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“ We have a crossmatrix approach , so we can support any opportunity at any time across our portfolio ”
ANDY HANCOCK GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE , SAP
comes down to an individual company ' s desire to do something .”
He adds : “ If a company in the private sector wants to migrate to the Cloud , for example , they have absolute authority to achieve that . But in the public sector there are constraints - policy constraints and security constraints for instance . Security is a huge thing in the public sector .”
Because public sector rules and regulations differ from country to country ,
SAP has a completely separate company , called SAP NS2 , that deals with national requirements . NS2 employees also usually have to live in the country for whom they are providing solutions .
“ For example , if you ’ re dealing with Ministry of Defence data in the UK then you have to be based in the UK to get the security clearance you need ,” Hancock explains .
No one understands SAP ’ s products better - or earlier - than CoE members , so few are better placed than Hancock to discuss SAP ’ s strategic priorities in the near- mid- and long-term .
In terms of the now , Hancock says the pandemic was “ a shockwave that shook-up the supply chain , and the old model of creating growth through cost reduction got obliterated ”.
“ Getting stuff manufactured somewhere far away because it ’ s cheap doesn ' t work as a model anymore , because if you can ' t get
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