2020 Predictions For Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, And More
As we turn the corner to a new decade, businesses are looking for ways to address ever-increasing customer expectations: high-quality products and services delivered on demand, without negative impact...
View ArticleYour New Operating Model: Creating The Team
Part 4 of the multi-part “Integrative Intelligence” series exploring the skills necessary for the new operating model of finance In previous articles in this series, we covered how, in a world of...
View ArticleTechnological Innovations Optimize Ground Transportation For Business Customers
It’s an exciting time in the transportation industry. As an industry where efficiency is everything, it’s no newcomer to disruptive innovations. Although it’s already come a long way, emerging...
View ArticleConnecting Direct Materials And Service To Broader Business Areas
As direct sourcing gained steam in the 1990s and 2000s, it usually encompassed five critical business areas: design, plan, manufacture, deliver, and operate. Fundamentally, these five areas have not...
View ArticleDigitalist Magazine’s Top Posts Of The Week [January 27, 2020]
Digitalist Magazine’s Top Posts Of The Week [January 27, 2020] Shelly Dutton Digitalist Magazine, online edition, covers a variety of topics around the challenges businesses face in the digital...
View ArticleCustomer Experience: How Data Empowers Exceptional CX
Tech Unknown | Episode 2 | Season 2 Featuring guests Stephanie Thum, Jeannie Walters, and Mortiz Zimmerman and host Tamara McCleary Subscribe: Apple Podcasts|Stitcher|Google Play Customer experience...
View ArticleStarting A Digital Transformation Project
It seems like no day goes by without me hearing the word “transformation” tossed around, usually with the prefix “digital.” At a deep level, I think everyone knows and understands that transformation...
View ArticleWhat’s In A Risk Management Information System?
Part 5 in the “Controls and Risk Management“ series I have been working in the governance, risk management, and compliance software arena for over 15 years now, and even though some consider it a...
View ArticleThe Business Capability Model
In the article series “The connection between strategy and enterprise architecture,” I made the case that business capabilities are the link connecting the strategy and business model to the...
View ArticleDigital Culture And Enablement In Finance Transformation Journeys
Part of the “Digital Finance Transformation” series that provides a framework for CFOs to move forward confidently on the journey toward digital transformation In finance transformation journeys, one...
View ArticleBuild Agile Leaders By Building An Intelligent Enterprise
There are a few elements that major, successful enterprises share. Sure, they all start off with a strong idea, experience, and dedication. But after that good idea is developed, once the experience...
View ArticleDriving Sustainability In The Fashion Industry
Driving Sustainability In The Fashion Industry Frank Omare The fashion has always considered itself to be unique: We live in a world of fast fashion where people want to buy what they see, wear it,...
View ArticleAchievements Through Engagement And An Agile Mindset
The modern-day enterprise has a number of factors to juggle. You are working to make your enterprise smart and to enable employees who will reflect you and your brand positively and will propel your...
View ArticleScalable, Authentic, And Manifold: How To Maximize The Business Impact Of...
Part 3 of the three-part series, “Scalable, Authentic, and Manifold.” In this blog, we will discuss best practices for leveraging network variety by managing network diversity. We closed part two of...
View ArticleFrom Bootleggers To Blockchain: Technology In The Ethical Supply Chain
On a recent walk along the shoreline of Lake Ontario, I was reminded of a local legend about a rum runner’s tunnel that connected to the beach from the cellar of a distillery owner’s mansion. The...
View ArticleKey Ways To Analyze Your Supply Chain Data
Analyzing supply chain data can give your business valuable insight. You can better plan for capacity, reduce redundancy and risk, and track down costly issues. Define business priorities As you plan...
View ArticleRights And Royalty Management: The Intersection Of Data And Movie Success
From studio consolidation to growing variation of revenue streams, the film entertainment industry is far from the traditional beeline between theatrical releases and revenue. If studios can get a...
View ArticleThe Intelligent Industrial Manufacturing Enterprise: Five Ways Forward
Gone are the days when the industrial manufacturing value proposition was relatively simple: industrial manufacturers made products and delivered them. Now, the industrial manufacturer’s job does not...
View ArticleThe Intelligent Professional Services Enterprise: Three Ways Forward
Will the largest services firms of the future have no employees? For years, the industry was built on the “leveraged talent” model: teams of highly educated people would grapple with a problem for a...
View ArticleThe Intelligent Public Sector Organization: Three Ways Forward
Public sector organizations are experiencing tremendous change. While the core mission to protect the community, provide services, and help the economy prosper remains firmly in place, rising...
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