Ono says ‘Oh yes’ to Integrated Business Planning from Oliver Wight

Food packaging specialist, Ono, has received Class A certification for planning and control at its French plant, following a highly successful Integrated Business Planning (IBP) programme with Oliver Wight.

With impressive advances in its supply chain management, Ono Packaging has achieved 30 per cent growth in the past three years, with reduced costs and inventory days. At the same time it has substantially improved customer service levels.

President, Christophe Aynes credits Oliver Wight for its key role in the company’s success. “Without doubt, it is the IBP implementation, which has given us the opportunity to drive growth,” he says.

Following an LBO in 2006, Ono was looking to achieve greater cash generation by reducing inventory and improving the efficiency of its supply chain management, so Aynes engaged business improvement specialists, Oliver Wight to implement an IBP (advanced S&OP) Programme.

Despite the 30 percent increase in business over the past two years, the company has been able to run increasingly smaller batches with shorter lead times, whilst inventory days have reduced from 40 to just 27. At the same time customer service has improved to reach the consistent 99 percent required for Class A certification.

By the end of 2010, the company expects to only have 20 percent of its original debt to repay to the banks, and Aynes believes the business has become more integrated, with accurate numbers, realistic plans and improved decision making. “The business control IBP brings has had a huge positive impact on the credibility of the company, not just with suppliers and customers but also with the banks and shareholders,” he concludes.

Ono manufactures expanded polystyrene (EPS) trays and employs 200 people. It is headquartered in the eponymous town of Auneau, between Paris and Chartres in Northern France. As progress in France continues, Ono now plans to roll out its IBP implementation at its Portuguese and Moroccan manufacturing sites.

About Oliver Wight

Oliver Wight has a 40 year track record of delivering business improvement to some of the world’s best-known organisations. With a team of professionals offering a wealth of experience, Oliver Wight is largest consultancy of its type, with offices throughout Europe, North and South America, and the Asia Pacific region. We believe that sustainable business improvement can’t be delivered by external consultants but only by our clients’ own people, so unlike other consultancy firms, we transfer our knowledge to them, helping deliver performance levels and financial results that last.

Integrated Business Planning
At the leading edge of management thinking and practice, our Integrated Business Planning (IBP) model lies at the heart of our clients’ journey to outstanding business performance. Oliver Wight were (are) the originators of sales and operations planning (S&OP) and IBP can most simply be described as advanced S&OP. However, unlike S&OP, IBP brings a truly strategic perspective, integrating diverse processes - in the extended supply chain, product and customer portfolios, customer demand and strategic planning - into one seamless management process.

Supply Chain Optimisation
In an uncertain business climate, volatile demand and unpredictability can expose weaknesses in supply chain performance. Supply Chain Optimisation helps companies improve sub-standard systems and processes, delivering a significant return to the bottom line.

Meeting the Class A Standard
The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist is the longest standing and most successful business assessment tool. The latest, Sixth Edition, raises the bar, and sets ever more demanding standards for companies on their journey to business excellence and the Oliver Wight Class A standard.

Carol Collins
General Manager
Oliver Wight EAME
The Willows
The Steadings Business Centre
Maisemore, Gloucester, UK
GL2 8EY

carol.collins@oliverwight-eame.com
www.oliverwight-eame.com

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