Who is SweetThorn Thought Leadership?

SweetThorn’s founder, Steven Freemantle, has been involved in SAP implementations since 1994 and has specialised in SAP supply chain optimisation since 2003. His experience spans supply chain planning, materials management, MRP, business process improvement, operational capability development, and the practical application of SAP to improve day-to-day supply chain performance.

SweetThorn draws on a network of experienced senior associates, both locally and internationally, where additional specialist expertise is required. These associates bring complementary capabilities across:

• SAP supply chain optimisation
• Advanced SAP implementation and configuration
• Supply chain and business process design
• Supply chain planning and MRP
• Supply chain and Operations capability development
• Education, training, coaching and mentoring
• Organisational and management practices

SweetThorn's Experience & Expertise

Through its founding member, SweetThorn has been involved in 24 full-cycle SAP implementations, 38 optimisation initiatives across the globe and the delivery of 40 papers at various local and international supply chain conferences.

Our supply chain optimisation experience covers:

• Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Petrochemicals
• Utilities and energy
• Retail

SweetThorn’s functional expertise covers a wide ambit of SAP’s integrated functionality, from sales and distribution to production planning to materials management to plant maintenance to financials. This functional experience is largely determined by the scope of the optimisation initiatives we have been involved in, which covers:

• Maintenance spares driven supply chains (inbound)
• Services driven supply chains
• Manufacturing driven supply chains (outbound)
• Wholesale driven supply chains
• Retail driven supply chains