GARY CASSELL
APPIAN
For manufacturing and supply chain , Appian offers a complete enterprise automation platform that links data , technology and business needs .
Unified data crucial for digital transformation Cassell is perfectly placed to advise customers on the power of unified data . Prior to joining Appian , he had many years of first-hand experience with the problems and limitations posed by siloed data .
“ When I was leading businesses and supply chain transformation efforts , siloed data and siloed functional processes were a huge challenge ,” he says .
He adds : ” This approach resulted in complex processes , with much of the work happening outside of the source systems , which made it difficult to access data and resulted in poor visibility of issues .”
Cassell says that , depressingly , because of this problem “ it was also inevitable that we were going to face the same issues again in the future ”.
One of Appian ’ s USPs is that it unifies data , but without requiring the migration of source-system data , thus removing one of the most challenging aspects of any digital transformation project .
Again , this is a problem of which Cassell has long experience .
He says : “ As a lean manufacturing practitioner I believe the best way to solve problems is to make them visible , and also to make data-driven decisions .
GARY CASSELL
TITLE : GLOBAL MANUFACTURING & AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY LEAD AT APPIAN
As the Global Manufacturing and Automotive Industry Lead for Appian Corporation , Cassell guides the go-to-market planning and execution for Appian ’ s manufacturing practice worldwide . Gary is an experienced manufacturing executive with more than 23 years leading and managing operations and supply chain functions . Cassell has held leadership positions in plant operations , EMEA and North America aftermarket businesses and corporate supply chain , where he drove large-scale digital transformations with focus on strategy development , performance metrics , data-driven process improvement , Lean Six Sigma , and global initiatives in supply chain and logistics . He holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame .
“ The approach I drove when leading supply chain transformation efforts was to move to a platform , connecting siloed data spread across enterprise systems . Doing so makes the data visible , so the organisation can become more proactive in its decision making .”
94 April 2024