Oliver Wight To Host Seminar For Senior Executives On Planning For Growth In A Volatile Environment

Europe, April 22, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Analyst firm Gartner predicts that 69 percent of organisations will increase their spending on Integrated Business Planning (IBP)/S&OP in the ‘next 6-12 months’. During the seminar, Oliver Wight thought leaders will address both current practises in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes, as well as the future of IBP for organisations facing the challenges that come with growing a business in a volatile economic climate.

“Not all IBP processes are created equal. Get off to the wrong start and at best, you will only have disillusionment and a large expenditure to show for it,” explains Oliver Wight Partner, Liam Harrington. “Businesses need to take their Integrated Business Planning process to the next level of maturity if they are to avoid being left behind by the competition.”

"Not all IBP processes are created equal. Get off to the wrong start and at best, you will only have disillusionment and a large expenditure to show for it."

Liam Harrington, Oliver Wight Partner

Senior executives will review the key principles behind Integrated Business Planning, and learn how to implement it to meet demand in the most efficient and profitable way. Delegates will also be taught how to integrate what they’ve learnt into their entire organisation, not just the supply chain, as well as pursuing collaborative IBP to deliver tangible business benefits.

“Integrated Business Planning helped us to manage, optimise and integrate our plans into the supply chain so that we felt in control of our business,” says Managing Director of Quality Furniture Company, David Bramwell, who has been working with Oliver Wight for almost a decade. “Without Oliver Wight, we simply wouldn’t be here now.”

There are just 60 places available for this event, which includes a networking lunch. For more information, please contact Zowie Newman at +44 (0) 1452 397220.

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About Oliver Wight

At Oliver Wight, we believe sustainable business improvement can only be delivered
by your own people; so, unlike other consultancy firms, we transfer our knowledge to you. Pioneers of Sales and Operations Planning and originators of the fundamentals behind supply chain planning, Oliver Wight professionals are the acknowledged industry thought leaders for Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Integrated Business Planning allows your senior executives to plan and manage the entire organisation over a 24-month horizon, while Oliver Wight’s extended Supply Chain Planning and Optimization ensures your supply chain is designed and structured to deliver best-in-class customer service with minimal costs. Using the Oliver Wight Maturity Model to pursue our globally recognised Class A standard for best practice will determine
a tailored improvement journey for you to develop your organisation’s processes, and reach and sustain excellent business performance. With a track record of
more than 40 years of helping some of the world’s best-known organisations, Oliver Wight will help you define your company’s vision for the future and deliver performance and financial results that last.

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