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It's time to discover our labs! #1

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On April 6, many of our members participated in the first Webinar presenting the Labs for the year 2023. This online meeting was an opportunity to discover the actions, projects and achievements within each of the Labs as well as in our new communities.

You could also understand the benefits for an active member of France Supply Chain.

NETWORK, KNOWLEDGE SHARING BUT NOT ONLY...

  • INFORMED AND OPEN EXCHANGES

  • STRONG AND INFORMAL NETWORK

  • FREE BENCHMARKS AND MARKET KNOWLEDGE

  • COMPANIES OF ALL SIZES AND ALL SECTORS

  • INTERNAL / EXTERNAL RECOGNITION
Discover 3 other audio testimonies extracted from the podcasts recorded during the 50 years of the association.

P.RIBAGNAC L'Occitane

"It's because of the Lab that we started this."

AF.ROSENZWEIG Supply Chain Expert Leader Renault

"The Lab is a multiplier, a gas pedal for all our projects."

FM.FESTA VP End to End Offer Data Schneider Electric

The objective of the Digital Lab? "To help companies according to their own needs

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Listen to the podcasts of our round tables on our

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR PASSIONATE SPEAKERS

Yann DE FERAUDY

CHAIRMAN of France Supply Chain and DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR OPERATIONS & IT of the Rocher Group

Arnaud DE MOISSAC

CEO - DCBRAIN

Supplychain4Good Lab

Aimé-Frédéric ROSENZWEIG

SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERT LEADER RENAULT

Xavier Derycke

LEADER OF THE HR LAB

François PEIGNÈS

VP SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS - ORANO

Éric JAVELLAUD

Senior VP Global Supply Chain

Lab Jeunes

Zakaria KHALIS

Kedge Business School

Eymeric DE PELLEPORT

Director of Development SprintProject

SEE YOU ON JULY 6
for the2nd annual session and new announcements: Women in Supply Chain, customs experts communities, new member space, etc.

TO DISCOVER THE REPLAY AND THE SUPPORT OF THE PRESENTATION

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CO2 measurement in freight transport: why and how to measure?

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Supplychain4Good Lab

This webinar is the result of exchanges conducted over the last 12 months within the SupplyChain4Good Lab between shippers and freight forwarders. The latest IPCC report urges us to act even faster, to deploy solutions to measure and reduce CO2 emissions .

Freight transport is a lever for the low-carbon transition and the train is an efficient and fast solution but it is not the only one. In this replay, you will discover other factors on which to act and how to manage them. Indeed, carbon reduction actions present a major data management challenge.

  • Understand

    ISSUES AND REGULATORY TRENDS RELATED TO THE CO2 MEASURE

    (FIT FOR 55, CSRD, ISO 14083)

  • Discover

    GOOD PRACTICES AND REFERENCES

    (reduction levers, influencing factors, data management, digital twin, statement recommendations)

All this thanks to the observations and experience sharing of a dozen actors, including the speakers of this webinar:

  • MARC ORTLIEB

    HEAD OF GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION & CUSTOMS

  • FLORENCE UGHETTO

    SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS EXPERT

  • ODILE MAAREK

    DIRECTOR OF CSR AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

  • PAUL PELISSIER

    SUSTAINABILITY ARCHITECT

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QUESTIONS / ANSWERS from participants :

  • Why doesn't Renault include the river mode in its modal shift objective? Inland waterways have a long history of transporting vehicles and CKDs, and offer large transport capacities on large-gauge routes (Seine, Rhône, northern and eastern network).

    For the distribution of vehicles this was studied, but we were confronted with several difficulties: The first one, the barges for the transport of vehicles are specific and there are not, currently in France, barges available and in state. The second difficulty concerns the economic equation vs. CO2 gain, which was not satisfactory because we do not have balanced flows. For parts, after-sales logistics is beginning to study river transport to deliver to cities, but for the moment it is a study phase.

  • Who are the accredited bodies that can certify "CO2 accounting"?

    Statutory auditors are currently responsible for certifying extra-financial performance declarations (EPD) and in the future will be responsible for certifying CSRD reporting - these declarations include greenhouse gas emission indicators. In addition to the annual report, there are also lists of accredited verifiers for more specific product or service publications; for example, for product life cycle emissions assessments, the EPD program qualifies a list of independent verifiers that can be accessed at this link: LIST: Independent Verifiers | EPD International (environdec.com) 

  • For rail freight, emissions in France are much lower than those presented, in WTW: less than 2 g CO2 / ton.km for Fret SNCF. Can you please specify this? Shippers, carriers or freight forwarders can ask the rail operators.

    For rail freight, the energy mix has an impact on the level of emissions: diesel or electric traction, as well as the source of electricity production (coal-fired, nuclear, green...) - hence the added value of using national emission factors. For example, the emission factor for a 1,000-ton electric train (40% utilization rate) will be 2.5gCO2/t.km in France, but will reach 16.5gCO2/t.km in Germany, or 33.9gCO2/t.km in South Africa. (page 11) 

  • Have you done any modeling on BtoC deliveries which are less heavy but more frequent?

    The study conducted focused on BtoB deliveries. We have considered a scenario of 100 tons of goods. (page 13) 

  • If individually these measures reduce emissions, don't they risk increasing them by rebound effect? The decrease in consumption leads to cheaper energy and encourages increased use, or even frees up new use cases

    Yes, it is possible, but we can hope that regulatory incentives, combined with pressure from the end customer to decarbonize, will limit this rebound effect. 

  • In the tonnage, do you take into account the weight of the trailer (for road) or the weight of the container (for sea)?

    The weight of the vehicle is taken into account in the emissions, but not the tonnage of the goods. (page 13) 

  • 87% reduction by train, do we take into account the pre- and post-transportation by truck?

    For this scenario (page 13) we have taken a station-to-station journey (Paris to Hamburg), not including the pre and post but which, in relation to the total distance, remains negligible (in the scenario retained from Paris to Hamburg). 

  • Is the truck fill rate really taken into account in the calculation of the emission factor?

    In this case, yes, insofar as this exercise involves allocating 100t of goods to a number of vehicles that will vary according to the fill rate. You can refer to the scenario presented on page 13. 

  • Is rail the most efficient? To what extent? What are the CO2 emissions per ton transported?

    Yes, we are talking about CO2/t.km. For the order of magnitude you can refer to page 11 which presents the estimates of GLEC Framework. 

  • Are there priority levers?

    All the levers are important and can be combined. Modal shift remains the priority lever when possible. You can refer to page 12 for an exhaustive list of reduction levers (load optimization, fuel mix, etc.). 

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How to accelerate the implementation of rail transport?

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AND IF OUR GOODS TOOK THE TRAIN?

In 2000, France had a 17% share of the rail freight market, compared to 10.7% in 2023. In 23 years, rail transport has undergone a sharp decline due to competition but also to the choice of shippers to move to the road.

Since 2020, the government, businesses and society in general have become aware of their carbon footprint and are striving to move towards decarbonized transportation.

With this in mind, a dynamic around rail transport has accelerated but many questions are holding back companies. In order to answer them, our Lab SC4Good andAUTF organized a morning session on February 8th. During this morning, several quality conferences allowed to know better :

Reminder of the train basics

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The conditions for success in setting up rail flows

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Pooling as a solution to increase the share of rail freight

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How to move from a "manual" pooling approach to a more industrialized approach with the Appel d'Air program

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The keys to success in combined transport

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Innovations to accelerate rail transport: Digital Automatic Coupling, wagon tracking, rail performance measurement, ETA calculation

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supply chain monthly

Supply Chain Monthly #01

Written by webm@ster the . Published in The monthly supply chain magazine.

Find this month : 

  • General Assembly of the Shipper Coalition for a Low Carbon Maritim Transport
  • Welcome to LEGRAND, AUCHAN and CONTINENTAL and others
  • Throwback on the 50 years of France Supply Chain
  • The Lab Jeunes is renewed
  • New edition of the Best Supply Chain Article Award
  • What to expect in the coming months

Behind the scenes

On January 24, the General Assembly of the Shipper Coalition for a Low Carbon Maritim Transport was held. The members met for a state of the art. Congratulations to Géraud Pellat de Villedon who was re-elected Secretary of the association. 

The actors

It is always a pleasure to welcome exceptional collaborators within France Supply Chain. For this new year, we welcome LEGRAND, AUCHAN, CONTINENTAL, ARVATO, MECALUX, BUMPAIR, AKANEA, 4FLOW, and TED.

Together, we will enrich our knowledge, share our experiences and collaborate to develop responsible solutions for the supply chain. 

On display

The 50 years of France Supply Chain closed by a privileged moment of sharing with its members. Genesis of the logistics, a keynote which takes the wind out of the sails on the evolution of the society, strategic orientations to vision 2030 and a session with responsible startups. 

A look back at this exceptional evening

While last May, AIRL-SCM and France Supply Chain designated the winners of the Best Sustainable Supply Chain Article Award, the two associations are relaunching the competition this year. You have until February 27 to send your applications and win the 2023 edition. 

To your applications

In January 2022, we announced the creation of the Lab Jeunes de France Supply Chain. One year later, the promotion is renewed with students ambitious to help future generations discover the Supply Chain professions.

Discover the class of 2023

The next sessions

07/02/23
Hydrogen workshop n°2
What conditions should be met to achieve economically sustainable hydrogen transport?

08/02/23
Conference on rail transport
How to accelerate the implementation of rail transport? What if our goods took the train?

23/03/23
Afterwork Lab Jeunes 

06/04/23
Webinar Labs France Supply Chain  

29/06/23
Supply Chain Day - General Assembly 

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Study of the remuneration of supply chain professions

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Participate in the most comprehensive compensation survey on the market

More than ever, the Supply Chain is an essential lever for the sustainable growth of companies and its experts are particularly sought after by companies wishing to remain competitive and in phase with the new expectations of consumers.

In order to better support you in your career, we are launching a new survey on the salaries of supply professionals.

Our objective? To provide you with an unprecedented overview of compensation (fixed, variable, % increase) by function, sector and company size.

Take our survey

The anonymity of your answers is guaranteed and the detailed results will be sent to you on request at the end of the questionnaire. (Indicative response time: less than 5 minutes)

Thank you very much for your participation.

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Back to the 50 years of France Supply Chain

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On December 8, 2022, France Supply Chain celebrated 50 years of collaboration and collective intelligence with its members. 50 years that we share our Supply Chain to transform companies through ideas and avant-garde projects.

This evening was resolutely turned towards the future with exceptional interventions.

Back in image

  • Did you know that logistics was born to win wars?

    Back to the genesis of the concepts of logistics and supply chain and the rich history of the association with Aurélien Rouquet, Professor of Logistics at Neoma Business School and Secretary General of the AIRL-SCM.

  • "In the machine age, staying human will require companies to become partners in helping humans stay relevant in the digital age. Supply chain plays a critical role in transforming companies to meet this new challenge."

    A thought-provoking keynote on the evolution of the world and society by Olivier Babeau, Economist and founding President of the Sapiens Institute.

  • "We believe that we can collectively contribute to improving the world and our practices through the generous and passionate commitment of our members."

    Which strategic orientations for France Supply Chain in the years to come, presented by our president Yann De Feraudy.

  • "Talking about innovation outside of technological innovation [...] talking about solidarity" Hervé Dechene Cofounder & VP Strategy

    Startups session led by our partner SprintProject with Shopopop, Agrikolis and Viabeez.

  • Promotion of Supply Chain professions by LAB Jeunes students

For this occasion, Radio Supply Chain was present and recorded several podcasts with our members. You will discover the initiatives and works of the different LABS of France Supply Chain as well as the good mood and the communicative passion of the interviewees. We will soon share with you the different podcasts recorded.

Thanks to all our partners (Wavestone, SAP, Generix, BlueYonder, EOL, PTV Group, SprintProject and SopraSteria Next) for accompanying us during this year 2022 and during this event.

We are convinced that together we can design today's Supply Chain to offer a sustainable future to all.

And last but not least, we would like to warmly thank our members for this privileged moment of sharing and reflection.

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Award for the best article in sustainable supply chain - 2023 Edition

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Within the framework of the Lab Supply Chain 4 Good and in the continuity of the Manifesto, France Supply Chain launches the 2023 edition of the Best Article Award in Sustainable Supply Chain in association with the International Association for Research in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (AIRL-SCM).

The objective of this initiative is to reward a scientific publication that makes a significant contribution to the field of sustainable supply chain management. This operation allows to highlight academic works of excellence in the specific fields of logistics management and Supply Chain Management.

Who can participate?

The 2023 edition of this prize concerns teacher-researchers who have published an article in one of the two journals associated with theAIRL-SCM or in a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of Supply Chain Management between January1, 2022 and December 31, 2022. The paper may be in French or English. For those in English, candidates will have to produce a long abstract in French (1000 words).

What are the evaluation criteria?

A jury, made up of teacher-researchers who are members of France Supply Chain and members of the AIRL-SCM, will evaluate the articles according to the following criteria:

Importance of the treated subject for the members of France Supply Chain (for example, link with the Labs, link with the Manifesto for a more sustainable Supply Chain)

Potential impact of results (e.g., potential to influence decisions in business or public organizations)

Nature of research contributions: academic, methodological, managerial

Innovative nature of the research

Practical application and consideration of ecosystems

The winner(s) will receive a prize of 2000€ given by France Supply Chain during a ceremony which will take place during the 20 years of the AIRL-SCM in Paris from 04 to 05 April 2023.

How and when to apply?

The applications for this "Prize for the best article in Sustainable Supply Chain -Edition 2023" are made up of an electronic file including:

The application form

A short curriculum vitae of each author with a list of recent publications

Thepaper submitted for the award, giving full publication references

For articles in English, a long abstract in French of 1,000 words announcing the main contributions

The 2023 winners

Among 11 entries, the Best Article in Sustainable Supply Chain was awarded to Antoine Robichet, Patrick Nierat and Francois Combes for their article " First and Last Miles by Cargo Bikes: Ecological Commitment or Economically Feasible? The Case of a Parcel Service Company in Paris ".

 Antoine Robichet, Karine Samuel (AIRL-SCM), Yann de Feraudy and Aimé-Frédéric Rosenzweig (France Supply Chain) at the award ceremony
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Discover the 2022 list of winners.

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RPP Workshops

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Dear members,

From January 2023, the Digital Lab of France Supply Chain will launch a series of workshops on RPA (Robotic Process Automation) in the Supply Chain.

These monthly workshops (every second Tuesday of the month, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm) will be an opportunity to go through the issues and impacts of RPA in the processes, but especially to be able to exchange in a pragmatic way on the best practices, the methodology and the tools related to the implementation of automation in companies.

Each workshop will be dedicated to a specific theme on which everyone will be able to share their experience, their questions, their knowledge and their curiosity, the goal being to create a real place for dialogue, accelerating performance.

Here is a sample of the topics that will be covered this year:

Automation journey: best practices for a successful start-up

 Governance, competencies, pilot, Continuous Improvement (CI), change management, top-down & bottom-up approaches, partners, etc.

Use the right tools to identify use cases

Process mining, task mining, resources (business analysts & CI), lean management, etc.

How to scale up

Citizen developer, maintenance management, 24/7 support, evangelization & change management

How to capitalize on RPA by coupling it with other technologies

OCR (Optical Character Recognition), AI, Data & GCP (Cloud Platform), Python developments, Talend, chatbots, etc.

RPA as a lever for today's and tomorrow's HR challenges

How to create a harmonious and performing human+digital environment, RPA to overcome the lack of manpower, to remove drudgery at work, to attract talents, to identify new skills, etc.

And many more...

You can find all the possible themes in the attached document, which will be selected and prioritized by the working group during the workshops. In addition, there will be webinars will be planned during the year, which will be essentially oriented on Supply Chain use cases.

We count on you to join this initiative and bring your rich contribution. The RPA site will be managed by Virginie Fongond - FM LOGISTIC.

Registration is closed.
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Supply chain risk barometer - 4th edition

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War in Ukraine, increasing natural disasters, lock down in China, tensions around Taiwan and Korea, shortages of materials and components, increasing energy prices, return of inflation, threats of recession, rise of nationalism... in an increasingly uncertain environment, it is the very model of Globalization and globalized Supply Chain that is being questioned.

If companies have become aware of the complexity of their Supply Chain, of their fragility and their dependence, or even of their unpreparedness to face events, the time has come to adapt in order to regain control in the face of the new challenges of geopolitics and global warming.

This4th edition of the KYU Supply Chain Risk Barometer, carried out in partnership with Arts& Métiers, France Supply Chain and AMRAE, is an opportunity to take the pulse of the Supply Chain, to measure the evolution of the risks to which it is exposed, to evaluate the maturity of organizations to face the new challenges, to identify and share trends and best practices.

By answering our questionnaire via the generic link below, you will receive a preview of the new edition in early 2023

I participate

No questions are mandatory and all data will be anonymized to ensure the confidentiality of your contribution. If you do not have enough time to complete the entire questionnaire, your answers will be saved at the end of each page and you will be able to return to them at any time by clicking on the link above.

If you wish, you can forward the questionnaire to other people in your organization or elsewhere by forwarding this email. We thank you in advance for your contribution and remain at your disposal for any questions or problems you may encounter.

If you would like to know more about KYU and consult the previous edition of the Barometer, we invite you to visit their website by clicking on the following link

www.kyu.fr
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Go to Africa

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While France Supply Chain accelerates its international development through its Chapters, on September 22, 2022 a focus on Africa was presented by Xavier Personnic, GO to Africa Expert.

Reminder of some fundamentals AFRICA

Africa is often cited as a land of opportunity and therefore a market worth exploring for companies seeking growth, but ultimately difficult to characterize because its business and operational models are largely unknown.

It is difficult to strike a balance between sometimes naive "Afro-optimism" and "Afro-pessimism," which reflects a lack of understanding of local economies.

The deployment of B2C/B2B solutions is often impossible to "copy and paste" from mature Western models, and it is clear that the economic models that have been Asia's strength for 25 years are not or can only be replicated to a limited extent in Africa (the continent will not be the new "world factory").

This conference was divided into several parts:

  • Presentation of a realistic image of the continent between "afro-optimists" and "afro-pessimists

    with Momar Nguer, President of the Africa Committee of MEDEF INTERNATIONAL

  • Development models in Africa and the impact of human resources

    with Youssouf Camara, Director General of the Maison de l'Afrique

  • International Chapters of France Supply Chain

    with Ali Berrada, President of Logismed and Jean-Michel Guarneri, President of France Supply Chain International

  • Concrete cases of Africa roadmaps with their Supply Chain impact

    with Xavier Ameil, Supply Chain Director Decathlon Kenya 2018-2021, Jérôme Grimprel Operations Director Africa, Middle East, Turkey 2015-2021 Essilor, Jean-Claude Lasserre CEO Sub-Saharan Africa Saint-Gobain and Driss Merbouh Member of the Executive Board at L'Oréal Morocco

You can find all the summaries and replays of this conference on our Youtube channel.

Updated on December 8, 2026

Questioning this African market as a whole is a challenge. Indeed:

  • The continent's area is larger than the combined surface area of the United States, China, India, Japan, and all of Western Europe.
  • Among the 54 countries, there are significant disparities in size, economic situation, population, education system, political governance, financial system, and access to financing (with rates that are too often "usurious"), culture, food self-sufficiency, reserves of "global" raw materials, arable land and forest area, access to the sea, and finally, maturity in transport & logistics/supply chain, etc.
  • Seven countries accounted for ~70% of Africa's GDP in 2024; conversely, 37 countries accounted for only 12.5% of the continent's ~$3 trillion GDP (comparable to that of France).
  • The demographic outlook over the next 25 years is unique in the world (a generation to go from 1.2 billion inhabitants in Africa to 2.5 billion in 2050), with again significant differences in terms of demographic transition.
  • There has been a diversification of partnerships with the rest of the world, limiting its dependencies, but again with a wide variety of interests depending on the country.

Each country must therefore be addressed specifically. However, certain countries play a more central role due to their geographical and economic positioning. This regional perspective can therefore be a major factor in the development of certain sectors of activity.

 It is important to note that the "Cost To Serve" in Africa is generally much higher than in Europe, the US, or Asia. This "Cost To Serve" is influenced by specific Supply Chain criteria and the so-called "traditional" GO TO MARKET criteria presented below.

Criteria

  • Presentation of a realistic image of the continent between "afro-optimists" and "afro-pessimists" with Momar Nguer

  • Rational of the global footprint Africa and Supply Chain zoom on air transport operations to and in Africa with Jerome Grimprel

  • Rational of the global footprint Africa and focus on regional industrial operations in Southern Africa with Jean Claude Lasserre

  • Global footprint Africa and Supply Chain Morocco maturity zoom with Driss Merbouh

  • Rational of the global footprint Africa and Supply Chain zoom on regional hub Africa Tangier Med and Mauritius and context East Africa with Xavier Ameil

  • Development models in Africa and the impact of human resources with Youssouf Camara

  • International Chapters of France Supply Chain with Ali Berrada and Jean Michel Guarneri

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