It’s a case of tail wagging the dog
It’s a case of tail wagging the dog
Traditional supply chain costs make up 5-10% of the Profit and Loss, where true operating costs (including materials) make up 60-70%, yet so many businesses talk about how they optimised their supply chain in isolation to the true operating costs; very few connect the two. Doing so can unlock so much more in delivering a business strategy. Our CEO Paul Eastwood shares his thoughts...
‘Spare’ a Thought for Hindsight
‘Spare’ a Thought for Hindsight
As consultants of choice for manufacturers, we often work with clients who have almost no inventory of critical spare components for their assets and machinery. Our Engineering expert Jack O'Brien shares his thoughts on how holding critical spares can improve business performance...
BREAD & BUTTER SUCCESS STORY
BREAD & BUTTER SUCCESS STORY
Delivering result-oriented support to organisations throughout the value stream is in our DNA and as part of our social responsibility we endeavor to use our capabilities for a good cause wherever possible. With this is mind, we collaborated with 'The Bread & Butter Project’ to help provide solutions to some of the challenges they were facing. Read the success story here...
reinventing the performance review
reinventing the performance review
We knew there must be a better way to review performance in a simple but exhaustive manner; after months of research and development, we are proud to introduce the Business Analytics Dashboard…
Open for Collaboration
Open for Collaboration
In a recent interview with Inside FMCG Woolworths chief Brad Banducci said: “We’ve gone from being reactive […] to being much more collaborative and much more forward looking with suppliers”. Woolworths has been working with PFD Fresh to Go and Pollen Consulting Group to harness savings in the end-to-end value chain.