Supply
Chain
Planning

Cameos

   • Hugh Williams
   • Alain Vix
   • Carol Thomas

Carol Thomas

   Background
Carol spent over 20 years in Industry in a variety of Planning and Scheduling roles, the latter part of those years was in a blue chip Pharmaceutical company, implementing process change and improvement. She has implemented software, managed large teams and worked in all areas of Supply Chain Planning.

Areas of Expertise
• Project Management
• Sales Forecasting
• Theory of Constraints
• Software Selection
• Supply Chain Planning

25 years of experience in the discrete and process industries.

Sample Customers
• Amersham Biosciences
• Cork International
• Fuller, Smith & Turner
• Premier Foods


Perhaps the most frustrating thing about change and change management is that it is never-ending! Everyone wants the benefits of improvement but nobody likes the pain of getting there. What I find most rewarding is bringing simple, clear structure to an emotive and often daunting task, and watching people blossom as they begin to realise the “art of the possible”.

What I hate about being a Consultant is the reputation we have for “borrowing your watch to tell you the time”. What I enjoy about being a Consultant is actually what I enjoyed as a Senior Manager: being able to help individuals and businesses develop and grow by letting them learn from my experience. I like to make myself redundant by getting people to the stage where they are truly competent and able to continue without me. Oh yes, and I do enjoy telling you what you already know but will not acknowledge! As one Client once said, “I pay you to tell me what I don't want to hear!”

The process of planning, organising, doing and then reviewing can be applied to everything we do. I am proud of my track record of always delivering on time, on budget and in full; even when the project is global, cross-functional and subject to tight timelines. The tougher the challenge the greater the rewards! I know how important it is to get the scope and remit right at the outset. I have found that this very first step is wheremany projects fail!