S&OP, IBP, CRM, SCM, NPD, PLM... WTF!?! Forget the acronyms. You are looking for results, not management fads or disconnected initiatives. StrataBridge helps organisations translate STRATEGY into ACTION and RESULTS The world is becoming an increasingly interconnected and interdependent place. The pace of change continues to accelerate. Both new threats and new opportunities are arising faster than ever... There is a competitive
premium on clear, focused strategic choices, rapid decision-making, coherent action, and the joined-up 'course-correction' processes and behaviours to remain on track. We believe this continually
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opportunities for growth and improved
performance for those companies willing and
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Change, strategy, innovation, culture…

We work with leadership teams on strategy development, deployment and delivery.

We help leaders at all levels to balance the existing with the new, stability and change, rapid results and sustainability.

We help leaders move their organisations from an existing condition to a preferred one.

We help organisations work cross-functionally, establishing the processes, routines and behaviours to work collaboratively towards their goals.

Down-to-earth advice for a rapidly changing world…

Who We Work For.

 

  • 3M
  • Kimberly-Clark
  • Iglo
  • Jaguar Land-Rover
  • Burton's Biscuits
  • Abbott
  • Formica
  • Anheuser Busch
  • Walgreens
  • Findus
  • Astra Zeneca
  • Dr Oetker
  • Community Care
  • Heinz
  • Johns Manville
  • Campbells
  • Kronenbourg
  • Lantmannen
  • LINPAC
  • Coca-Cola
  • Maxxium
  • Mars
  • PZ Cussons
  • SC Johnson
  • Master foods
  • Mass Discounters
  • Compass Minerals
  • Gardman
  • DB Schenker
  • Muller logo
  • Syngenta
  • Shell
  • BD
  • Baxters
  • Unilever
  • Beam Suntory
  • Boots

Recent thoughts.

 

What we do.

Strategy Development

Strategy Development


We work with Senior Leadership teams to help them to identify their strategic options, and clarify their ‘where to play’ and ‘how to win’ choices.

 

Strategy Maps & Dashboards

Strategy Maps & Dashboards


Once the strategic choices are made, we develop the balanced scorecards, dashboards and strategy maps that make the strategy clear for people throughout the business for communication and organisational alignment.

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Process Design

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Process Design


The most effective way for a business to deliver it’s strategy is with a good S&OP or IBP process. We have been helping businesses design S&OP and IBP processes that work at country / business unit level and also at regional and global level for over 20 years.

 

Innovation Process Design

Innovation Process Design


Strategic choices invariably demand growth from innovative products or processes. We help organisations develop structured processes to deliver a constant flow of innovation, and critically, put in place the links into the day-to-day business.

 

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Transitions

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Transitions


Once the S&OP or IBP process is designed we help businesses successfully manage the transition from the current silo based ways of working to an inter-dependent cross-functional way of working.

 

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Assessments

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Assessments


Making a culture change such as S&OP and IBP is difficult. Regular external process assessments identify the priority issues for improvement, continue the education process, and keep attention focused on the change as the transition progresses.

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Sustainability

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Sustainability


You’ve set up a S&OP or IBP process and worked your way through the first cycle or two. Without continual investment in behavioural change and supporting tools, early success has a habit of fading away. We can help you make the process stick.

 

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Turnarounds

S&OP / IBP / SIOP Turnarounds


Our long experience in the field means that we know the keys to S&OP and IBP success, but not every consultancy is the same. There is no one size fits all recipe. So if you have a failing S&OP process and need a turnaround, please get in touch.

 

How we do it.

Run Strategy Development Workshops

Run Strategy Development Workshops


We work with Senior Leadership teams in a workshop setting to help them to understand their business environments, identify their strategic options, and clarify their ‘where to play’ and ‘how to win’ choices.

 

Provide Remote Consulting by Videoconference

Provide Remote Consulting by Videoconference


In addition to traditional face to face consulting and coaching, we also provide bite-sized chunks of support, delivered via videoconference or telephone. Either sign up for a programme or pay by the hour.

Deliver On-Premise Consulting and Coaching

Deliver On-Premise Consulting and Coaching


Face to face working with one of our highly experienced consultants is the most effective way for us to transfer knowledge to your team. We work with you to build your own solutions, not impose someone else’s ‘best practice’ on you.

 

Complete S&OP / IBP / SIOP Process Assessments

Complete S&OP / IBP / SIOP Process Assessments


Using the StrataBridge Assessment Guide we will review your process and identify the priorities for improvement. The assessment includes reviews of key meetings, interviews with process leaders, a documentation review and a feedback session.

 

Provide Project Management Support

Provide Project Management Support


If you don’t have in-house project and change management capability, we have an array of project and change management tools available to support your transition.

 

Run Role-Playing Games to Facilitate Team Development

Run Role-Playing Games to Facilitate Team Development


One of the best ways for teams to learn and develop is by game playing. We offer the Minimum Foods S&OP game where your people can take on fictional personas in a consumer goods company and resolve the business crisis that has occurred.

Conduct S&OP Design & Education Workshops

Conduct S&OP Design & Education Workshops


We run interactive workshops to help you create your own S&OP process. Whether a one-off Board Education and Scoping workshop or a series of Process Design and Education workshops, we will tailor our workshops to your precise needs.

 

Facilitate Supply Chain Collaboration Workshops

Facilitate Supply Chain Collaboration Workshops


Using the StrataBridge Collaboration Roadmap we facilitate workshops for supply chain partners to investigate each partner’s perception of the current state of collaboration, establish a consensus on the ‘as-is’ position, and develop a future ‘to-be’ plan.

 

“Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. And the nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression.”

Sir John Harvey Jones, businessman (1924–2008)

Get In Touch.

 

    Contact details

    Email: ideal.world@stratabridge.com

    Phone Chris on: +44 (0) 7802 252003

    Company Registration Number

    06902407

    Registered Office

    StrataBridge Ltd.

    Weir Cottage

    2 Laindon Road

    Billericay

    Essex

    CM12 9LD

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