Luc Bongaerts is business development manager at OM Partners since 2009. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, regarding integration of scheduling and shop floor control of holonic manufacturing systems. That is particularly relevant for Industry 4.0, as holonic manufacturing was part of the Intelligent Manufacturing Initiative that focused on autonomous and cooperating agents organizing themselves to form agile, adaptive and high-performance production systems for the 21st century. Luc is active in Supply Chain Management for 25 years. His experience includes several SCM projects at metals companies, focusing on delivering true value through integrated supply chain planning.