Unifying its global supply chain IN ASSOCIATION WITH
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DIGITAL REPORT 2020
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Aidir Parizzi, Director of Global Supply Chain at IMI Critical Engineering, discusses the consolidation of its global supply chain and digital transformation
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ith over 25 years in engineering and operations, Aidir Parizzi, Director of Global Supply Chain at IMI Critical
Engineering, has held various strategic sourcing roles within supply chain. “I started my journey in the automotive industry as a purchasing engineer 04
for Volkswagen after completing my bachelors and postgraduate degree. As a result, I was soon attracted to the supply chain sector,” reflects Parizzi. “After 10 years in the automotive industry I moved to oil and gas where I worked for FMC Technologies and General Electric in global strategic sourcing roles. In 2017, I joined IMI Critical Engineering with one clear mission - to consolidate the global supply chain operations of the company which is spread across 18 sites, in 12 countries worldwide.” Dating back to 1862, IMI Critical Engineering is part of IMI plc “a major player in the energy and industrial process sector,” comments Parizzi. “Our focus is to provide technically superior and cost effective flow control solutions, with every valve, actuator or control system we design and
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“ Our focus is to provide technically superior and cost-effective flow control solutions, with every valve actuator or control system we design and manufacture meeting our vision – breakthrough engineering for a better world”
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— Aidir Parizzi, Director of Global Supply Chain, IMI Critical Engineering
manufacture meeting our vision - breakthrough engineering for a better world.” Parizzi believes that what makes the company different from its competitors is the talent and diversity across its entire operations. “We are relentless in our focus on customers and our dynamic collaboration with supply chain engineering and commercial teams to ensure we are quick, reliable and long term partners in the market.” Since his time at the company, Parizzi has seen IMI Critical Engineering experience the same challenges as others in the industry. “We have obviously felt the impact of the sharp market decline in the last couple of years. However, as a leader in the power generation sector, we must evolve at the same pace as the market by quickly reacting to new trends such as LNG, natural gas and petrochemicals. In addition to this we are also investing in adjacent sectors such as our recent acquisition of American company PBM, which gives us market leadership in pharmaceuticals and sanitary valves. While we need to adapt in order to remain industry leaders, our values and mission remain the same.”
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07 Over the last two years, Parizzi has
significant effort and manual inter-
been involved in multiple operations to
vention, we established reliable and
achieve his mission of consolidating
usable data that we could combine
IMI Critical Engineering’s global supply
with pragmatic and effective analytics
chain operations. “The initial activi-
tools. With this organised supply base
ties involved the basic fundamentals
and spend information, we estab-
of modern supply chain procurement
lished a category management team,
strategies. We started by putting our
a global standard strategic sourc-
efforts into organising, understand-
ing process and a unified Approved
ing and analysing the data of our 18
Vendor List.� In consolidating its global
business units. However, we did not
supply chain, Parizzi highlights the
expect our consolidated data from dif-
benefits IMI Critical Engineering has
ferent ERP systems and procurement
seen as a result, such as: diversity of
practices to automatically pull through
thought and experience, collaboration,
system reports. Therefore, with
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Ridderflex’s outstanding quality and delivery performance, associated with extensive technical and commercial collaboration, enabled a true long-term strategic partnership with IMI Critical Engineering. AIDIR PARIZZI, IMI PCL
Ridderflex is proud to be a valve parts key supplier to IMI View Ridderflex’s valve parts
I’m proud to be part of IMI’s supply chain and to contribute to their high product standard. ERIK NEKEMAN, RIDDERFLEX
I love working for IMI Truflo because of the great cooperation. I feel a valued partner, not just a supplier. ALEX OPPENTOCHT, RIDDERFLEX
We keep our stocks of exotic metals, high-end engineering plastics and carbon graphites for seat assemblies closely aligned with IMI Truflo’s valve production schedules. At Ridderflex we believe in empowering our customers by aligning our business methods closely with our customers to
Our efforts to align with our customers were rewarded with IMI Truflo Marine’s Supplier of the Year Award!
ensure close cooperation. Our facilities were designed with production of high quality valve parts and short lead times in mind. Long term relations with IMI Truflo
within hours of production of the valve
Ridderflex have been providing us with high quality bespoke parts for over 25 years. Good knowledge of various products and materials coupled with brilliant service has made Ridderflex one of our key strategic suppliers for the seals category.
parts.
ATIF HUSSAIN, BUYER IMI TRUFLO MARINE
Marine and IMI Truflo Rona have taught us that when it comes to customer relations, service level is everything. With that in mind, we ensure short lead times and flexibility by moulding PTFE compounds and PCTFE in house. Our laboratory can issue test certificates
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to develop strategic partnerships,
benefits and collaboration with
hands on experiences and improved
our suppliers,” comments Parizzi.
use of time to increase efficiency.
For example “CF Booth’s flexibility,
Succeeding in this transformation
expertise and understanding of our
might sound daunting, but Parizzi
product requirements, has been a
highlights that the key to achieving
key factor in sustaining a long term
the consolidation of its global opera-
relationship of over 20 years at IMI
tions was not to radically change the
Truflo Marine,” says Parizzi, “While
way its teams were operating, but to
Ridderflex’s outstanding quality and
structure every step of the process
delivery performance, associated with
the same way, with the use of KPIs
extensive technical and commercial
and common supply chain language.
collaboration, enabled a true long-
“Today we are more focused on a
term strategic partnership with IMI
lean supply chain to allow for mutual
Critical Engineering’.
Alongside the consolidation of
digitisation projects. “The teams are
its global supply chain operations,
working on short to medium term solu-
Parizzi reflects on the company’s
tions that will make our supply chain
drive to digitally transform the com-
more efficient, competitive and more
pany to remove its legacy systems.
supportive of customers. We do not
“Digitalisation is a major trend in our
embark on any project that will not
industry. However, like it is in most
meet these three objectives.”
industries, there is still a lot of confu-
During his time at the company,
sion and uncertainty surrounding
Parizzi has seen the company trans-
the meaning of digitalisation and
form its ERP systems, data and
the actions required,” comments
analytics. “We are gradually transi-
Parizzi. To combat this challenge,
tioning our sites to a single system
the company has developed several
with the help of IFS. Since 2017, we
cross-functional teams working on
have moved half our sites onto one
E XE CU T I VE PRO FI LE
Aidir Parizzi Aidir Parizzi has over 25 years of extensive experience in Engineering and Supply Chain Management, with a strong track record of Supply Chain performance improvement in global businesses. He has worked internationally with global leaders in Automotive and Oil & Gas industries, always focused on building and consolidating Global Procurement & Supply Chain effective teams and processes. w w w.i mi - c ri t i ca l. com
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“ While we need to adapt in order to remain industry leaders, our values and missions remain the same” — Aidir Parizzi, Director of Global Supply Chain, IMI Critical Engineering
system, which can produce automatic reports and data analysis, to streamline and facilitate best practices and solutions within the division. In addition to IFS, we also use Cedar Bay, a comprehensive data capture solution that allows us to track our materials across the whole production cycle.” When it comes to innovative technology, Parizzi explains the company’s adoption of digital twins. “In early 2019, driven by the potential impact of Brexit, we developed a rudimentary digital twin for our supply chain. Since
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its initial development, it has evolved to incorporate design to cost methodology and cost models, to name a few. This allows us to quickly evaluate risk and opportunities using different scenarios and market trends.” In addition to digital twins, IMI Critical Engineering has been investing into artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. “We are currently investing in this technology to help our customers become more efficient and agile. We are harnessing AI, machine learning 16
and big data - in collaboration with our human workforce - to enhance our well recognised Valve Doctor®
“ Today we are more focused on a lean supply chain to allow for mutual benefits and collaboration with our suppliers” — Aidir Parizzi, Director of Global Supply Chain, IMI Critical Engineering
program to increase plant’s availability and production performance.” With transformation and innovation comes a lot of disruption and change. At IMI Critical Engineering, Parizzi explains that a good change management strategy starts with making sure all stakeholders are part of any decisions and contribute to finding the right solutions. “We follow a change management strategy that continues well into execution, keeping everyone engaged and focused
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on the outcomes. We’ve also invested
and positioning for the rapid evolution
in a growth acceleration program
of industries we serve. By continually
methodology that is embedded into
investing in our people, our solutions
all areas of the company, helping us
and our service we’ve maintained a
to achieve fast solutions, minimise
reputation for excellence that is crucial
costs and find inefficiencies.”
to our continuing success. The inter-
Reflecting on the company as a whole, Parizzi believes IMI Critical
ests of our customers will always be central to that approach.”
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