{"id":504,"date":"2017-12-07T09:33:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T09:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2024-03-25T15:37:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:37:56","slug":"my-story-bram-desmet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/my-story-bram-desmet\/","title":{"rendered":"My story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;video-box-l&#8221;][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=&#8221;two_columns&#8221; alignment_one_column=&#8221;center&#8221;][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=&#8221;middle&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221; background_image=&#8221;1884&#8243; item_padding=&#8221;0px 0px 0px 0px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;750px&#8221;][\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221; item_padding=&#8221;8% 20% 8% 20%&#8221; item_padding_1280_1440=&#8221;17% 9% 18% 9%&#8221; item_padding_1024_1280=&#8221;17% 9% 18% 9%&#8221; item_padding_768_1024=&#8221;12% 4% 12% 5%&#8221; item_padding_600_768=&#8221;12% 8% 12% 8%&#8221; item_padding_480_600=&#8221;17% 8% 18% 8%&#8221; item_padding_480=&#8221;17% 8% 18% 8%&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Explorer, engager<br \/>\n&amp; challenger<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;27px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bram Desmet truly shines at <strong>linking advanced analytics, supply chain models and strategy<\/strong>. This talent is a logical consequence of his natural fascination for figures from a very young age. While studying for his mathematics degree, he played around with numbers, patterns and structures. Today he puts those same skills to accomplished use as a visionary and conceptual thinker in a much broader, multidisciplinary context.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Combine the above with his restless nature \u2013 Bram is continuously pushing back boundaries \u2013 and you begin to get a picture of the powerful mix that shapes this <strong>versatile entrepreneur<\/strong>. Bram Desmet is the CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solventuregroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solventure<\/a>, Strategy driven S&amp;OP is their core value. Besides running his own business, he is a <strong>professor of operations &amp; supply chain<\/strong> at the renowned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vlerick.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vlerick Business School<\/a> in Ghent, Belgium, and is also a guest lecturer at <a href=\"http:\/\/english.pku.edu.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peking University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][\/qode_elements_holder][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;video-box-l&#8221;][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=&#8221;two_columns&#8221;][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=&#8221;middle&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221; item_padding=&#8221;8% 20% 8% 20%&#8221; item_padding_1024_1280=&#8221;17% 9% 18% 9%&#8221; item_padding_768_1024=&#8221;12% 4% 12% 5%&#8221; item_padding_600_768=&#8221;12% 8% 12% 8%&#8221; item_padding_480_600=&#8221;17% 8% 18% 8%&#8221; item_padding_480=&#8221;17% 8% 18% 8%&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;27px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bram thrives on <strong>operating at the intersection of academic theory and industry practice<\/strong>. There at the cutting edge, he is ideally positioned to bridge the gap between different domains and stimulate the cross-pollination of ideas between supply chain, finance and strategic management. His brand-new <strong>book titled <em>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/the-supply-chain-triangle\/\">Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics. The Supply Chain Triangle of Service, Cost and Cash<\/a>\u2019<\/em><\/strong> underlines the tremendous value of walking that thin line. It\u2019s a must-read for organizations that want to translate their business strategies into practical supply chain metrics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The book is also a perfect example of Bram\u2019s thorough approach. In fact, Bram strongly displays two typically Flemish traits: an eye for quality, and modesty. However, having realized that modesty can be misplaced he has now decided to speak up, in order to <strong>change the way organizations are doing business<\/strong> by taking a different view of service, cost and cash. By presenting his crystal-clear <a href=\"http:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/the-supply-chain-triangle\/\"><strong>supply c<\/strong><strong>hain triangle<\/strong> <strong>theory<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 illustrated by practical real-life examples \u2013 at conferences around the world, he\u2019s actively using the butterfly effect to create sustainable change.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=&#8221;middle&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221; background_image=&#8221;1886&#8243; item_padding=&#8221;0px 0px 0px 0px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;750px&#8221;][\/qode_elements_holder_item][\/qode_elements_holder][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; 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