![]() “We have to move away from a transactional and customer-supplier focus. That means governments, NGOs, technologies, industries and suppliers. We have to work with our partners for sustained success. “Working alone, Shell or any company cannot be successful. This message was echoed by Ashley Bates, the vice president for contract and procurement at Shell, wo argued that digitalization was the next tipping point for supply chain and procurement. ![]() ![]() That’s the way networks should work,” he added. “We need the power collectively of a rich ecosystem. “It is not idealistic to think we can change the world – just look at the amount of spend we have as a network around the world” “It is not idealistic to think we can change the world – just look at the amount of spend we have as a network around the world,” said Padgett. Netting: An Immersive Guide to Global ReconciliationĮvery 60 seconds a new supplier joins the supply chain and procurement network, according to Padgett, making it one of the biggest networks in the world. That is a what we are here to talk about today – to dream,” Padgett added. “We have the power to eliminate slave labour in supply chains – that is pretty cool. ![]() Using technology, “we have the power to eliminate slave labour in supply chains – that is pretty cool” says SAP’s president #SAPAribaLive /mQaop3t6al “We can now use things like artificial intelligence (AI) and ML to help us not just make smarter purchasing decisions, we can now make sustainable ethical supply chains,” he explained. “You now have the opportunity to become the chief collaboration officer at your company, whether you’re working in procurement, finance or IT. “We used to spend a lot of time talking about process efficiencies, which is still really important because it’s how we get measured, but we are now also being measured by how we collaborate too,” said Padgett. It’s not just the consumer world that’s on fire argued Padgett – the world is moving towards ‘just in time’ production with the likes of machine learning (ML) and 3D printing.
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