Press Release
March 2014
Take responsibility and improve business performance with Integrated Business Planning webinar
Business improvement specialists Oliver Wight are hosting a free webinar for senior executives of manufacturing, distribution, service and government organisations entitled ‘Drive business performance with Integrated Business Planning: It’s your responsibility’ on 26th March 2014 at 12.00pm(GMT).
“Every company tries to ensure execution is aligned to its overall strategy but poor planning and silo behaviours can cause frustration across the business and lead to sub-optimal performance,” says Oliver Wight partner, Liam Harrington.“Integrated Business Planning (IBP) can help you overcome those performance pitfalls.”
Hosted by Oliver Wight associates Liam Harrington and Andy Walker, the hour-long webinar highlights the benefits of a common sense approach that allows senior management to plan and manage the entire organisation over a 24 month horizon or more, resulting in quantifiable improvements to business performance.
After the webinar, delegates will:
- Understand what Integrated Business Planning is and how it can enable strategy execution and business alignment;
- Identify the critical success factorsthat must be in place for more holistic management;
- Recognise who needs to be involved to successfully execute against a common plan.
“Integrated Business Planning is a real asset in the current business environment; it will allow you to align the strategic and tactical plans each month, and allocate critical resources - people, equipment, inventory, materials, time and money - to satisfy customers in the most profitable way,” explains Walker.
To register for free, visit the site here.After registration, if you cannot attend the webinar, it will be available to download on demand. For more information on Oliver Wight please contact Zoe Davis on +44 (0) 1452 397209 or email .
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 customersand 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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Zoe DavisSteve Lipscombe
Oliver Wight EAMERONIN Marketing Limited
+44 (0) 20 3326 5040