Frédéric Prévault, Faurecia

Frédéric Prévault, Faurecia

How IT in Faurecia moved from tool provider to plant partner on stock control This practical presentation will show how IT incidents were reduced with swift reaction (jidoka), problem solving and prevention. Frederic will also explain how breakthroughs on stock control were progressively achieved with A3s thanks to a close collaboration with the plant management on factor analysis: system usage, data quality – and on relevant corrective actions. Biography: Frederic Prevault is Group IS Governance & Lean Director with Faurecia. He did all his carrier in...
From push to pull in IT: learning to create value for users is not a long, quiet river

From push to pull in IT: learning to cre...

Pushing tools to users and complaining that they didn’t use them was easy enough. But when we started asking ourselves whether we were solving the right problems, and how to create value and measure this value creation, it turned out to be a rough path. Learn from Faurecia IT’s experience on this matter, and how IT can progressively move away from being a commodity provider to become a business partner. Faurecia is the 6th automotive equipment supplier worldwide and IT has to support Just in Time plants, Product launches, Month end closes, Purchasing processes...