Driving Resilience Through Local for Local

A Conversation with Alexander Loos 

In today’s fast changing global environment, resilient supply chains and agile production networks are no longer optional, they’re essential. At medmix, this transformation is being shaped by leaders who understand both the complexity of global operations and the growing importance of serving customers close to their markets. 

One of these leaders is Alexander Loos, Head of Operations and Supply Chain in Haag. His team plays an important role in ensuring medmix delivers high quality solutions efficiently, reliably, and sustainably. Especially within industries like Dental, where precision and supply continuity are essential, this always makes the difference.

A Role Built on End-to-End Responsibility 

Alexander describes his role as deeply embedded in medmix’s strategic backbone. From procurement, warehousing and logistics, to production operations until the final order fulfillment, his team oversees the entire value chain end-to-end.

He is centrally involved in all strategic decisions related to geographical production setup and the selection and management of medmix supply chain partners. His goal is to ensure that the supply chain is resilient, cost-efficient, and aligned with long-term business objectives. This means going far beyond daily operations. He is also responsible for driving continuous improvement, strengthening collaboration with suppliers, and ensuring that medmix’s operational capabilities support long-term growth and consistent product quality. 

Local-for-Local: Agile, Connected, and Customer Driven  

As medmix continues to expand its localized production footprint, Alexander emphasizes a key point: local production sites never operate in isolation.

Establishing production facilities close to endmarkets does not imply that these sites work independently while the term "local for local" is often associated with autonomy, at medmix it explicitly means local execution within a globally connected system. Our strength comes from collaboration and connection across the entire global network.

Local‑for‑local is not simply about geographic proximity. It is a strategic model that blends the advantages of regional production with the stability of a global network and support. Plants coordinate capacities, share expertise, and support each other during market fluctuations or supply challenges.

This integrated network allows medmix to:

• Maintain consistent quality standards across all regions
• Respond faster to customer needs
• Balance manufacturing capacities
• Reduce risk exposure to global disruptions

While regional sourcing reduces dependency on external global supply chains, strong internal global collaboration within medmix remains a key pillar of resilience.

And for customers, it means having a partner who is not only close by but also backed by a wide operational backbone. 

What Local‑for‑Local Really Means for Customers 

When asked to define the concept in his own words, Alexander frames it simply and powerfully: “Local-for-Local means delivering high quality products to the communities where our employees live and work, fostering pride and accountability.” 

Alexander with Hannes Schäpel, Warehouse Logistics Manager in Haag 

For customers, this translates directly into:

In industries such as Dental where precision components, mixing systems, and application devices must be available reliably—these advantages directly support business continuity and patient care. 

Looking Ahead: Building Even More Resilience 

When talking about the future, Alexander is clear: resilience will continue to be a priority.

 Availability of products and avoiding reliance on a single pillar anywhere in the supply chain will be key. This includes applying lessons from recent global disruptions as best as possible and further strengthening the company’s interconnected production network.

By knowing that you have to monitor your downwards supply chain and avoid single source situations wherever possible, you need to adapt the production network under your direct control as resilient as possible as well.

In conclusion, a local-for-local approach remains the backbone of medmix’s long-term strategy; at the same time, recent developments have highlighted the value of complementing this model with a selective hybrid approach to further increase flexibility and robustness. 

A Stronger, Smarter Supply Chain for a Changing World 

Through leaders like Alexander Loos, medmix is redefining what it means to operate globally, while serving customers locally. By combining regional proximity with global collaboration, the company ensures that all segments benefit from:

• Faster service
• Increased flexibility
• Greater supply stability
• Stronger customer relationships

In a world where disruptions have become the norm, medmix’s local‑for‑local strategy is not just timely. It’s transformative. 

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