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We are looking forward to participating in a series of workshops aimed at supporting the development of lesson plans and study materials for a Supply Chain management degree. The degree course is being delivered to students attending Polibatam in ...
We have been appointed to facilitate a global strategy and training event at St Andrews for a Scottish-based technology company with a global footprint.
We have helped to shape and structure the event with the senior leaders and we are l...
We are working with a successful sole entrepreneur on a business case for a radical new solution to a problem identified by the business owner within his business sector.
The business case takes the idea and works it through a vigorous p...
For the next two weeks, I will be delivering lessons to students based in China on our knowledge and our experience in Procurement and Supply chain.
Thanks to the power of Zoom this will be online delivery over five days per sub...
I am delighted to be one of the Expert Help providers for Business Gateway Lanarkshire.
Businesses across the area can gain funded access to my expertise in Business Innovation as part of this programme.
Business Innovation is ...
We have in the central belt of Scotland a business that has developed a completely new product range that serves a completely different customer base by simply leveraging its existing capability, competencies, and assets. It is one of the best exa...
It was great to attend the graduation of the Supply Chain Management (SCM) students from the RAF of Oman.
We enjoyed a wonderful experience teaching and debating SCM issues with the RAFO team of students. We wish them every success ...
Getting ready to go for another week of workshops for students from the RAF of Oman at the City of Glasgow College. This week we will focus on sustainability in procurement, supply chains and logistics.
It will be very interesting to hea...
I am looking forward to presenting and discussing the topic of Business Innovation at the "Get Set to Innovate" event, part of a month-long focus on Manufacturing by Lanarkshire Council.
https://www.bgateway.com/events/get-set-to-...
We are delighted to be part of the team of trainers delivering the Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain programme on behalf of the City of Glasgow College to students from the RAF of Oman.
During this ten-week programme, we will ...
"It is a VUCA World on steroids"
That was the introduction to a Scottish Enterprise workshop this morning on Business Innovation.
Basically, it means that we all operate in a world of;
Volat...
Just delivered an additional business workshop, via zoom, to 180 students in Indonesia. These students are undertaking a degree course in Supply Chain and Logistics.
The purpose of these workshops is to present and discus...
Somebody once asked me if I was a surgeon. I was a little bit perplexed.
I had just finished a one-minute pitch about effective operational delivery. The person had thought I meant surgical operations and was curious to know why a surgeo...
Today we celebrate our 10th birthday as a business.
We would like to thank our partners, our suppliers and especially our customers for all their support during the last ten years.
Do you have a clear understanding of the crucial difference between the features of your products/services and the benefits of your products/services?
It is an important distinction, and they are often confused. Business Owners ...