Press Release

May 2016

Oliver Wight to host Integrated Business Planning Think Tank with

events group, Industry Dynamics
Leading business transformation consultants, Oliver Wight, are hosting an exclusive
Think Tank for 15 carefully selected supply chain professionals in Dusseldorf,
Germany on 24th May 2016. The event will focus on driving corporate growth through
the use of Integrated Business Planning.
Moderating the workshop are Oliver Wight Associates and thought-leaders on this topic, Liam
Harrington and Debbie Bowen-Heaton who will demonstrate how organisations can overcome
current and future challenges to transform their businesses, with the insights needed to
ensure the IBP process delivers the value it should.
IBP is a common sense process for aligning the company plans every month to help
businesses allocate resources to satisfy customers in the most profitable way, explains
Harrington. Companies that implement Integrated Business Planning well are more efficient,
more effective and make more money than those who do not, he continues.
Following on from the success of last years Think Tank, the focused session will be
conducted under Chatham House rules, providing an open and honest forum where senior
executives can network with their peers and share concerns over current and future issues.
Guest speaker Neill Hunt, Head of Corporate Strategy at Element Six, will discuss real life
case studies. The group will explore, amongst others, exploring the eight key issues:
decision making for future growth; commodity pricing; reorganisation; talent development;
regulatory restrictions; political uncertainty; currency volatility; and emerging technologies.
The day co-hosted by Industry Dynamics, organisers of the annual Supply Chain and
Logistics Summit, will commence with breakfast networking from 8:30am with the closed-door
Think Tank session starting at 9:30am. Lunch will be served at 12:30pm in an informal setting
to facilitate further networking.
The results of the Think Tank will be released by Oliver Wight at the Supply Chain and
Logistics Summit in Barcelona on 21st June 2016.
Please visit the Oliver Wight website for more information or contact Zoe Davies on
zoe.davies@oliverwight-eame.com.

Notes to editors
About Oliver Wight
At Oliver Wight, we believe sustainable business improvement can only be deliveredby 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 Wights extended Supply Chain Planning
and Optimization ensures your supply chain is designed and structured to deliver best-inclass customer service with minimal costs. Using the Oliver Wight Maturity Model to pursue
our globally recognised Class A standard for best practice will determinea tailored
improvement journey for you to develop your organisations processes, and reach and sustain
excellent business performance. With a track record ofmore than 40 years of helping some of
the worlds best-known organisations, Oliver Wight will help you define your companys vision
for the future and deliver performance and financial results that last.

More information
Zowie NewmanZoe Davis
Oliver Wight EAME
zoewie.davisnewman@oliverwight-eame.com
www.oliverwight-eame.com

Caroline Cross
RONIN Marketing Limited
+44 (0) 20 3326 5039
caroline@roninmarketing.co.uk
www.roninmarketing.co.uk