“ The time is now ,” says SAP Digital Supply Chain ’ s Mike Wade , on SAP ’ s mission to accelerate the adoption of Industry 4.0 and to help customers transform their manufacturing business .
M ike Wade ’ s career in the supply chain industry began “ rather by accident ” he reflects . “ I started in air freight and logistics , so that ’ s how I got into the big world of supply chain . Then I was a manager and the Regional General Manager for a third-party logistics business in the UK . I then changed direction slightly and moved into a UK headquartered global Retail organisation ( The Body Shop International ) as a distribution manager . This exposed me at that point to the combination of distribution management , supply chain planning , supply chain execution , and manufacturing . In 1998 , I then made what felt like a radical change and moved into a supply chain technology business .”
Today , Wade is the Head of Digital Supply Chain in South Europe , Middle East & Africa at SAP Digital Supply Chain ( DSC ), where he still finds his varied experience in the sector very helpful when talking with customers “ because I have empathy with them in operations , running their businesses ”.
“ When I look back , I can recall some of the experiences I had running those supply chain organisations
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