Oliver Wight showcase Supply Chain Optimization and IBP with new YouTube video series
Business improvement firm Oliver Wight has released a series of videos highlighting the challenges that can be overcome by implementing Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Supply Chain Optimization and the substantial benefits that come as a result.
Featuring inspiring customer case studies and expert advice from Oliver Wight Associates, the videos provide an insight into the practical application of the Integrated Business Planning and Supply Chain Optimization processes pioneered by Oliver Wight. The five videos, which complement the company's white paper and educational workshop portfolios, are titled:
- ‘How to optimise the supply chain with Oliver Wight’
- ‘How to reduce supply chain costs with Oliver Wight’
- ‘Supply Chain Optimization in the manufacturing industry’
- ‘Implementing Integrated Business Planning: working effectively with consultants’
- ‘Achieving Class A Business Excellence with Oliver Wight’
‘How to reduce supply chain costs with Oliver Wight’
“Optimisation is about making sure the supply chain is completely aligned with what the business is trying to deliver strategically and making sure it is fit for purpose,” Oliver Wight Associate, Anne Marie Kilkenny, explains. “This results in significant savings.”
‘Supply Chain Optimization in the manufacturing industry’
Quality Furniture Company (QFC) has been working with Oliver Wight to optimise a complex supply chain and shares a story of success in one of the case studies presented in the videos. “We needed systems and processes that made short lead times not just a promise, but something we could deliver in reality,” David Bramwell, Managing Director, recalls. “Oliver Wight helped us manage and integrate our supply chain so that we are in control of our business.”
‘Achieving Class A Business Excellence with Oliver Wight’
Akzo Nobel Packaging Coatings Inks has achieved the Class A standard for IBP and Supply Chain Optimization, which has brought substantial financial benefits. Michael Snape, Supply Chain Manager, reflects on the path to business excellence: “Before we met Oliver Wight, we were struggling to meet demand following a business acquisition. Oliver Wight provided the support and the education framework to build people’s confidence back up and get us to a position of sustainable business performance.”
To find out more about Integrated Business Planning and optimising the supply chain, watch the video series on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/OliverWight) or visit the Oliver Wight website (www.oliverwight-eame.com).
More information:
Zoe Davis
Oliver Wight EAME
zoe.davis@oliverwight-eame.com
Notes to editors
About Oliver Wight
Oliver Wight has a 40 year track record of delivering business improvement to some of the world’s best-known organisations. With a team of professionals offering a wealth of experience, Oliver Wight is the largest consultancy of its type, with offices throughout Europe, South Africa, North and South America, and the Asia Pacific region. We believe that sustainable business improvement can’t be delivered by external consultants but only by our clients’ own people, so unlike other consultancy firms, we transfer our knowledge to them, helping deliver performance levels and financial results that last.
Integrated Business Planning
At the leading edge of management thinking and practice, our Integrated Business Planning (IBP) model lies at the heart of our clients’ journey to outstanding business performance. Oliver Wight are the originators of sales and operations planning (S&OP) and IBP can most simply be described as advanced S&OP. However, unlike S&OP, IBP brings a truly strategic perspective, integrating diverse processes - in the extended supply chain, product and customer portfolios, customer demand and strategic planning - into one seamless management process.
Supply Chain Design and Optimization
Oliver Wight supply chain design and optimization allows organisations to understand their position within the extended supply chain; identify where value is being created and destroyed; develop profitable relationships with suppliers customers and consumers; and optimize their supply chain (however complex) for the ultimate in customer service and business performance.
Performance Benchmarking for Supply Chain
Oliver Wight Performance Benchmarking provides a qualitative and quantitative assessment of supply chain performance, allowing organisations to identify opportunities for improving customer service at the same time as dramatically reducing supply chain costs.
Meeting the Class A Standard
The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist is the longest standing and most successful business assessment tool. The latest, Sixth Edition, raises the bar, and sets ever more demanding standards for companies on their journey to business excellence and the Oliver Wight Class A standard.
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