Henkel Thailand welcomes Cranfield School of Management
On the 8th of May we were invited to Henkel in Bangkok Thailand. The Henkel main office for Thailand is at the Central World in the heart of Bangkok. Henkel is a multinational company, with ...
Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc study tour 2018: visit to CPF Distribution Center (Bangnampriao)
CPF are the third largest conglomerate within Thailand. Privately owned, they focus on key areas such as: Agriculture Communications Automotive Pharmaceuticals (nano tech) Food (including fruits as well as meat) Livestock (including feed) Research and ...
First impressions of Bangkok: the Executive Logistics and Supply Chain MSc study tour 2018
I arrived on Monday morning at 6.30am after a nice but long flight from Norway. Bangkok welcomed me with a thunderstorm and heavy rain. Excited and optimistic, I found that it was quite hot - but that ...
Day two of the Executive Logistics and Supply Chain MSc study tour: “The best or nothing” in Thailand – Cranfield meets TAAP (Mercedes Benz)
For the second day of the tour we woke to a magnificent, highly-impressive thunderstorm which set the tone for the much anticipated visit to Thornburi Automotive - the contract manufacturing organisation that produces the equally ...
Future of Marketing and Sales Practices Conference: A Cranfield Thought Leadership Initiative
“Does the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics mean the end of marketing as we know it?” “Will there be even fewer marketing directors in the executive board of organisations in the ...
Are you motivated or inspired?
It’s hard to believe we're into the second quarter of the year. The dawning of April made me think about my New Year resolutions which, I’m afraid I had almost forgotten as January seems such ...
First Impressions Count – Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management Study Tour
After a swift 12 hour flight from London Heathrow we landed promptly in Bangkok airport. Quick transition and straight in the hotel. First things first - humidity. Not totally unexpected obviously but still knocked you ...
Day one of the Study Tour: Charoen Pokphand Food PCL
Study Tour Blog - Charoen Pokphand Food PCL Day one of the international study tour in Thailand got off to a stormy beginning with torrential rain and thunderstorms. The clouds soon parted and jet lag ...
First Night of the Executive Study Tour in Bangkok
In the heat, the airplane landed in Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport in the late night. The airport is still full of busy people, just arrived, catching a flight or picking up someone. The hotel is just 10 ...
Five reasons why research engagement is vital for academic success
Research engagement is often played down in the academic world, despite its obvious benefits. Much effort, and rightly so, is placed into generating academic papers as the primary research output. While this generates engagement within ...