Marc Zolghadri

Supporting non-hierarchical supply chain networks in the electronics industry

The European electronics industry faces a strong competition with far eastern and US manufacturers. They have to respond with improved flexibility to changing requirements and collaborate across the supply chain effectively capitalizing on collaborative decision making. On operational levels a lot of concepts and tools have been implemented, which support automatic information exchange to optimize the supply chains. However, the collaboration on tactical and strategic levels is not supported; especially new forming non-hierarchical networks are concerned. This paper describes the problem analysis as a basis for the project approach and first findings gained from four industrial use cases. The goal of the CONVERGE project is to fill the existing gap regarding collaboration on tactic and strategic level by providing a framework and tools for exchanging tactical and strategic information.

A decision support system for production and procurement planning of enterprises X-networks

The market globalization and the evolution of information and communication technology led to the emergence of networked production organizations. Based on closed relationship, these organizations need to manage the supply chain and extend production management tools to the scale of enterprise networks. As the planning function is not well-ensured, this study consists in the proposition of a decision support system to carry out the expert decision in the context of X-networks production and procurement planning. Two different points of view according to the degree of assistance are presented.

Capacity Planning and Scheduling in Project Oriented Production

Abstract The method presented in the paper guarantees meeting customer demands thanks to the constraint propagation technique applied. The approach is focused on successful problem solution. answering the question if it is possible to accept a new process for realisation in the system where another processes are already realised. In this paper we propose only the decision-making problem solution. The paper is an on-going project. The authors work on the solution that takes advantage of the constraint-based scheduling. which is a framework for solving scheduling problems by stating constraints on the problem variables.

A Product-Oriented Power Taxonomy Framework

Power of partners in supply chain is an essential concept in collaboration, which can influence the decisions and behaviours of the focal company. Therefore, any company has to have a good understanding on the power of partners in order to determine the possible opportunities or threats in a potential collaboration. In this paper we present a product-oriented power taxonomy obtained from the analyses on two classes of power factors: the partner-independent power factors and the partner-dependent power ones. The former are related to the product and market while the latter are intrinsic ability factors of partner such as reputation, knowledge and performance. Then we analyse the different aspects of each type of power and corresponding determinants. Furthermore, we propose a method to assess those determinants.

Implication au plus tôt des fournisseurs dans les projets de développement de produits nouveaux: Avantages, risques et impératifs

Studying the consequences of the Early Supplier Involvement in product development projects aims at providing drivers for companies to increase chances to conquer new markets. The objective of this paper is to provide a survey of results pointing out not only the positive consequences but also those potential industrial risks that a company may face with while integrating early suppliers in the product development process. A set of structured drivers for designing a sustainable network of partners is finally suggested.Studying the consequences of the Early Supplier Involvement in product development projects aims at providing drivers for companies to increase chances to conquer new markets. The objective of this paper is to provide a survey of results pointing out not only the positive consequences but also those potential industrial risks that a company may face with while integrating early suppliers in the product development process. A set of structured drivers for designing a sustainable network of partners is finally suggested.

Network Compatibility Blocs as Basis of Partner’s Selection

The aim of this paper is to contribute to partner’s network design beyond the common partner’s selection process usually made in the literature. The originality of our approach lies in compatibility concept that comes to consolidate the ordinary approach of partner’s selection. We suggest the use of product architecture to extract its related network of partners that would be analyzed with paying attention not only to the efficiency of each required partner within the network, but also to its compatibility with other actors. The gBOMO (generalised Bill Of Materials and Operations) concept becomes significant tool that we intensively use in order to detect the imperatives of realization phase of manufactured product. We will develop exploratory ideas about the network compatibility blocs. These ideas allow a better understanding of partner’s compatibility requirements within network.

Innovation Management in European Projects

Companies need innovation to increase their market share and profit margin. Innovation is the successful product put on the market using a new idea. At the beginning of the process, it is not simple to evaluate if the novelty will be or not an innovation. It is in general after launching and selling the new product that the innovation level can be assessed. This paper addresses one main issue: “How to anticipate the innovation performance for the decision making process?”. It suggests a method to measure the innovation level of a product or a service, based on MIM© (Monnier’s Innovation Matrix). This tool could be used for decision making process to support marketing and corporate strategy or a collaborative research project. The added value of this method is that it allows to manage innovation projects. As far as we know, this problem has never been addressed before. The only document, which could be mentioned in this field, is the “Oslo Manual” from European Community. This document is more focused on the innovation issued by technology than services and it concerns large organisation. The MIM tool can also be used as a criterion for advanced partners selection paradigm.

System Lifecycle Management: preliminary concepts and tools

Abstract In the extended enterprise context, many stakeholders act on the product during all its lifecycle. They influence the product development and managers have to be able to control all the activities and their interactions that are generating the different processes. They have also to manage each actor involved in the project during the product lifecycle. In this paper, propose an approach to identify, define and manage factors influencing product development. It is the System Lifecycle Management. PEGASE, a prototype of software to control design project, follow-up the system evolution and support decision-making, is also presented.

Ingénition : Une méthode stratégique pour la génération de la connaissance

Dans cet article, nous presentons, des propositions organisees autour dune nouvelle methode qui devrait permettre a des entreprises de mieux se positionner strategiquement sur le marche tres concurrentiel des produits destines a la transmission des connaissances. Ces propositions tournent autour de lidee que toutes les connaissances generees au cours de la conception de produit participent a lelaboration de produits plus performants destines a la transmission des connaissances. Pour ce faire, on propose un cadre generique contenant un macro modele et un ensemble de micro-modeles. Tous sont necessaires pour analyser la situation de la connaissance de lentreprise et pour concevoir une sorte de “roadmap”. Cette carte strategique issue de lexperience mutualisee des differents services de lentreprise se construit sur un principe de double flux. En meme temps que je concois, je genere la connaissance qui me servira a former et a apprendre sur le produit lui-meme. La conception, la transmission et lapprentissage grâce au produit ainsi genere, participeront a la formation des employes eux-memes et repondront aux besoins des nouveaux clients.

Enterprise Modelling and I.T Tools for Enterprise

Abstract These last past years enterprises were forced to make evolve their information systems deeply, by introducing new software packages, such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), SCM (Supply Chain Management). These strategic tools require huge efforts for their choice, implementation, running and evolution. Today these Tools become the key support of the enterprises competitiveness. This article highlights some consequences of implementation of a new software and discusses practical benefits of using Enterprise Modelling approaches in this kind of global projects.