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24 the North America simulation looked positive , Lynch explains that both the European and Asia Pacific management teams required the simulation to also be undertaken in these areas for further assurance . Tests were therefore undertaken at plants in Ghent , Belgium , as well as Shell ’ s Hong Kong plant and network .
“ They are all very different , with very different supply chains in terms of the customers they serve , the geography , the product portfolio , the networking , etc ., but all simulations produced very positive results ,” Lynch added .
With such positive test results , senior leaders tasked Lynch to source essential software to further transform the company ’ s supply chain . “ There was no way we could support this with a planner ’ s favourite tool … MS Excel ,” Lynch said with a smile .
Whilst material requirement planning ( MRP ) capabilities in traditional enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP and Oracle remain forecastdriven , Shell looked at industry software endorsed by the Demand Driven
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