Archived Announcements

Archived Announcements

Article by Graham Haines - 'If only...' (November 2008)

It is often said that what distinguishes a good CEO from his or her peers is the ability to understand the 'big picture'. We think it goes further than that. It's also the ability to recognise how the individual pieces of the jigsaw connect to each other to form the whole. 'If only ....' is about operational efficiencies - but it's also about employee engagement, participative management, communication and organisational structure and culture. And that's the challenge. The interconnectedness of today's company means that such a simple concept as identifying and correcting 'if onlys ...' can have many flow-on positives but equally not to identify them can have as many flow-on negatives. 'If only....'

Alliance with Personnel Consultancy Solutions (October 2008)

We are pleased to announce our alliance with Personal Consultancy Solutions based in Milton Keynes. This partnership supports a number of complementary products but especially PeopleClues™ which uses scientifically designed questionnaire systems that allow organisations to "get to know our work colleagues and prospective work colleagues by understanding their instinctive needs, expectations, likely behaviour and attitudes in order to put the right person in the right job and, helping them to grow so that business achieves a stable work force"

PartnerLink - New Brand and Logo (October 2008)

We have adopted a new logo and brand name, PartnerLink, for our business relationship appraisal tools. PartnerLink symbolises our ultimate objective of helping organisations to work together more productively.

Our Autumn newsletter contains a sequel to our Summer vignette on business relationship 'divorce' (September 2008)

SCCI Newsletter No 4 - Autumn 2008

Angela Lidiard, MBA * Bristol Business School (September 2008)

Angela's research of 3 substantial relationships with the Ministry Of Defence Submarines Group uses SCCI Partnership Appraisals. Her work provides a penetrating view of the state of partnering in this critical area of Public Sector equipment acquisition and support Summary

Article by Graham Haines - The fear of change (August 2008)

The fear of change is a major barrier and this article by Graham Haines is about strategies that managers can use to alleviate fear among their staff. Take comfort from the statistic that 70% of us will accept change given convincing reasons to do so. Reading time: 10 minutes. Enjoy! The Fear of Change

Article by Graham Haines - What motivates people at work (July 2008)

Finding, and just as importantly, retaining good staff is a hot topic these days. It goes back to basics and hopefully demonstrates that companies of any size and persuasion can provide their employees with job satisfaction. But, unless you can offer greater job satisfaction than your competitors, then you will not attract the best people. Above all, motivating your employees creates a win win both for them and your business. What motivates people at work

Performance Based Maintenance Contracting Conference, Melbourne Australia (June 2008)

Andrew Downard chaired the Performance Based Maintenance Contracting 2008 conference on 18-19 June. His opening presentation was called: Relationships and Performance Based Contracting and he demonstrated how SCCI provides a vital performance measurement and diagnostic tool to support the management of successful contract relationships. Excellent Reviews Received!

Our Summer newsletter contains a thought-provoking vignette on business relationship 'divorce' (June 2008)

SCCI Newsletter No 3 - Summer 2008

Richard Wilding Wins 2008 European Supply Chain Distinction Award (May 2008)

The region’s leading supply chain management and logistics professionals were rewarded for best practice and excellence at the inaugural 2008 European Supply Chain Distinction Awards. The nominees and winners were independently chosen by the supply chain community after thorough evaluation by a world-class judging panel. the Awards recognise leading enterprises for their success over the past twelve months in driving logistical excellence and delivering supply chain innovation from concept to contract. Richard Wilding takes prestigious award

A thought-provoking article by Graham Haines on what it really means to get the best out of your important commercial relationships - (April 2008)

'It takes two to tango'

UK Cereals Industry Project Completion (April 2008)

The last phase of the UK Home Grown Cereals Authority/Institute of Grocery Distributors project to improve the effectiveness of supply chains has been completed. Two relationships - Warburtons/Centaur Grain and Warburtons/ADM Millers have been assessed using the SCCI Barometer. Project Briefing

Andrew Downard presented for SCCI at the Supply Chain Conference – Sydney 2008, (April 2008)

The three day event is being held by the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia in conjunction with MATEX Warehouse & Materials Handling Exhibition. Andrew's presentation was titled 'Supply Chain Relationships: Measuring for Success'

Last Phase of UK Cereals Industry Supply Chain Project with Cranfield School of Management completed (April 2008)

Briefing

Our 2nd newsletter contains an amusing story of business relationships, this time from the Supplier's perspective - (March 2008)

SCCI Newsletter No 2 - Easter 2008

Graham Haines published a very useful article in CEO Online (March 2008)

'Building Supply Chain Partnerships'

Andrew Humphries and Richard Gibbs article for the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (February 2008)

'Moments of Truth or Distrust'

We have issued our first newsletter. It contains a cautionary tale set in a festive setting that will both amuse you and give you something to think about in terms of managing Supplier relationships (December 2007)

SCCI Newsletter No 1 - Christmas 2007

CPO Agenda Article (a journal of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) (December 2007)

'Seeing Eye-to-Eye'

SCCI joins Milton Keynes Bizclub in association with Konica Minolta (November 2007)

Newsletter

SCCI Alliance with AD Supply Chain Ltd Pty - delivering service to customers in Australia (November 2007)

Announcement

Cranfield MBA Thesis (September 2007)

Gary Smith, Jane Lewis and Alan Sadler's Cranfield MBA on Partnering in the UK Ministry of Defence

SCCI Launch in Australia (June 2007)

SCCI Announces Collaboration with BPI Surveys Pty Ltd

Manufacturers' Monthly article (June 2007)