JohnGattorna

Biography

Dr John Gattorna,
B.E. (Melb); MBA (Monash); PhD (Cranfield)

John Gattorna has spent a lifetime working in and around supply chains, in many different capacities – line executive, researcher, consultant/adviser, teacher and author. He is passionate about the subject – some might say obsessive.

In the late 1980s, John became disenchanted with the lack of conceptual depth in the 'logistics' field; and as it turned out this did not improve much as logistics thinking morphed into 'supply chains' in the 1990s. So he started to search for a new model/framework that would better inform the design and operation of enterprise supply chains, seeking to satisfy customers and consumers. And he found it in dynamic alignment.

For the last two decades John has been working with blue chip major corporations around the world to take his new model from the conceptual stage to a finer level of granularity. It has been a complex task because it has involved learning about, and combining, several disciplines – consumer/customer behavior; internal cultural capability of the enterprise; leadership styles; and of course the operational aspects of corporate logistics networks and supply chains. The unique thing about John's perspective is that he presents a multi-disciplinary approach to the design and management of enterprise supply chains, and this requires an eclectic mindset.

He has written several books along the way as his thinking has evolved, but his three (3) most recent titles have been seminal: Living Supply Chains (FT Prentice Hall, Harlow, 2006); Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment, Gower Publishing, Farnham, 2009); and Dynamic Supply Chains (FT Prentice Hall, Harlow, 2010). John's hope is that his work and writings will inspire others who follow in his footsteps. Indeed, now is the time to innovate in the enterprise to ensure a sustainable operational and financial performance in the future.  Some risks have to be taken in pursuit of new business models that can operate in the new volatile environments.

John welcomes your comments, and can be contacted on his personal email address: mailto:john@johngattorna.com.

It is also worthwhile to keep fully up to date with his many short articles published in magazines around the world, and his numerous speaking engagements. You can do this by visiting his personal website from time to time: http://www.johngattorna.com/.

John is Executive Chairman of a Sydney-based specialist advisory business, Gattorna Alignment Pty Ltd, and he collaborates with a large community of supply chain enthusiasts, worldwide.

He is now one of the most respected supply chain 'thought leaders' in the world.