How resiliency forms the strongest link in the digital supply chain
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Heidi Benko, VP Solutions Strategy & Marketing at Infor Supply Chain Management, breaks down the three key elements of what makes up a resilient supply chain. Detecting disruptive events is key.
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Recent times have brought the importance of supply chain resiliency into even sharper focus. Organizations that had already built resilience into both their technology networks and operational networks have managed to weathered the turbulent times throughout the COVID-19 pandemic better. For others, it has been a huge wakeup call.
As we now stand back and attempt to regroup, rebuild and regenerate, every business has a chance to reflect and decide how to become better prepared.
Electronics retailer Elkjøp turns to Azure and Neptune to get that Apple Store experience
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Nordic electronics chain Elkjøp - part of Dixons Carphone - bucks retail blues to invest in bricks-and-mortar customer experience
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The Covid pandemic has been a dire time for most high street retailers. Shops have been forced to closed for prolonged periods, including the traditional Christmas rush, and several big-name brands have disappeared for good, unable to compete against their online-only rivals.
Electronics goods seller Elkjøp is one of the few high street stores firmly bucking this trend. As the largest consumer electronics seller in the Nordics, Elkjøp which is owned by UK electronics and telecoms retailer Dixons Carphone operates 400 stores across six countries, with 10,000-plus employees.
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SAP starts 2021 with a refreshed executive board. What does this mean and why does it matter?
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The old saying: There s never a dull moment at SAP rings true today as the company announced the departure of Adaire Fox-Martin as the executive board representative covering global sales and the elevation of Scott Russell into a similar role. In parallel, Julia White joins the SAP executive board from Microsoft as chief marketing and solutions officer. Alicia Tillman, who is CMO leaves at the end of February.
We don t normally report board changes except where those changes have clear implications for strategy as it impacts customers. This is one such occasion. Let s unpack what this means and why it matters.
Critiquing the SAP 2021 business roadmap
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Earlier today, Thomas Sauerresig, Executive Board of SAP for SAP Product Engineering used LinkedIn to point at a story attributed to Jan Gilg, President SAP S/4HANA at SAP that appeared on Forbes BrandVoice entitled: 2021 Tech Predictions For A New Year That Can’t Come Fast Enough. Long time diginomica readers will know that we prefer unpredictions but that fact this story was posted on BrandVoice tells you all you need to know about how SAP used that media as a way of telegraphing its business roadmap for the year. Let s examine what Gilg says as this provides strong clues for the informed buyer considering its enterprise software strategy and the place SAP occupies.