American Air Filter Europe unifies ERP under S/4HANA

When Angelika Schwartz joined American Air Filter Europe as head of IT in October 2018, the company had already committed to SAP S/4HANA to replace a sprawling set of ERP systems across a growing international portfolio. Responsibility for IT operations previously lay with AAFE’s vice president of finance, controlling, and IT, working with an external…

What is design thinking? An agile method for innovation

Design thinking definition Design thinking is an agile, iterative process for design and innovation that centers users’ desires and needs, and enables your company to pivot as the industry changes and technology evolves. Design thinking acknowledges that there isn’t one way to solve a problem. Instead the methodology encourages questioning, experimenting, observing, and innovating in…

The 3 IT processes CIOs need most

Principle No. 7 of the Keep the Joint Running Manifesto says that before you can be strategic you have to be competent. IT’s processes and practices are how IT’s work gets done. They’re where competence, or its absence, happens. [ Learn from your peers: Check out our State of the CIO 2021 report on the…

Back to business, but not back to normal

As our lives collectively continue to stabilize after being upended by COVID, business leaders are being confronted with some critical questions on how to move forward. Their decisions during this pivotal time will have long-lasting impacts on their companys’ overall health, particularly their ability to engage and retain diverse talent. CIOs in particular have a…

Carhartt ups its sales prospects with AI

Count American apparel company Carhartt among those enterprises turning to artificial intelligence for strategic benefit. The company, which has been making workwear and hunting clothing for more than 100 years, recently found the sales efforts of its three go-to-market divisions — each with different distribution channels — to be less coordinated and efficient as they…