OBA and London Business School have published the results of their research entitled “Only The Collaborative Will Survive”.

To read a copy of the report click here

While the world faces the worst recession in several decades, there are a few companies that are bucking the trend. 

OBA and London Business School will be publishing the results of there research entitled “Only The Collaborative Will Survive” in June.  The results of this research will illustrate how some companies have weathered the storm in 2009 better than others and specifically what have they done to manage there business and there supply chains through the chaos.

First – we’d like your view.  Completing the survey (see the link below) – will guarantee you receive a copy of the final report, including the key lessons learned and the specific attributes from some of the best performing companies in 2009.  The survey should take no longer than a few minutes.

Only The Collaborative will Survive! (link to survey)

Thanks in advance and we look forward to sharing the final report with you.

Read the full article in The Times

“A new kind of consulting is breaking down barriers.”

Today – The Times newspaper reports on OBA’s innovative approach to solving big business challenges – fast.  You can read more at the link above.

“The Office for Business Architecture (OBA)… is pioneering an unusual method of consulting. It is asking FTSE 100 companies to reveal their innermost secrets to enable them to solve each other’s problems.”

In a downturn establishing a competitive cost base is crucial.

One of the characteristics of some of the worlds most successful organisations is the continual monitoring and competitive benchmarking of their major cost drivers. This is a common pattern amongst the top performing companies regardless of the industry in which they operate their core business.

With nearly 200 companies (Fortune 500 and FTSE 100) in our database, OBA’s unique benchmarking approach allows you to:

• compare and develop opportunities to optimise your cost base and make a positive impact on the P&L
• provide an invaluable peer group comparison and assess your company’s performance against the best in the world – highlighting the gaps
• provide focus for a series of company exchange visits that connect you with some of the worlds top performing organisations to understand the ‘how’ behind achieving a competitive cost base

For more information on the rapid supply chain benchmarking tool please contact: info@obaconsulting.com

Regards

Bill Bronsky

Managing Director OBA

For a copy of the article in this months Supply Chain Standard, click here

For a copy of the interview in Top Consultant on the Winning Supply Chains of The Future, click here

In collaboration with London Business School, OBA has conducted a 6 month research programme to define the characteristics and capabilities of the top performing companies.  The research focussed on how some of the best companies in the world perform in there supply chain across the following areas:

MasterClass:  Bridging The Gap Between The Physical
And Financial Supply Chain For Working Capital, Sales
Growth And Profit Optimisation.

This Masterclass will be held at:

JJ’s on the Park  – Ratu Sukuna Park, Suva, Fiji Islands. November 4&5, 2008

For more programme details click here

“Companies with optimised Financial Supply Chains have 30% to 35% better market capitalisation than companies that havent.  However forging the links between Finance, Tax and Operational departments is hard, particularly as supply chains enlarge and globalise“

OBA in conjunction with London Business School have produced the 2nd in the series of reports on the Global Supply Chain – this time the subject is Product Innovation.

On the eve of the launch of arguably Apple’s most innovative product (The Apple iPhone 3G), we look at some of the biggest challenges facing companies today in developing and bringing innovative new products to market.

The report is the conclusion of a three month programme of research and a global survey of over 130 companies. It outlines the biggest issues companies are facing with Product Innovation, where high performing companies excel, and the potential to bring companies together from different industries to exchange ideas, tools and experience.

You can read a summary of the report here

These global annual reports form part of the innovation exchange series; which bring together FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies from many different sectors around a specific Supply Chain topic.

For more information visit the website www.innovation-exchange.com.

Over the past year OBA has been leading the way in bringing companies together to solve each others business challenges – the results have been remarkable.

This year we have taken this approach one stage further and developed a Global Benchmarking tool; SCi (Supply Chain Index).

For more details on the approach see here

This is a unique way of benchmarking & translating some of the best ideas, processes & ways of working from the worlds leading companies – into your organisation

The Supply Chain index will:

• provide an invaluable peer group comparison and assess your company’s performance highlighting the gaps
• compare and develop opportunities to optimise your cost base and make a positive impact on the P&L
• provide focus for a series of company exchange visits that connect you with some of the worlds top performing organisations

The results so far have helped companies develop areas of focus, build in “World Class” thinking into their transformational programmes and shifted business performance and motivation up a gear.

The Model For Future Success From OBA

This Is A Unique Way Of Benchmarking & Translating Some Of The Best Ideas, Processes & Ways Of Working From The Worlds Leading Company’s – Into Your Organisation

London Business School will be helping OBA to conduct the latest cross industry research that will help to understand some of the real characteristics and capabilities of company’s with Winning Supply Chains.

The conclusions of this research will be presented at the quarterly Innovation-Exchange event focussed on Winning Supply Chains Of The Future. This will give you an opportunity to discuss and share the answers, tools and techniques that some of the worlds best performing companies deploy in this area.

As part of this research we are conducting a questionnaire to reflect your views and perspective on the challenges you face in your supply chain.

All survey participation is non-attributable and participants will have the opportunity to receive a copy of the conclusions.

The results will be published in July 2008.

For more information on the conclusion of this research and our accompanying rapid supply chain benchmarking tool please contact info@obaconsulting.com