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Publication Groeien als ondernemer - 36 inzichten voor blijvende impact(Acco Uitgeverij, 2024)Ondernemers staan voor vele uitdagingen. Het bedrijf laten groeien kan vaak enkel als de persoon achter de onderneming ook groeit. Met dit boek tracht Yannick Dillen, professor bij Vlerick Business School, om (toekomstige) bedrijfsleiders, bestuurders en managers een aantal cruciale inzichten te geven om van hen betere ondernemers te maken. Hierdoor zal ook hun bedrijf groter kunnen worden en meer impact creëren. In ’Groeien als ondernemer’ bundelt de auteur 36 laagdrempelige maar inspirerende take aways die hij de voorbije jaren neerschreef op basis van gesprekken met ondernemers in België en Nederland. Een praktische gids met gegarandeerde return on investment.Publication Energizing the future: An asset criticality framework for Fluvius(2024)Fluvius, the largest multi-utility company in Flanders, has launched a programme to optimize inventory accessibility and visibility for their contractors. Adelard, the Head of Asset Planning, has worked closely with different departments at Fluvius and their partners to understand the current inventory issues and update the framework accordingly. The Case follows Adelard, who wants to increase inventory visibility and make it more agile. A simple missing part in mission-critical organizations, such as Fluvius, can significantly impact network availability or, more critically, operational safety. Thus, Adelard wants to define a criticality index to help prevent stockouts and simplify internal decision-making, using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) analysis. He has already talked with experts from different departments about possible dimensions of the criticality index and compiled a pairwise comparison matrix for the AHP analysis. Ultimately, he wants to link criticality to their cost-based ABC segmentation and define policies to manage each segment.Publication Publication Leading successful digital transformations(Ivey, 2024)While a brain surgeon’s mastery of the scalpel is key to success in the operating room, it can also be an asset when doing non-medical tasks, such as preparing sashimi for dinner. But scalpel skills offer little advantage when dealing with patient stress or changing tires or diapers. In other words, the usefulness of surgical skills depends on the context in which they are deployed. And the same can be said about some leadership skills, especially in the digital age. So why is context often overlooked when organizations seek a digital transformation leader?Publication Integrated supply chain management (ISCM) at Eandis(2024)Eandis, the distributor of electricity in Belgium, is about to launch a multi-year multi-phase smart meter implementation project. Its supply chain management organisation should be transformed to a more agile and cost efficient structure to tackle the challenges of maintaining service quality, managing multi-functional teams, establishment of formal communications, internal collaboration in forecasting and planning, and external cooperation among utility companies and cities. The teaching case provides a detailed analysis of challenges faced by a (traditionally) asset-based organisation while being transformed to an info-based entity from the supply chain management perspective.