Business Performance Improvement
applying evidence-informed knowledge
[Valid /ˈvæləd/ having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent]
EXPERTISE
Operations Management
Operations Strategy
Business Process Design
Managing Uncertainty
Healthcare Operations
China Operations
Supply Chain Management
Demand Planning/Forecasting
Inventory Management
Decision Analytics
Service Operations
Retail Operations
SOLUTIONS & APPROACH
Design and Improvement
Feasibility/Value determination
Optimisation and Simulation
Reviews/Audit/Forensics
Project Execution
Customised Courses
WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT
- Build strategic, tactical, and operational-level solutions based on analytical reasoning and creative ideas
- Undertake research utilising evidence—including rigorous analytical and simulation modelling, statistical and empirical results, and peer-reviewed literature
- Prepare tradeoff (“exchange” or “optimal policy”) curves to aid management decisions
- Ensure people and behavioural aspects are valued
CLIENTS
WHO WE ARE
David Robb
PhD, MBA, BE(Hons), MInstD, PEng
Founder and Director of Valid Consulting
- Consultant, completing contracts with Argon & Co., Fletcher Steel, Fletcher Aluminium, Scott Panel & Hardware, Zuellig Pharma, New Zealand Post International, and the New Zealand China Council.
- Previous supply chain employment with Fletcher Steel and Dulux New Zealand
- Professor (part-time) at the University of Auckland Business School, where he previously served as Associate Dean, and as Deputy Director of the Graduate School of Management
- Executive educator with extensive experience delivering on programmes including the Tsinghua-INSEAD Executive MBA (ranked in the top 10 globally by The Financial Times for much of the past decade), the Strategic Supply Chain Management Programme, and the Global Executive Leadership Programme
- Award-winning researcher and teacher, with 45 peer-reviewed international journal articles, plus case studies and business press articles
- Former Advisor to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s Beachheads programme (6 years)
- Board member, with governance experience in the charitable sector
- Connected to a global network of experts in industry and academia
RESOURCES
Articles indicative of our approach:
- The People Side of Supply Chain Management - Critical Needs and a Prescription, University of Auckland Business School Insights
- Managing Business Operations: How New Zealand organisations can get better and better, University of Auckland Business Review
- Lifting New Zealand Supply Chain Resilience: Risk Reduction, Reserves, and learning from the Swiss, Supply Chain Link
- Supply Chain Management for NZ: Challenges and Responses, Icehouse Webinar
- Getting our supply chains to flourish in uncertain times, National Business Review (paid subscription required)
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