DELIVER & OPERATE
“ Many of our customers are dedicated to supporting business processes that save time and valuable resources ,” adds Davis . “ With distribution such a critical component of operations , SAP can boost the accuracy and speed of shipments , across order creation , transportation planning and freight payment .”
One SAP customer is Roger Perala , Senior Director of Business Systems , United Sugars Corporation .
Perala says : “ Using SAP solutions , we ’ ve increased our freight spend
Customers can achieve process optimisation , for decreased costs and improved capacity utilisation
savings , improved process automation and information flow , and improved our data management . Today , we are a more efficient shipper , and that saves us time and resources .”
Moving on to helping customers address waste , Davis says SAP works with customers to manage returnable packaging , with a view to establishing circular flows for items such as pallets . “ SAP ’ s solutions capture ownership , inventory and rental arrangement , and help customers reduce packaging waste ,” she explains .
MINDY DAVIS
TITLE : VICE PRESIDENT , GLOBAL MARKETING , SAP DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Mindy Davis is passionate about building world class teams to successfully launch exceptional products . Mindy is a strategic thought leader and subject matter expert , possessing a depth and breadth of marketing and business knowledge to provide sound , innovative strategic leadership and initiatives while ensuring the preservation of and link between product , industry , field and marketing is maintained . Mindy ’ s most recent accomplishments include hosting a very well received LinkedIn Live series for Women in Supply Chain .
Davis has been with SAP for 17 years , and has seen an enormous amount of change in that time - but no change more drastic than that which occurred during the pandemic .
She says : " Many customers were unable to optimise supply with demand .
“ We were able to help them dig them out of this hole out by keeping inventory moving with software solutions . And it was all done in realtime , working remotely ."