Collaboration—What technologies, approaches, and best practices lead companies to build trading relationships that allow all partners to prosper within the supply chain? How will they drive corporate transformation strategies such as performance-driven business networks and demand-driven supply networks?
Global trade management—Which operating processes and supporting technologies will allow for centralized management of the supply chain, and give wide latitude to local operating entities as they go to market? How will they affect the flow of physical goods, information, and cash, and will they drive profitable growth?
Supply chain network—Supply chain technologies are undergoing a transformation, from those that are designed to support the processes of individual organizations to ones that manage the activities of an entire trading community. How will a single transactional backbone providing common workflows, applications, and a view to data enable virtual supply chains that support enterprises across multiple tiers of partners?
Supply chain risk management—To manage their global supply chains, companies are shifting their focus from traditional SCM practices with an emphasis on cost or margin to broader risk mitigation strategies. How do technologies and services enable risk-focused SCM strategies and practices?
Integrated business planning—No longer are traditional S&OP practices that merely match supply to demand sufficient. Companies strive for integrated business planning to respond and shape demand while meeting supply constraints and aligning with financial goals. What technologies, services, and best practices will users adopt in order to enable and support integrated business planning? |
