Helping you choose OMS, WMS and TMS to secure your digital transformation projects

Choosing distribution management tools that truly fit your needs requires an excellent knowledge of the vendor landscape combined with strong business expertise to pinpoint the functionalities needed both in the short and long term.

We support our clients in these choices by focusing on a precise definition of requirements, bringing best practices to challenge existing processes and building a structured, insightful vendor evaluation to guide their decision.

Our convictions

Target your needs to identify the right tools

From the very start of the project, it is essential to clarify the need, the functional depth (current and future) and the scope to be covered.
This will make it possible to invite the right vendors to the RFP process and obtain proposals that are appropriate not only in terms of functional and technical coverage, but also from a financial perspective.

Do not underestimate usability

Functional coverage is, of course, the central consideration in the selection process.
However, the tool’s usability is equally critical to user adoption and operational efficiency.
This aspect is too often overlooked by project teams.

Take great care with the selection process

The selection process for a distribution management solution is often underestimated due to time constraints.
However, it is advisable not to limit the number of vendor presentations, demonstrations, customer interviews, and site visits involving businesses with activities and processes similar to those covered by the project.

Define a realistic and secure deployment strategy

One of the main pitfalls in this type of project is underestimating the time required to stabilise the solution.
Support teams must remain fully engaged until operational users have completely adopted and mastered the tool.
The project schedule should account for this stabilisation period, particularly when multiple deployments are planned.

Favour an iterative approach

Iterative approaches, such as Agile methodologies, enable users to become familiar with the tool more effectively while reducing the risk of project drift.
They should be preferred over traditional methods, which can create a damaging tunnel effect.
The involvement of business teams, particularly during the testing phases, is essential to ensuring successful adoption of the tool.

Our solutions and expertise

Opportunity study

Identification of current and future needs, based on business best practices, existing practices and desired business developments.
Preparation of the business case for implementing the tool (qualitative and quantitative gains, costs).
Shortlisting of the most relevant solutions on the market to cover the identified needs.

Running the RFP process

Design of the request for proposal and validation of the vendors to be invited.
Organisation of interactions with bidders (Q&A, workshops, demos).
Analysis of proposals using our scoring grid, tailored to the client’s specific expectations.
Functional, technical and financial evaluation and support in selecting the right partner.

Implementation support

Structuring the implementation project (governance, planning, resources).
Leading design workshops with the software vendor and/or integrator.
Structuring and monitoring the different test phases (integration tests, UAT, dry runs).
Organising cut‑over and ramp‑up.
Monitoring implementation until the tool and associated processes are stabilised.

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Maxence Chrétien

Partner

A graduate of INSA Lyon in Industrial Engineering, Maxence has held both operational and project-based roles throughout his 20-year career.

He has worked as a Supply Chain Manager for leading logistics service providers and industrial companies, giving him the opportunity to lead major supply chain projects in a wide range of environments.

Today, Maxence manages large-scale supply chain transformation programmes across various industries.