Why do companies choose Delft Consulting ?
We specialise in supporting companies in industry, manufacturing, trade, retail, distribution and logistics,
by optimizing operations, including efficiency gains and reduction of costs and waste.
Our expertise spans the entire End-to-End Supply Chain.
Delft Consulting is based in Luxembourg.
For Operations and Supply Chain support in the greater Luxembourg region, this is why we are best positioned to answer your needs :
Focus on Supply Chain
Delft Consulting truly specialises in Supply Chain, with the dedicated focus required to meet your specific needs. We don’t try to do a bit of everything. Our advisory services are limited to areas in which we possess genuine expertise.
Real Expertise
Bernhard de Pauw Gerlings [bio below], a professional supply chain expert with over 25 years of hands-on experience, runs Delft Consulting. His real-life expertise on best practices stems from some of the best-in-class multinationals in the world*, and down to small retail environments.
Know Who You Get
You will always be guaranteed Bernhard’s partnership throughout your project. No risk of being assigned a below-average manager, and there will never be a switch to more junior consultants.
Tailored Projects
For us, “tailored” is not a buzzword. While we apply proven methodologies, we don’t use one-size-fits-all templates designed for other clients, we create approaches specifically for your organization and unique needs – so that they are highly relevant and integrate smoothly into your existing processes.
Lean Structure
We focus exclusively on your project’s needs, ensuring flexibility and responsiveness throughout, without the heavy overheads, distractions, politics and inefficiencies of larger firms.
Language Options
Besides English, Delft Consulting can communicate with your teams in French, German and Dutch/Flemish. We can also provide training sessions, as well as deliver reports and presentations, in these languages.
Code of Ethics
By adhering to our Code of Ethics, Delft Consulting operates with integrity, transparency, and a commitment to ethical business conduct. Upholding these principles, we aim to ensure a trustworthy and ethical approach in all business dealings.
Delft Consulting is based in Luxembourg.
We specialise in support to companies in industry, manufacturing, trade, retail, distribution and logistics, with a focus on efficiency gains and on costs and waste reduction.
Our expertise spans the entire End-to-End Supply Chain.
Hover over the different Supply Chain practice icons for more information.
Delft Consulting is based in Luxembourg.
We specialise in support to companies in industry, manufacturing, trade, retail, distribution and logistics, with a focus on efficiency gains and on costs and waste reduction.
Our expertise spans the entire End-to-End Supply Chain.
See the different Supply Chain practices below for more information.
Procurement processes can benefit from Supply Chain tools like Supplier collaboration, order management systems, transport optimisation, lead-time reduction, risk management, and CPFR.
Many SMEs have great untapped savings potential for manufacturing techniques like Lean operations, JIT, Quick Changeover (SMED), and Kaizen, and many components of P&G’s IWS like SOPs, VSM and Visual management.
We help you integrate cross-functional processes (S&OP 2.0, IBP, …) to gain overall efficiency, and improve accuracy in demand and supply planning.
Depending on your current operations, we help you identify key improvements. These could include techniques like efficient slotting, several lean practices, cycle count approaches, and supplier collaboration.
Minimise your cost, surplus stocks, write-offs and waste with efficient inventory management techniques, like EOQ, Economic buffer levels, Classification, and VMI.
Logistics operations can be improved by a range of techniques that are both practical and cost-effective, like optimisation of transport routes, OMS, cross-docking, (re)packaging optimisation, perfect staging, and last mile solutions.
We help boost your effective innovation output, crucial for growth, sustainability and competitiveness. Several easy to implement techniques include Managed idea generation, open innovation, rapid prototyping, and cross-functional funnel management based on innovation metrics.
We consult on several CI methodologies, based on TPM, LEAN and Six Sigma, including techniques like PDCA, Kaizen, Kanban, 5S, RCA, 5 Why’s, Gemba, and Value Stream Mapping.
Efficient but thorough project management is critical for all supply chains. We can help strengthen your processes with tools like Charters, WBS, stages & gates approach, integrated program management, and change processes.
Experience
Procter & Gamble – Manufacturing, Engineering
- Design, installation and startup of new F&B factories.
- Improvement of production lines.
- Capacity and speed improvements.
- Detergents factory design, production. Liquids and powder processing.
- Global Startup Mgmt owner. Lean Design. IWS.
- Overall new plant responsibility: design, engineering, installation, startup, production.
Procter & Gamble – Planning & PMO
- S&OP for the Fabric&Home Care EMEA category. Reduced inventory by 33%.
- Supply Chain Design, Produce-to-Demand, Sourcing, BCP, Crisis Mgmt.
- New Product Introduction, SC project lead for ~20 projects, in time & budget.
- Packaging cost reduction (8m$), LEAN.
Procter & Gamble – Global Program Mgmt
- X-functional global portfolio leadership. Launched over 20 new product lines.
- Improving processes, doubled ‘% projects ready on time’ KPI for the category.
- Network redesign. From Make to Buy and v/v.
- Trained ~100 new project managers in Advanced Project Mgmt course.
Mondelēz – Portfolio Mgmt, Asia Pacific
- Owner of regional project portfolio, x-functional lead.
- Improving work processes, setting new global standards. Improved transparency and control.
- Coordinating the country-based PMO teams.
- Innovation funnel management and improvement.
Mondelēz – SC/Manufacturing Strategy, Asia Pacific
- IBP introduction, upgrading from S&OP.
- Outlining overall AP Supply Chain agenda for the category, covering growth, efficiency, capability.
- Technology roadmap, footprint planning and consolidations.
WMF – Global Planning
- Outlining the S&OP Strategy. Implementation of global S&OP.
- SAP implementation.
- Retail Network Planning, 170 owned stores.
- Leading the Procurement teams.
- Leading the Supply Risk process.
Amazon – EU Planning
- Operations Planning and Capacity Planning.
- 40% YoY growth rate (from 31 to 49 DC’s in 1 year).
- Leading the Short-Term Planning team, Medium-Term Planning team, and Network Planning Project team.
- Delivery of Strategic S&OP Plans, including capacity and logistics.
- Setup of a senior governance structure for hazmat related programs.
Vodafone – Device Logistics Operations
- Leading the Group Logistics Operations.
- Definition of processes, KPI’s and requirements.
- Delivering Capability and Service improvements.
- Building a CoE for forward and reverse logistics.
- Set the Roadmap for Aftersales capabilities in the markets.
Leclerc Supermarkets Luxembourg (Match) – Logistics & IT
- Board member.
- Leading national planning and logistics, 28 stores.
- Leading the Procurement, Operations and Systems teams.
- Defining the SC strategy and KPI’s.
- Warehousing, 3PL mgmt. Budgeting, contracting.
- Digital infrastructure projects, including ERP. WMS implementation.
- Leading the digital transformation, including e-commerce/omnichannel.
25+ years of experience, leading a multitude of projects, programs, departments and teams at some of the best-in-class supply chain companies in the world*.
Held board/executive director positions at several SMEs.
Master in Chemical Process Engineering from Delft University.
Master in Business Economics & Management from IFP School, Paris.
Trainer of P&G Advanced Project Management course.
Certified LEAN / Six Sigma black belt.
Computer Science, Python, AI certificates from Harvard University.
CSCMP Certified Procurement Professional.
Based out of Luxembourg, but originally from Delft, The Netherlands. Worked mostly in Europe, but also extensively outside, running projects in the USA, Canada, Brazil, North-Africa, The Middle-East, India, Mongolia, SE-Asia and Australia.
