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Michael Thompson

 

Michael ThompsonMichael is the Managing Director and founder of Enchange in 1993. Since that time Enchange has had the privilege of working with many of the world's leading multinational organisations. We have successfully delivered in excess of 500 supply chain projects for over 100 clients in more than 60 countries.


Professional Profile

Michael has led and personally been responsible for many of these programmes that have resulted in wholesale organisation change with substantial improvements in productivity, efficiency, sales and customer service, fixed and variable cost reduction. Bottom line improvements for these programmes have exceeded several millions of GB Pounds per annum. More recently he has directed programmes and developed the Enchange service offering.

ichael has travelled extensively with his work particularly in Africa and Central & Eastern Europe. He lived in Kenya and Romania for 3 and 2 years respectively.

Before starting Enchange, Michael worked for Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals for 6 years, before donning a back pack & travelling for a couple of years. He enjoys sport, current affairs and sharing ‘stories' about how to make things happen in emerging markets.

Posts by Mike

Friday, Nov 25, 2011
I have been talking to a number of supply chain executives during the last few weeks and something of a theme has emerged. The theme is the need for highly skilled supply chain resource, available at short notice, with the flexibility to switch...Read More
Friday, Jul 22, 2011
  In my blog post Reasons for establishing S&OP in Mobile Telecoms , I recounted a success story of S&OP in a mobile telecoms company.  I then went on to discuss the principles of S&OP design in the post Learn the 8 Basic...Read More
Friday, Jul 15, 2011
In an earlier blog Reasons for establishing S&OP in Mobile Telecoms , I recounted a success story of S&OP in a mobile telecoms company. Reasons for establishing S&OP in Mobile Telecoms . I continued my dialogue with the Senior...Read More
Friday, Jun 17, 2011
I have two recent stories to tell. Story 1 Recently I was chatting to a Senior Executive in a mobile telecommunications company. We first met about a decade ago when he was the Supply Chain Director for an FMCG multinational in Kenya. ...Read More
Monday, Jun 13, 2011
I have had several further discussions with our Supply Chain Executive from a recent blog on the subject of supply chain and S&OP compliance and its relationship to supply chain assessment. Let me reiterate the key issue.  Many...Read More