Press Release

March 2015
Oliver Wight to host seminar for senior executives on planning for
growth in a volatile environment
Business improvement specialists, Oliver Wight, are hosting the next seminar in their
thought leadership series, titled Predictability out of complexity: Planning for growth
in a volatile environment. The event is for senior executives, to be held at The Belfry
Hotel, West Midlands, on May 20th 2015, looking to improve their business performance
post-recession.
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.
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 theyve 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 wouldnt 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 zowie.newman@oliverwight-eame.com and/or
+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 24month horizon, while Oliver Wights 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 organisations processes, and reach and sustain excellent business
performance. With a track record of more 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
Zoe Davis
Oliver Wight EAME
zoe.davis@oliverwight-eame.com
www.oliverwight-eame.com

Steve Lipscombe
RONIN Marketing Limited
+44 (0) 20 3326 5040
stevel@roninmarketing.co.uk
www.roninmarketing.co.uk