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  • Process Mining Gets Smarter: Separating Value from Hype
    AI sometimes feels like magic, doesn’t it? It promises to deliver incredible, game-changing results. And the hype is real, with nearly every company implementing AI everywhere, all at once, as shown in a Celonis survey where nearly 80% of respondents plan to have an AI use case in the next 12 months. Today, I want…
  • Center of Excellence Series: New Technologies
    AI is everywhere, so in this article, let’s take a break from it for a few minutes and discuss how a Center of Excellence (COE) can support the transformation of the Supply Chain with new technologies. In the first part, I will discuss the overall process, while in the second part, I will share some…
  • Center of Excellence Series: Process Innovation
    Welcome to part 3 of our series on building a successful supply chain center of excellence (COE). In today’s article, we focus on how a supply chain COE can drive process innovation. We’ll explore the importance of process visibility, tools and methods for mapping current processes, and how the COE can facilitate these efforts. We’ll…
  • Center of Excellence Series: Continuous Improvement
    In our ongoing series on building a successful Center of Excellence (COE) within the EMEA Supply Chain, we now turn our focus to the second key pillar: Continuous Improvement. This article will explore the importance of continuous improvement, how the COE can effectively drive this initiative, and best practices to implement. Now, there are thousands…
  • Center Of Excellence Series: Knowledge Hub
    In this article, we continue our series on developing a successful Center of Excellence (COE) within the EMEA Supply Chain. We will examine the first key pillar, the Knowledge Hub, and its role in driving value within your COE. What is a Knowledge Hub? A Knowledge Hub is much more than just a repository of…
  • Center of Excellence Series: Where to focus?
    Part of my new role was to build a new Center of Excellence team within EMEA Supply Chain. When I talked to my new colleagues, the expectations were that a COE should be a partner, a teacher, an expert, a pilot, an innovator and potentially more depending on the company or industry. Pretty simple, right?…
  • Leveraging Process Mining and Celonis for Supply Chain Excellence
    Process mining stands at the confluence of data science and process management, offering an X-ray view into the inner workings of your supply chain processes. It transforms the complex, often opaque, web of supply chain operations into a transparent, interactive model. Celonis, a frontrunner in this space, leverages this technology to not just visualize but…
  • Harnessing Synergy: Integrating Shingo Principles with Celonis Process Mining for Enhanced Operational Excellence
    In the quest for operational excellence, companies continually seek innovative tools and methodologies to refine their processes and boost performance. Two powerful approaches that are increasingly seen as complementary are the Shingo Model of operational excellence and Celonis process mining technology. When aligned effectively, these two methodologies can significantly amplify a company’s capability to analyze,…
  • Navigating the Complexities of Process Mining in SMEs: A Pragmatic Approach
    In the dynamic landscape of small to medium enterprises (SMEs), the pursuit of operational efficiency often encounters the hurdle of fragmented technological infrastructures. These enterprises, characterized by diverse platforms and systems lacking seamless integration, resemble a complex mosaic. Within this context, process mining emerges as a transformative tool, promising unprecedented insights into operational workflows. Yet,…
  • APA: Take Action and generate value with Celonis automations
    Now that we went through the first 2 stages of APA – Analysis and Proactivity – let’s discuss about the last stage – Action – which will help to answer the most common question: how to obtain value with Celonis?, and more importantly move from identifying opportunities to executing solutions! At this point the entire…
  • APA: Embracing Proactivity with Celonis in Process Mining
    In the dynamic landscape of the supply chain, being reactive is like playing catch-up — a position that can lead to missed opportunities and inefficiencies. In the first part of our APA series, we covered ‘Analysis’, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of our processes. Now, we turn our focus to the second A…
  • APA: The Three-Stage Blueprint for Supply Chain Transformation with Celonis
    In a recent panel discussion in Eindhoven, I shared my approach to harnessing Celonis for supply chain excellence, which I’ve distilled into a three-stage strategy: Analysis, Proactivity, Action — or APA for short, an acronym that serendipitously translates to ‘WATER’ in Romanian, an easy acronym to remember for thriving — just as water is essential…