The components of Industrial Excellence To cope with the constant increase in customer requirements, the implementation of an efficient and agile supply chain is a real competitive advantage for companies. This supply chain is managed using a global planning which integrates all levels from the I...
By Liam Harrington and Anne Marie Kilkenny, Associates at Oliver Wight FC Company background information The FC Company is a global business based in Rotterdam. It specialises in premium baking ingredients. Turnover is €6bn. The business has a matrix structure. There are 3 divisions: C...
By Liam Harrington and Anne Marie Kilkenny, Associates at Oliver Wight In our privileged position we get to be both part of the change that clients go through and also to observe it as an outsider. As a result we have decades of experience of what change involves and also what affects people&rsqu...
By Liam Harrington and Anne Marie Kilkenny, Associates at Oliver Wight If you read the last blog you’ll know that we hit a bit of a delay while the Integrated Business Planning design teams were finalised. There were some last minute changes and swaps but now we’re into it! There has ...
By Liam Harrington and Anne Marie Kilkenny, Associates at Oliver Wight Liam and I were just reflecting on the Integrated Business Planning design workshops that we conducted for the FC Company over the last 6 weeks. It has been pretty intense and so many things have happened it’s quite hard...
By Oliver Wight Partner, Andrew Purton As I conclude my reflections on changes in the world of business over the past 30 years of working for Oliver Wight, I delve into the healthcare industry and share my thoughts on healthcare sector challenges, fallbacks, and lessons to be learnt from other in...
1. How long have you worked for Oliver Wight? I’ve worked with Oliver Wight for over 20 years, and it all started with my first meeting with them on a Class A program back in 1996. Since then, we’ve collaborated on three programs together over the years, before I eventually joined as...
1. How long have you worked for Oliver Wight? Officially I joined Oliver Wight in 2017, but I’ve been working with them as a client since 1997. This has been with three different organisations, the last of which involved an Integrated Business Planning (IBP) roll out across a global organis...
How long have you worked for Oliver Wight? 5.5 years What’s your background? i.e. university, previous roles; BA in Modern Languages at the University of Bradford, before 4 years in Customer Service & Contract Management at Baker Perkins, an industrial confectionary and bak...