Bekaert drives faster, smarter supply chain decisions with OMP’s Unison Planning™ for Metals
October 1
Bekaert, a global technology leader supporting the energy transition, has successfully implemented OMP’s Unison Planning™ for Metals to strengthen its supply chain decision-making. By leveraging advanced S&OP and scenario planning, Bekaert is aligning teams, making faster and smarter decisions, and building greater resilience into its supply chain for the production of critical green hydrogen technologies.
“Unison Planning gives us the clarity and flexibility to evaluate complex trade-offs and align our supply chain decisions with long-term business priorities,” says Filip Lanckmans, Global Supply Chain Manager at Bekaert Energy Transition.
"Unison Planning has helped us shift from reactive firefighting to proactive, value-driven conversations."
Bekaert’s titanium fiber-based layers are a breakthrough technology for industrial-scale electrochemical production of green hydrogen, a key enabler of the energy transition. The implementation is part of a broader global rollout across multiple business units and planning layers, positioning Bekaert to meet long-term demand while building resilient and agile supply chains.
Scenario-driven tactical and strategic decision-making
Unison Planning’s S&OP functionality was implemented in a lean, highly tailored manner for the dynamic metals market. Bekaert planners can quickly define multiple demand and supply scenarios over a 6- to 18-month horizon, including production capacity, subcontractor reliance, inventory policies, and network priorities. For each scenario, the platform highlights demand backlogs, inventory positions, machine utilization, potential bottlenecks, customer service levels, and financial outcomes.
Bekaert also leverages Unison Planning to align long-term investment decisions over a 5-10 year horizon with evolving market dynamics and business priorities.
Meetings now focus on what drives value
“Thanks to Unison Planning, our meetings now focus on what truly drives value,” says Lanckmans. “We evaluate demand forecasts, align supply options with customer priorities, discuss the impact of inventory policies, and assess financial implications. The platform allows us to make better decisions faster while gaining a clearer view of long-term investment opportunities.”
Real results from rapid adoption
Unison Planning was first implemented across Bekaert globally three years ago, and several business units have since gone live with S&OP and supply planning. Among them, Energy Transition achieved the leanest implementation, reaching full adoption in just six months.
“Bekaert was able to jumpstart with OMP’s industry solution for metals, going live and delivering benefits within six months.”
Thomas Bergé, Senior Metals Program Manager at OMP: “The combined expertise of both teams, along with their collaboration and motivation, delivered real results quickly.”
Building on this success, Bekaert has recently begun rolling out demand planning within its Unison Planning platform, further strengthening tactical and strategic decision-making across its global operations.
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Learn how Bekaert is building agile supply chain planning and smarter decision-making with OMP’s Unison Planning™ for Metals.
Contact
Thomas Bergé, Senior Program Manager
Phone: +32 3 650 23 24
Email: tberge@omp.com
