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The hardest part of transforming a global supply chain is rarely the technology. Arun Krishnan, SVP Global Supply Chain and Strategy at AstraZeneca, and OMP's Philip Vervloesem hosted a CSCO roundtable at Gartner Xpo/Symposium Orlando, and what came out of the room was refreshingly honest. Three things that actually make transformation stick: 1️⃣ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺-𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺-𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 Most supply chain teams are strong executors. The harder skill is knowing which problems are worth solving in the first place. 2️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝘀 Run the business today, co-innovate for near-term growth, and invest in the future. Letting today's urgency overshadow the other two is what stalls most transformations. 3️⃣ 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 Mindset shifts matter just as much as technology; moving from rigid workflows to adaptive guardrails, from linear to assumption-based thinking, and from gut instinct to human judgment supported by better decision tools. Watch the full conversation between Philip and Arun below. #SupplyChain #Leadership #Transformation

🏔️ Last night at the Gartner Xpo 2026 EMEA Barcelona, we couldn't have asked for a better backdrop (see for yourself 👇). We co-hosted an evening with Bluecrux, and were joined by an incredible group of leaders from Alexion, AstraZeneca, BASF, Bayer, Bekaert, Diageo, The Duracell Company, Greencore, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Heinz, Land O'Lakes, Inc., Lonza, Novo Nordisk, Roche, Solvay, and Nulogy. Great food, better company, and the conversations you just can't have in a conference session. Supply chain transformation looks different from every seat at the table, and that's exactly what made it interesting. Big thank you to Bluecrux for co-hosting and to everyone who came. #SupplyChain #CustomerSuccess #Partnership

We couldn’t resist sharing this one 😄. The OMP team is fully geared up (and clearly having fun) ahead of our theater session this afternoon at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo EMEA 2026, Stage 2. Don’t miss our take on 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 in practice, where we explore how leading organizations are moving from calendar-driven planning to always-on, event-driven intelligence powered by AI orchestration. 📍 Today | 5:25 - 5:45 PM 📍 Stage 2 👋 If you’re around, come join us and say hi at booth 310 as well. #SupplyChain #DecisionVelocity #DecisionIntelligence Andrea Carpani, Anse Mertens, Dieter Sleeuwaert, Flo Daelemans, Geert Van Eyndhoven, Heinrich Meyer, Jean-William Cousin, Jessica Roberts, Kurt Gillis, Peter Reunis, Philip Vervloesem, Robin Willems, Valentinos Tzekas

¡Hola, Barcelona! Our team is here at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo EMEA 2026. Don’t miss OMP’s theater session on 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 in practice tomorrow at 5:25 PM. Join Jack Eggels, former VP of Supply Chain at Shell, together with Tom Wouters and Philip Vervloesem from OMP, as they explore how organizations are moving from calendar-driven planning to always-on, event-driven intelligence powered by AI orchestration. 📍 Tuesday, May 19 | 5:25 – 5:45 PM 📍 OMP Theater Session And while you’re there, swing by 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝟯𝟭𝟬 to discover how 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴™ and 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗜𝗤 help supply chains move faster and smarter. ¡Nos vemos pronto! #SupplyChain #DecisionIntelligence #Gartner Andrea Carpani, Anke Herzog, Anse Mertens, Dieter Sleeuwaert, Flo Daelemans, Geert Van Eyndhoven, Heinrich Meyer, Jean-William Cousin, Jessica Roberts, Kurt Gillis, Peter Reunis, Robin Willems, Valentinos Tzekas

📢 Next week, we're at the Gartner for Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo Barcelona 2026. And we're showing what decision velocity looks like in practice. Here's what we have lined up: 1️⃣ Hear from AstraZeneca Diane Gorman, Network Supply Planner, shares how the company moved 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, built on OMP's Unison Planning™ platform. 2️⃣ Making decision velocity operational Jack Eggels (former VP Supply Chain, Shell), Tom Wouters (CPO, OMP), and Philip Vervloesem (CCMO, OMP) get into what it actually takes to move from calendar-driven planning to always-on, event-driven intelligence, and how 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗜𝗤 makes that real. 3️⃣ Meet our team Join us at the OMP booth #310 and explore how to move toward more connected decision-making across your supply chain. See you in Barcelona! #SupplyChain #DecisionIntelligence #Gartner Andrea Carpani, Anke Herzog, Anse Mertens, Dieter Sleeuwaert, Flo Daelemans, Geert Van Eyndhoven, Heinrich Meyer, Jean-William Cousin, Jessica Roberts, Kurt Gillis, Peter Reunis, Robin Willems, Valentinos Tzekas

🏆 At the OMP REAL Conference 2026 in São Paulo, we took a moment to recognize the customers who are truly raising the bar in supply chain planning. This year, we were proud to honor three standout partners: 🏅 Braskem: Supply Chain Excellence Award For deploying Unison Planning™ across 30 production lines at 15 industrial sites, and now scaling AI-driven planning across one of the world's most complex petrochemical environments. 🤝 Johnson & Johnson: Community Engagement Award For a partnership spanning more than two decades and active contributions to multiple generations of our Unison Planning™ platform. 🦾 Tenaris: Long-Term Partnership Award For delivering measurable operational impact across a multi-continent transformation journey. 👉 Dive deeper into their stories: https://loom.ly/aGs5GdI Congratulations to everyone behind these exceptional accomplishments! #CustomerSuccess #SupplyChain #PlanningExcellence

📦 Planning corrugators across multiple sites should not feel like solving a puzzle every day. Yet for many 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀, that is the reality. Fragmented data, manual sequencing, and constant changes lead to: - underutilized capacity - unnecessary trim waste - limited visibility across operations When every decision impacts cost and service, inefficiency becomes expensive fast. That is where smarter planning changes the game. Corrugated Supplies Company, the largest independent sheet feeder in the US, tackled this complexity by adopting Unison Planning™ for Packaging from OMP. By 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, they shifted from reactive coordination to proactive, scalable decision-making across sites. 📈 Get the snapshot to see how they turned complexity into control at scale: https://loom.ly/hgD5yrk #SupplyChain #PackagingIndustry #ManufacturingEfficiency

🏭 Last month, a chemical producer had a solid plan. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘁. ⚠️ A geopolitical disruption cut raw material supply. Shipping delays started stacking up. Margins shifted overnight. And suddenly, the plan wasn’t a plan anymore. It was firefighting. Sounds familiar? In chemical supply chains, 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. Market shifts immediately interact with physical and financial constraints. Fixed assets, grade changeovers, storage limitations, logistics capacity, and contractual commitments all shape what is feasible. And yet… many planning processes still separate these realities. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. Curious how they’re making this shift? 👉 Explore it in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/sdrt1aU #ChemicalIndustry #DecisionMaking #Resilience

Strong data foundations are critical to making supply chain planning truly intelligent. This new white paper by WAFE Consulting GmbH offers a pragmatic, supply chain-specific perspective on data management and master data management, and how they enable AI-powered planning. A valuable read for anyone looking to turn data into real planning impact. Andreas Werner, Eric Jean Ferreira

How do you plan with confidence when the world keeps changing the rules? We're bringing answers to the Gartner 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺/𝗫𝗽𝗼™ 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in Barcelona in two weeks. 1️⃣ Diane Lheureux, Network Supply Planner at AstraZeneca, will share how the company moved 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, built on OMP's Unison Planning™ platform. Expect real talk on user adoption, evolving planner roles, and the road to AI-enabled decision support. 📅 Monday, May 18, 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM 2️⃣ Our theater panel goes deeper. Jack Eggels (former VP Supply Chain, Shell), Tom Wouters (CPO, OMP), and Philip Vervloesem (CCMO, OMP) will unpack how organizations shift from calendar-driven planning to always-on, event-driven intelligence, and what it takes to 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗜𝗤. 📅 Tuesday, May 19, 5:25–5:45 PM Learn more here: https://loom.ly/p4YEb6c #SupplyChain #GartnerSC #DecisionVelocity