Chemicals

The chemical industry continues to deal with significant challenges including increasing safety and environmental requirements. At the same time, consolidation and globalization of the industry presents problems and opportunities in terms of business strategy, supply chain design, and information systems.

Flexibility and responsiveness along with cost-out pressure and increasing customer requirements challenge the industry. The requirement to deploy business strategy effectively continues to highlight the need for Integrated Business Planning processes.

We have worked with some of the world’s best-known chemical businesses, including AkzoNobel, BASF, Borealis, Borouge, BWA Water Additives, Crown Paints, DSM, Famar, Hempel, Nufarm, Oleon, Sun Chemical, and Synthomer. We have helped them transform their way of working to tackle challenges through business excellence programs, so they can plan with greater certainty in an increasingly uncertain world.

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Latest white papers & case studies

Using Integrated Business Planning to bring your sustainability strategy to life

While aligning business operations with environmental stewardship has been discussed for decades, it has never been as critical as in the current global context. 

Deploying Strategy with Integrated Business Planning – Management Business Review

This paper provides an overview of the fifth step in the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process – The Management Business Review (MBR) – and its significance in shaping the future direction of the business and what it takes to be effective.

Deploying Strategy with Integrated Business Planning – The Integrated Reconciliation Review

This paper considers the role of the fourth step in the IBP process, the Integrated Reconciliation Review (IRR). In the IRR, the unresolved issues from the previous three steps are filtered and, where they cannot be addressed, prepared for escalation to

Doom looms or opportunity awaits

Discover how your organization can harness procurement and purchasing to maintain profitability in an uncertain world.

Deploying Strategy with Integrated Business Planning - Connecting Strategy to Execution

This white paper demonstrates the principles of connecting strategy to plans and execution in each business function using IBP as the means of deployment.

Assumptions Management Part 2: Structural Integrity

In part one of this white paper, we covered the 10 keys to effective assumption management. Part two investigates the structures and frameworks available to source and stimulate the thinking behind a company’s plans.

Navigating the decision: behavior, empowerment, and integration to support the information revolution

The higher up you go in most organizations, the more unreliable & challenging the information that drives decision making becomes. In this paper, we outline why leaders need to focus on business alignment to deliver a decision-making strategy that works.

From complexity to simplicity: The power of aligning people, process, and technology

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) helps organizations take a holistic view of their operations. It’s not about just co-ordinating every function around a well-defined strategy.

Assumptions Management Part 1: Controlling your future in an uncertain world

In this paper, we outline 10 keys to effective assumption management.

Five key factors to speed up your successful IBP journey: Intelligent solutions meet your integrated process.

In this paper, we outline five key steps to enabling a more integrated, sophisticated, and cost-effective IBP integration.

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Überall auf der Welt lässt sich zurzeit ein besorgniserregender Trend beobachten: Kunden wird Integrated Business Planning (IBP) verkauft, geliefert aber wird einfaches, traditionelles S&OP unter falschem Etikett.

Transformer son S&OP en IBP

Beaucoup d'entreprises ne retirent pas tous les bénéfices potentiels de leur processus S & OP, car ce dernier n’a pas évolué au fil des ans et reste un simple équilibrage demande / supply. Oliver Wight a fait évolué le processus vers la Planification Inté

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Latest videos and webinars

Oliver Wight Conference Highlights

Highlights from Oliver Wight's third annual conference in 2016.

Oliver Wight Event For Healthcare Leaders

Highlights from Oliver Wight's 2018 event for healthcare leaders

Brexit: What next for British companies?

With the future still full of uncertainty how can British companies plan ahead?

Brexit Conference Highlights 2018

Highlights from Oliver Wight's 2018 conference about the impact of Brexit on businesses and their supply chains.

Creating Organisations of the Future, Today

Highlights from our unique workshop which took place in November 2019, focusing on the future of Integrated Business Planning, known as Enterprise Business Planning.

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