Mike Wade - Head of supply Chain EMEA South , Middle East and Africa at SAP
INDUSTRY 4.0 : INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION
Mike Wade - Head of supply Chain EMEA South , Middle East and Africa at SAP
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15 systems supporting my supply chain ? How reliant are we on outsource manufacturing ? I read recently a Bain report that shows how many companies are now considering onshoring versus offshoring when compared to perhaps two or three years ago , and the potential change is incredible .”
However , “ trying to balance supply and demand has never been more difficult or challenging ,” adds Wade , who has seen online retail accelerate their adoption of digital transformation by many years . “ They have pulled forward that transformation because the demand has been so high , and we ’ ve seen the pressure that this has put on omnichannel fulfilment operations . So companies , in general , have had to reassess their supply chain planning capabilities to manage and plan their way forward .”
INDUSTRY 4.0 : INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION
Being a founding member of the ‘ Industry 4.0 Alliance ’ established in Germany , “ SAP has been at the forefront of industry 4.0 for some time ,” comments Wade . The alliance brings together like-minded organisations to drive the agenda and
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