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Key Skills & Services: |
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Strategic Management and
Leadership Coaching.
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Demand and Capacity Management
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Factory Scheduling and Inventory
Control
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Improving and Implementing IT
Solutions.
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Purchasing and Supply Chain
Management.
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New Product Development and
Innovation
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World Class Manufacturing
Techniques (JIT, Lean, etc.)
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Project Management
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Virtual Manufacturing
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Research and Analysis
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Career Background: |
Ian
has 20 years experience working in supply chain and
manufacturing roles within the FMCG sector. Focusing
on the food and beverage industries Ian has worked
for many of the major UK food producers operating in
JIT environments and delivering exceptional levels
of customer service.
He founded and runs TLA Associates a
Management Consultancy specialising in the UK and
European Food Industry. The business focuses on
evaluating business and operational strategy helping
to bring about sustainable long term improvement
based on the optimisation of both people and
technology. |
Industry sectors: |
Food and Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Packaging and
Printing, and Process Industries. Also Information
Technology, Knowledge Transfer & Innovation,
Financial and Professional Services, Healthcare. |
Qualifications: |
Masters in Business Administration,
University of Bradford. Masters in Research Methods,
University of Bradford. Post Graduate Certificate in
Higher Education Practice~
Distinction.
University of Bradford
Accredited PRINCE II Practitioner
(Project Management)
Member of the Institute of Operations
Management, Member of the Chartered Institute of
Purchasing and Supply, Member of the Institute of
Management. |
Comments: |
Ian balances his career as a
Management Consultant with work as an academic. He
teaches management theory and practice to Masters
and Doctoral students for a number of business
schools and is a member of staff at the University
of Bradford. His research interests are varied. They
include: the role of ICT within Supply Chains,
Capacity Modeling, Statistical Process Control,
Product Innovation and Virtual Manufacturing. He is
currently researching Change Management within the
Healthcare Sector and the Role of Teams within
Knowledge Based Professions.
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