Manufacturers of industrial and heavy machinery products face several challenges, especially those with multi-year shelf life. These include high quality costs, wastages, inefficiencies on the shop floor, under-utilization of resources, and manual operations. These challenges result in lesser productivity and longer lead times for fulfilling customer demand. Commoditized Make-To-Stock (MTS), as well as bespoke Configure-To-Order…
Against the backdrop of a continuing and unpredictable COVID-19 pandemic that is disrupting logistics for enterprises, Oracle has updated its Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM) suite with new tools to increase efficiency of trade and transportation operations. The updates, added to the Oracle Fusion Cloud Transportation Management and Oracle Fusion Cloud Global Trade…
For years, Disney Advertising Sales has been staking out the new frontier in data and analytics to better help its customers find the right audiences for their messages. The explosion of The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming services has added massive amounts of data to the mix. Disney Advertising Sales, responsible for advertising sales and integrated…
ServiceNow is riding high, with subscription revenue up 30% year on year and renewal rates are around 99%, CEO Bill McDermott boasted recently — so why does the company see the need for Impact, a new tool designed to help customers get more value from their subscription? Since ServiceNow is cloud-based, renewal rate is “a…
One of the newer members of the C-suite who’s been getting a lot more attention these days is the chief data officer (CDO). That’s because these executives are charged with creating business value from data — something virtually every organization is trying to do today. Given the importance of these leaders to the success of…
Twinings Ovaltine has selected SAP to lead its transformation programme as it looks to better engage with its customers, while improving supply chain reliability and operational efficiency. The move signals a new chapter in the relationship between the two companies. The tea marketer has signed on to the RISE with SAP subscription service on Microsoft…
If you happen to be one of CIO Ken Grady’s 3,280 followers on LinkedIn, his New Year’s message may have already struck a chord in your heart — as it did in mine. “The most important intention I have for the new year is a very firm resolution to be more gentle with people, including…
Few organizations are feeling more pressure this weekend than the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. But take-out food providers like Papa Johns International will also be under some serious Super Bowl stress. The take-out pizza maker, which operates 3,300 restaurants in North America, will no doubt see a significant spike in orders during…
Michelle Greene, SVP and CIO at Cardinal Health, has no issue using her title as a stick to remove obstacles preventing her team to get work done. But the rest of the time, she says she focuses on teamwork, not titles. “If no one wants to work with me, they’re not going to work for…
Perfumes e Companhia is the largest perfume retailer in Portugal, with 150 brick-and-mortar sites. But today’s customers demand great flexibility in how they explore and purchase products, whether in-store, at home, or on a mobile device.           So, the company embraced digital transformation in a big way. It has served them well through a global pandemic…