SupplyChain Magazine May 2018 | Page 57

“ We ’ re going to see a philosophical shift because the primary stakeholder has changed . The challenge is to think with their mind set and understand what the end consumer wants ”

— Dominic Regan , Senior Director of Value Chain Execution , Western Europe , Oracle
needed a sales-ready business organisation ,” asserts Chris Hutton , Director of Business Operations at Carbon . “ Oracle ’ s Cloud Applications help ensure our business processes are seamless so we can focus on delivering the best experience to every customer .”
It ’ s an experience that Oracle is ready and able to support , explains Regan : “ If you look at how we work with the companies that provide 3D printing we have to be able to integrate with them . In a number of our organisations around the world we have what we call startup accelerators to help us work with small companies who have identified a niche in the market with a real opportunity . Through this program they can utilise Oracle office space , working alongside us and our product people to understand the enterprise perspective . This characterises how we approach alliances around new developments .
These small , nimble companies don ’ t
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