The importance of trust, breaking down siloes, and aligning teams in the discovery phase of transformation.
[34.23] How businesses can translate value discovery into tangible value creation initiatives.
“Companies that went too fast on design paid the price afterwards.”
[38.03] How value discovery and value creation leads to value realization.
[41.06] Next steps: how businesses can work with EyeOn.
[43.12] What the next few years of innovation and growth are going to look like, for EyeOn and for the industry.
“It all comes back to decisions… Our investments will be in technology, because it’s changing – and it’s changing rapidly. We need to be at the forefront.”
RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED:
Head over to EyeOn’s website now to find out more and discover how they could help you too. You can also connect with EyeOn and keep up to date with the latest over on LinkedIn, or you can connect with Freek or Bart on LinkedIn.
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