Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00524, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Audy, Jean-Francois (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This project is aimed at applying the knowledge of value chain optimization, business analytics and heat map,_x000D_
more increasingly used for business intelligence, to engineer an advanced business analytic tool for BRQ Fibre_x000D_
& Broyure (BRQ). The objective is to allow the managers of the company to evaluate different business_x000D_
alternatives on products, customers, suppliers, locations in order to make effective and profitable business_x000D_
decisions to support the business growth. BRQ is a Quebec-based company providing recycling services that_x000D_
transform waste wood from construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) materials into certified clean_x000D_
industrial grade materials, such as wood chips, fibrous carbon materials, organic biomass. In business_x000D_
development, one of the challenges that the manager faces is to identify the customers and suppliers, which are_x000D_
strategically located and their demand and supplies are aligned well with their production and stocking_x000D_
capabilities in order to reduce value chain cost and improve both business operations and profits. The_x000D_
complexity is that recycling process is a divergent process. Different sorting strategies can be used in the_x000D_
process, which produces different proportions of products, at different costs, and lead to different inventory_x000D_
levels. Depending on the customer and supplier locations, selling prices and transportation costs are different._x000D_
The company also faces seasonal demand and supplies. With the recent upgrading of the enterprise resource_x000D_
planning (ERP) system, this project will help the company in advancing the business analytics system and will_x000D_
lead to a significant improvement of the decision making process. In this project, we will work closely with the_x000D_
BRQ managers, engineer and the ERP technical personnel to understand the value chain operations. Then, a_x000D_
value chain optimization model and marginal value heat map will be developed and connected. This advanced_x000D_
business analytic tool will allow managers to effectively evaluate different business alternatives, visualize_x000D_
business intensity changes and identify the most profitable strategy., program purpose french : This project is aimed at applying the knowledge of value chain optimization, business analytics and heat map,_x000D_
more increasingly used for business intelligence, to engineer an advanced business analytic tool for BRQ Fibre_x000D_
& Broyure (BRQ). The objective is to allow the managers of the company to evaluate different business_x000D_
alternatives on products, customers, suppliers, locations in order to make effective and profitable business_x000D_
decisions to support the business growth. BRQ is a Quebec-based company providing recycling services that_x000D_
transform waste wood from construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) materials into certified clean_x000D_
industrial grade materials, such as wood chips, fibrous carbon materials, organic biomass. In business_x000D_
development, one of the challenges that the manager faces is to identify the customers and suppliers, which are_x000D_
strategically located and their demand and supplies are aligned well with their production and stocking_x000D_
capabilities in order to reduce value chain cost and improve both business operations and profits. The_x000D_
complexity is that recycling process is a divergent process. Different sorting strategies can be used in the_x000D_
process, which produces different proportions of products, at different costs, and lead to different inventory_x000D_
levels. Depending on the customer and supplier locations, selling prices and transportation costs are different._x000D_
The company also faces seasonal demand and supplies. With the recent upgrading of the enterprise resource_x000D_
planning (ERP) system, this project will help the company in advancing the business analytics system and will_x000D_
lead to a significant improvement of the decision making process. In this project, we will work closely with the_x000D_
BRQ managers, engineer and the ERP technical personnel to understand the value chain operations. Then, a_x000D_
value chain optimization model and marginal value heat map will be developed and connected. This advanced_x000D_
business analytic tool will allow managers to effectively evaluate different business alternatives, visualize_x000D_
business intensity changes and identify the most profitable strategy., agreement title english : Engineering a business analytics tool combining value chain optimization and marginal value heat map to improve the decision making process at a recycle plant, agreement title french : Engineering a business analytics tool combining value chain optimization and marginal value heat map to improve the decision making process at a recycle plant, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada