Value Chain Transformation

Value Chain Transformation

Solvay’s ambition is to have an End-to-End Value that is providing customers the “right” customer experience in line with business strategy, by optimizing cost, cash and service throughout the value chain in a sustainable way.

The levers that are used to achieve this ambition are:

• Digitalization
• Simplification & standardization
• Performance management and transparency
• Expertise and talent
• Supply Chain “family” animation / governance
• E2E mindset & behavior

The program's key initiatives are:

• Redesign of E2E Value Chain (across GBUs)
• Define and enforce standard processes, systems, tools, improvement methodologies and policies along value chain
• Specific efforts on global trade, logistics & packaging (crisis team & operating model review)

More details on the Value Chain Transformation team and its place in the Transformation Center can be found here.

The Value Chain Domains are the following:

E2E Value Chain strategy

• Archetype and Value Chain strategy
• Overall E2E assessment guide
• E2E IT system architecture
• E2E Performance management by using E2E Dashboard (QlikSense), Global SC dashboard (QlikView , migration in June 2023 to Tableau)

Forecasting, Planning & Scheduling

GBU/Global level:

• Forecasting & demand sensing
• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Supply Operation Execution (S&OE)
• Stockholding strategy & implementation
• Inventory spare parts reduction (MRO)
• Planning integrated system (Dynasys modules)

Site level:

• Production planning / Scheduling (including product allocation in case of shortages)
• Production wheel
• SMOG assessment and improvement
• Inventory spare parts reduction (MRO)

Logistics & Packaging

GBU/Global level

• Inbound, Outbound logistics // Logistics operations 
• Warehousing (structure, operations)
• Cost optimisation
• Packaging

Customs & Trade Excellence

• Diagnostic
• Operating Model design

Customer Service Excellence

• Customer Segmentation
• Complaint management
• Special customer requests

E2E Levers:

The Transformation Center has been active for years in many areas (industrial, sustainability, supply chain, sales, marketing, etc.) and brings those competencies together and enables End-To-End (E2E) transformations thanks to multidisciplinary/cross-functional teams.

Business capabilities covered by E2E Value Chain (link).

Beside our traditional services, here are E2E levers that we can support you on:

Operations

• Cash and S&OP
• Product Quality
• Demand Management
• Gross Margin Optimization
• Decomplexification (Product Portfolio Management)

Customer-centric

• Pricing
• Net Promoter Score
• Customer Segmentation