Posts Tagged "Supply Chain Optimization"

When I was managing the Supply Chain Project team that consolidated the IT systems of 9 hospitals and 23,000 users, the first thing I asked for was to map out business processes.  This would provide all team members with an exact picture of business functionality and also make sure all the technical requirements were included as well. The main reason why IT projects fail are due to inadequate Business Process maps producing poor gap...

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Industry 4.0 is the intellectual or process driven method of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses including the self-optimization, self-configuration and self-diagnosis of workers, work, machines and IT. Industry 4.0 will transform Supply Chains including manufacturing into the next wave of Information technology. I’ve written that SAP is embracing this Supply Chain digital transformation...

You have had a number of people pass through your company with brilliant suggestions on how to fix your business. IT has their own ideas; Six Sigma brings their own methods, Sales promises new records   and all those new Vice Presidents you hire?  They all have plenty of years of experience, probably advanced degrees and are ready to save your Supply Chain or S&OP …or even the world! The reality is that there are no shortcuts to...

I went to SAP and met with their S/4HANA and Fiori experts this week to learn about how SAP will be radically changing in the future. This included a discussion on their brand new data story product Lumira as well. Here is a brief summary of what to expect for SAP Supply Chain Planning in the future. You had better get prepared. 1. S/4HANA with Fiori is a robust and fast SAP Decision Support System now more than anything else. The...