Common Sense Virtual Roundtable:

Infor SCM: Supply Chain Visibility, Resiliency and Agility

January 28th, Successfully held

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Here’s what we discussed:

Many organizations continue to struggle with supply chain visibility and traceability, exacerbated when they must contend with internal data trapped in functional siloes, and a lack of transparency with partners. As a result, many organizations recognize the need to shift to collaborative business ecosystems but struggle with where to start / how to implement.

All of these challenges reiterate the need for supply chains to be more agile and resilient. When that happens, organizations can respond appropriately when disruptions occur, and they can better adapt to future business models that may emerge as a result. Our participants joined Infor and a select group of supply chain thought leaders to discuss what obstacles must be overcome to both navigate through short-term disruption and pursue longer-term supply chain transformation.

Moderated by

Bernard Goor

Senior VP Sales, Supply Chain at Infor

Bernard is Senior Vice President Sales for Supply Chain Management at Infor. Prior to joining Infor, Bernard spent 18 years in the Information Technology industry, starting with i2 Technologies, the leadership team of a PLM startup, Oracle and One Network. Bernard’s expertise across multiple industries and experience in helping customers solve complex problems in all regions of the world makes him a strong thought leader in all aspects of supply chain management.

Here is what we learned:

COVID-19 has essentially forced companies to accelerate their digitalization strategy, especially on the supply chain side.

How has COVID-19 affected your supply chain and what are the top 3 priorities you have implemented or intend to implement?

A global healthcare manufacturer was hit hard and early by the pandemic because of its business in China, particularly a factory in Wuhan. They were prepared to deal with it initially because of they went through this with SARS, but then when COVID-19 hit the U.S., they had a harder time getting product out.

The manufacturer said it had supply chain disruptions before COVID-19 because of U.S. tariffs that were placed in China by the U.S. government. Its suppliers were looking to relocate their manufacturing from China to Mexico and countries to southeast Asia, but it’s not as simple as it seems.

The manufacturer said they need to look at how to work with resilient customers who can help them bulk up their inventory levels and have available inventory closer to where they need it, which would reduce shipping time and costs.

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About Infor SCM:

End-to-end supply chain solutions for a single version of the truth

Infor® Supply Chain Management solutions deliver intelligent, real-time supply chain orchestration by digitalizing end-to-end supply chain processes, allowing companies to gain real time visibility that empowers data-driven decisions and optimal delivery to customers on time.

Participation in the Virtual Roundtable is free of charge to qualified attendees. Once you’ve completed the registration, we’ll confirm your invitation and send you a calendar invite with a link to the meeting.

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Here’s what attendees at past events have said:

I think it’s really a must-attend event for CX professionals. I’ve gone to other events in the past and this surpasses all of them.

Kimberly Carpenter

Director, Large Business Customer Experience, NRG Energy

A lot of other conferences I’ve gone to are driven off a podium, someone presenting me a solution before they understand my problem. Here I have an opportunity to talk to my peers and learn from them.

Ryan Smith

Sr. Director Care Strategy & CX, GoDaddy

I’m not part of some enormous crowd out there. I’m getting lot of interaction, hearing from people, their own personal stories. Individual examples of how people are leveraging their CX skills in their industry, in their business, in the work that they do everyday.

Nicholas Zeisler

Principal, Zeisler Consulting

Very intimate, Very one-on-one! You are able to really get a lot of candid responses, so we’re getting a ton of value from that and a lot of valuable insights.