The London Underground Map has long been an example of fantastic graphic design and cartographic innovation; simplifying the complex labyrinth of the tube network and providing a straightforward representation of the many routes, connections and … Read More →
Putting the ‘T’ into Leadership
No, it’s not an example of our bad spelling; it’s a way of overcoming ‘silo thinking’ and looking at a critical leadership quality necessary for establishing joined-up thinking and behaviour. Beyond the Function… Most big, … Read More →
Asking the Right Questions
We want answers! We want accurate forecasts; we want to know the specific, measurable, actions that will give us the outcomes we desire; we want opportunities without the risk; we want certainty, whatever the circumstances; … Read More →
The ‘Gap’ – Excuses or Creative Tension?
‘Mind the gap’ is a phrase that will be familiar to passengers of subway systems the world over. While clearly a warning in the context of passengers crossing the gap between the station platform and … Read More →
The Transformation Roller Coaster – Grandma’s Advice
Grandma is on to something. Despite the rhetoric – annual reports, internal pronouncements and management fads awash with the platitudes of ‘transformational change’, ‘breakthrough performance’, ‘step-change results’, et al – most organisations still choose, consciously … Read More →
In-House, Big Consultants or a Boutique Firm?
At the inaugural IBF London meet-up on Tuesday (www.ibf.org) to hear an interesting presentation from the Business Integration Manager at McCormick (UK) Ltd. on the efforts they have been making to improve demand planning and … Read More →
The Impossible Horizon Question
We’re often asked how long the horizon should be for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)/ Integrated Business Planning (IBP). 12 months, 18 months rolling, 2 year ends, 24 months, or something else. As usual it … Read More →
Leading S&OP – Beware the Dark Side
If you are reading this because you found StrataBridge via a Google search, you are quite possibly a supply chain professional thinking about how best to develop Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) or Integrated Business … Read More →
Trade-offs – in B&W or Colour?
Making trade-offs is an integral part of developing meaningful strategies, a critical element of owning a particular space in your customers’ mind, and a powerful means of focusing your organisation on what to do to … Read More →
The Growth-Control Paradox – A Webinar
VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) is the new normal in global business. After decades of building finely wrought supply chains, it took just a few days of “Black Swan” events in the past year … Read More →