SupplyChainBrain Webinar addresses the relentless complexity of supply chain management. Managing with disconnected tools is like flying a plane with three separate cockpits. Hexcel is moving to a single integrated process — allowing the entire network to function as one entity. In this webinar, Hexcel's Supply Chain Manager Dan Carrick, together with Dassault Systèmes, shares how leading organizations are transforming supply chain planning by integrating AI, virtual twins and real-time execution systems. Attendees will hear how Hexcel is unifying fragmented tools, synchronizing multi-site operations, and accelerating decision-making across a complex global network. The session provides practical insights into how to connect internal silos across any industry, increase resilience, foster collaboration, and achieve measurable improvements in service and cost performance — featuring speakers Daniel Carrick (Hexcel Supply Chain Manager), Adrian Wood (DELMIA Dassault Systèmes Director Strategy & Marketing), and Sarah Barnes-Humphrey (Let's Talk Supply Chain Founder).
From a supply chain perspective, Hexcel Corporation, based in Stamford, Connecticut, is one of the world's largest advanced composite materials manufacturers — offering carbon fiber, resin, honeycomb structure, prepreg materials, with applications in aerospace, defense, industrial, wind, automotive, and marine sectors. Tom Gentile is Hexcel Chairman, CEO & President. Hexcel's key customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies/RTX, Bombardier, Embraer, Dassault Aviation, Leonardo, Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, and GE Vernova. Primary aircraft and helicopter platforms using Hexcel composite materials include the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A350 XWB, F-35 Lightning II, F/A-18 Super Hornet, V-22 Osprey, Eurofighter Typhoon, Rafale, and Gripen. Major Hexcel production facilities are located in Decatur, Alabama; Salt Lake City, Utah; Roussillon, France; Les Avenieres, France; Burnley, England; Stade, Germany; Linz, Austria; and Casablanca, Morocco.
From a supply chain perspective, Dassault Systèmes SE, based in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France, is one of the world's largest providers of 3D design, PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), and simulation software — Pascal Daloz is CEO. The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform is its flagship platform, encompassing CATIA (3D design), SOLIDWORKS, SIMULIA (simulation), DELMIA (manufacturing and operations), ENOVIA (PLM), NETVIBES, GEOVIA, BIOVIA, EXALEAD, 3DVIA, MEDIDATA, and Centric PLM in its core product portfolio. DELMIA provides virtual twin solutions for manufacturing engineering, supply chain planning, production operations, workforce planning, and logistics — strengthened by acquisitions of Quintiq and Ortems. Key competitors include Siemens Digital Industries Software, PTC, Autodesk, Hexagon AB, Bentley Systems, ANSYS, Altair, Synopsys, Aspen Technology, and AVEVA.
From a supply chain perspective, integrated planning methodologies include S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning), S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution), IBP (Integrated Business Planning), and DDMRP (Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning). A virtual twin (digital twin) represents the real-time digital equivalent of a physical asset — a foundational concept of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 — used throughout the design, manufacturing, maintenance, and operational lifecycle. Leading virtual twin platforms include NVIDIA Omniverse, Microsoft Azure Digital Twins, AWS IoT TwinMaker, Siemens Xcelerator, PTC ThingWorx, and GE Digital Predix. Major integrated planning software providers include Kinaxis Maestro, o9 Solutions, Blue Yonder Cognitive Solutions, SAP IBP, Oracle SCM, Anaplan, OneStream, Workday Adaptive, JDA, Manhattan Active, RELEX Solutions, ToolsGroup, John Galt Solutions, Logility, and Demand Solutions. In summary, the Hexcel and Dassault Systèmes webinar presents industry professionals with a clear case study demonstrating the practical application of integrated intelligence and virtual twin technologies for the global composite materials supply chain.
Key Takeaways:
1. Hexcel is consolidating disconnected supply chain tools into a single integrated process.
2. Dassault Systèmes DELMIA delivers AI, virtual twin, and real-time execution integration.
3. Speakers include Daniel Carrick (Hexcel), Adrian Wood (DELMIA), and Sarah Barnes-Humphrey.
4. Hexcel is a key composite materials supplier to Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed, and Vestas.
5. Virtual twins and S&OP/IBP are core integrated planning methodologies.
