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Integrated Business Planning: Linking financial decision-making to supply chain performance
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In today’s challenging macro climate, the pressure to balance financial objectives with operational realities has never been greater. However, many organisations suffer from a lack of alignment between their finance, product management and supply chain professionals which leads to sub-optimal performance and reduced profitability.
Connecting the disparate parts of the enterprise and delivering real-time supply chain visibility is the key to creating an integrated business where financial objectives marry operational capabilites to improve cash cycles whilst maintaining customer service levels.
So how do you do it and what is best in class?
In its latest research on the topic, Aberdeen Group has surveyed 129 enterprises to identify the critical factors behind successful Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
By attending this webast you will learn how to:
- Balance financial needs with operational imperatives to create a truly integrated business approach
- Develop an optimised inventory management strategy that frees working capital whilst maintaining service levels
- Create a holistic approach to revenue and cost that supports strategic decision making and moves away from a siloed process
All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the original 30 page report, published by Aberdeen Group.
Recorded:
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Duration:
72 minutes
Presented by:
Nari Viswanathan, vice president and principal analyst, Aberdeen Group
Christian Verstraete, chief technology officer worldwide manufacturing & distribution industries, Hewlett-Packard
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Nari Viswanathan, vice president and principal analyst, Aberdeen Group
Nari Viswanathan is Vice President and Principal Analyst for the Aberdeen Group's Supply Chain Management Practice. Nari Viswanathan heads up the supply chain planning practice and counsels enterprises on their supply chain planning strategies in areas such as sales and operations planning, demand management, inventory management, network design, and customer/ supplier collaboration with specific emphasis on financial performance. Nari also covers the Software as a Service, B2B collaboration and process integration coverage areas. Nari is part of the SCM research team, and possesses a very strong understanding of adjacent supply chain areas like TMS, WMS and Distributed Order Management.
Nari’s current role includes creating a research agenda for the SCP practice for a rolling period of 18 months, vetting and finalizing the research calendar, supporting advisory clients, developing benchmark reports, developing an enterprise advisory council and advising on vendor go to market strategies. A special focus for Nari is Industry Vertical research. Key vertical industries managed within the practice include Discrete (Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Aerospace and Defense), Process (Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals, Metals, Oil, Gas), Consumer Industries (Apparel, Footwear, Consumer Packaged Goods, Consumer Durables, Retail, Distribution), High-tech sector (Computer Equipment and Peripherals, Semiconductors).
Nari is a well recognized industry expert with extensive experience across product management/marketing, consulting, solution design/development and presales. Nari recently gained industry recognition as a Pro to Know by Supply Demand Chain Executive Magazine. Nari has also published extensively in magazines like SCMR, GLSCS, Supply Demand Chain Executive, Internet Retailer, Industry Week etc.
Previous to joining Aberdeen Group, Nari was a senior product manager at i2 Technologies. Past experience includes a multi-year change management and IT enablement initiative at a large automotive manufacturer in Asia and process re-engineering of a large North American distribution network. Nari's business process and technology expertise includes demand management, manufacturing management, and demand fulfillment.
Nari holds a masters degree in manufacturing engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nari also holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
Christian Verstraete, chief technology officer worldwide manufacturing & distribution industries, Hewlett-Packard
Christian Verstraete, CTO for HP's Manufacturing and Distributions Industries Worldwide, has been a member of HP's manufacturing team for more than 28 years. Verstraete is responsible for thought leadership and innovation - scanning industry and technology trends and assessing their mid/longer term effect on emerging MDI business opportunities and how to capitalize on these. He is the linkage to the CTO community both inside HP and with our customers and partners.
Prior to his current position, Verstraete was responsible for the development of solutions for the Manufacturing & Distribution Industry. Before that he led HP's global High-Tech Industry Group and its manufacturing industries Supply Chain go-to-market strategy where he was responsible for growing the company's $300 million consulting and system integration business.
After having participated in the planning of the HP/Compaq merger, he headed HP's manufacturing practice within the Consulting and Integration business unit from 2002 to 2004. The 1200 consultants he led created and delivered solutions in the areas of supply chain, procurement and sourcing, product lifecycle collaboration, demand chain and collaborative business integration in all segments of the Manufacturing Industry.
Prior to that, Verstraete served as the Global Lead in the Extended Manufacturing Practice and the Supply Chain Infrastructure and EAI. From his first HP job as a systems engineer through project, regional, district and global management, Verstraete has concentrated on developing, marketing and advancing infrastructure services.
Frequently published in periodicals, Verstraete is a featured speaker at several global supply chain events. He is one of the authors of “Connected Manufacturing, Thought-provoking essays from industry leaders” and of “Collaborative Sourcing, Strategic Value Creation through Collaborative Supplier Relationship Management”.
Verstraete holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Universite catholique de Louvain in Belgium and a degree in industrial management from Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven, also in Belgium. He is based in Brussels, Belgium.
