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Supply chain digitalisation The implementation of new technology has played an important part in this journey . According to Anders , taking ZTE ’ s supply chain into the digital age means achieving a customercentric platform that maximises real time data that , in turn , enables demand stimulation , matching , and management . It has done so well in the last year that the company was recently invited to write a white paper together with the Centre for Global Enterprise ( CGE ).
“ There was no clear definition of digital supply chain before . It was talked about but not very clearly . We are very proud that it will be used as an education document ,” Anders said . “ Every company needs to be more efficient and with digitalization of your supply chain you can save up to 10 percent of your purchase cost . We have many sub projects related to digitalisation such as E-commerce , customer collaboration , integrated planning with technology to understand what customers want . Also , big data and analytics to understand behaviour and for scenario planning . There are so many different technologies to be used but nobody can do it in one year , so we are still exploring each one step-by-step .”
Anders says he understands the anxieties that his staff have . “ When we are communicating change we never talk about reducing people . We know that people think about that so we communicate that change is needed for a good future and that may have implications for some
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