Enerkem boosts their procurement process with Lean Agile Procurement for the EcoPlanta project

Enerkem, a clean technology company headquartered in Montreal, is the global pioneer in the production of renewable methanol and ethanol from solid waste.

Their agile and innovative approach reflects also in their ways of working.

Faced with a critical three-month deadline to select a strategic partner for the design of their new European plant, EcoPlanta, Enerkem adopted an innovative approach with Lean Agile Procurement (LAP) to ensure efficient and rapid collaboration.

In the petrochemical industry, selecting a partner of this magnitude generally takes a minimum of six months.

How did Enerkem manage to select a supplier while accurately assessing the cultural and business alignment between its team and the partner's, thus ensuring a smooth and effective collaboration, all within a timeframe half as long as the standard ?

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This case study was also published in the Swiss Magazine Professional association for Purchasing and Supply Management in German & French

Author

Sophie Durand

Sophie is a Lean Agile Procurement Trainer & Consultant based in France. She is a member of the LAP Alliance Board.

She has been working for more than 20 years in big systems integration, software development and IT infrastructure management. Contaminated by agility in the early 2000s, she became an agile and management coach in 2014 and promotes new ways of working at all company levels since then.

That is just what Lean Agile Procurement is about: bringing alignment, cooperation and fast feedback loops within procurement activities. It is a wonderful opportunity for organisations to take their agility to the next level.

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https://www.lap-alliance.org/trainer/find-your-trainer/trainer-profile?id=3675&name=Sophie%20Durand
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