SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PAKISTAN
efficient supply chain needs no explanation , but Ahmed points out that there is a line in which these three elements ( time , efficiency and cost ) cross one another and it is this gap in which the supply chain industry as a whole is currently focusing .
Technologically enabled For a transformation of this scope to happen , the company must look at its current technology software and processes . This is where being part of the larger Schneider Group has enabled the Pakistan arm to evaluate its own technological processes and make improvements .
This included the upgrading of its previous Oracle software to a SAP Software solution . Through this software , Ahmed and the supply chain department have found their technology interface to be much more streamlined and efficient .
“ In upgrading our IT and technology software we have definitely better enabled our processes , be it inventory or assembly , through this digital transformation ,” he says .
“ The role of technology and the role of software has had a big impact on the supply chain . Through the deployment of this new software we were able to set a higher level of standard .”
While better serving vendors , suppliers and customers is one goal , the main ambition behind the transformation has been the reduction of the costs involved throughout every step of the
100 June 2017