ENGINES
Jon Bach · TheEnginesBehind · Built in NorthLogicLab

The Engine
Behind
the Decision

Compliance is not a variable. It's a license to operate.
I build engines that transform regulatory pressure into competitive advantage —
and compliance as a cost into compliance as a service that creates profit.

See what I build → GitHub ↗
▸ PPWR / EPR / DPP ▸ Packaging Tender Evaluation ▸ Vendor Managed Inventory ▸ Decision Intelligence ▸ Cross-country Cost Modelling ▸ Regulatory Compliance Engines ▸ SAP Integration ▸ e-Procurement Automation ▸ PPWR / EPR / DPP ▸ Packaging Tender Evaluation ▸ Vendor Managed Inventory ▸ Decision Intelligence ▸ Cross-country Cost Modelling ▸ Regulatory Compliance Engines ▸ SAP Integration ▸ e-Procurement Automation
Philosophy
01
The engine drives value.
Others take the spotlight.
I build the systems that make decisions possible — traceable, explainable and economically sound. The output speaks. I don't need to.
02
Complexity is the input.
Clarity is the product.
Multi-layer materials. Country-specific regulations. Imperfect data. These aren't obstacles — they're exactly where structured decision logic creates the most value.
03
Excel is not a decision engine.
It just pretends to be.
Manual evaluation leads to inconsistent decisions, invisible risk and dependency on individual knowledge. Structured engines don't forget. They don't have bad days.
04
Regulation is not a cost.
It's a decision variable.
PPWR, EPR and DPP are economic forces — not compliance checkboxes. The organisations that treat them as inputs to decision models will outperform those that treat them as risk.
What I Build
PTDE
Active · POC
Packaging Tender Decision Engine — replaces Excel-based tender evaluation with structured, line-level scoring across commercial, technical and regulatory dimensions. Handles PPWR/EPR impact, multi-material complexity and spend-weighted supplier aggregation. Built in C# / Blazor.
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ESL System
Deployed
Electronic Shelf Label automation — two-button VMI interface that triggers order lines via REST API, pools orders by site, converts to CSV/EDI and pushes to SAP. Eliminates manual replenishment across warehouse locations. Live in production.
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Cost Intelligence
In Use
Cross-country pricing model tracking cost impact and % movement across 7 countries and 7 business units in real time. Replaces manual monthly reporting with structured, supplier-level visibility. Built for packaging category management.
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Regulus
Vision · Roadmap
Modular decision platform for areas where regulation, data quality and economic outcomes are tightly connected. PTDE is the first module. Designed for extensibility across PPWR interpretation, EPR fee logic, DPP documentation and supplier risk — by country and domain.
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Profile

"I work in the intersection of procurement, operations and IT — building engines that make complex decisions simple, traceable and independent of Excel."

Current
System Specialist · Scandi Standard
Domain
Digital Procurement · PPWR/EPR/DPP · Decision Intelligence · Vendor Onboarding · e-Procurement
Reach
7 countries · 7 business units · Nordic & European markets
Lab
NorthLogicLab — the lab where crazy ideas become structured engines
Location
Aalborg, Denmark
Academic foundation
HD International Business, CBS — cluster theory, competitive advantage and knowledge economics
Stack
C# / .NET
Core
Blazor
Frontend
REST API
Integration
SAP / EDI
ERP
Power BI
Analytics
Excel / CSV
Data I/O
PPWR / EPR
Regulatory
AI / RAG
Intelligence