Unlock full financial potential of IBP with Oliver Wight and Oracle’s Interactive Workshop

Leading business improvement specialists, Oliver Wight EAME, are working with Oracle to present the many benefits of Integrated Business Planning (IBP). The companies are jointly hosting an interactive workshop in the Knightsbridge Suite at the Oracle Offices in London on 27th November 2013.

The one-day executive level workshop will demonstrate the ways in which Integrated Business Planning (Advanced Sales and Operation Planning, S&OP) can give customers absolute control over all demand, product and supply chain processes, unlocking full financial potential and resulting in substantial benefits to the bottom line. The day includes an overview of IBP, a tutorial on enabling technology and inspiring examples of IBP in practice.

Oliver Wight partner Jerry Shanahan will be presenting at the workshop. Shanahan has held a number of senior positions in both the electronics and medical device industries previously; he will draw upon a wealth of experience in leading change initiatives in multi-national corporations based in Europe and the US.

“It is important to find a solution that provides the critical link between top-down financial plans and bottom-up operational plans, so they are robust and developed to meet the needs of the strategic goals.” Jerry Shanahan explains. “Companies that are successfully implementing Integrated Business Planning now have an effective process in place for aligning and realigning their strategic, business and operational objectives and core processes across all functions in their organisations. This results in a positive financial impact.”

The Oliver Wight and Oracle workshop provides a valuable opportunity to learn more about Integrated Business Planning and how this highly effective process can be used to reach business excellence. The event begins at 9.00 am and will conclude at 4.00 pm.

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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