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Goodbye digital transformation, hello AI-first business transformation

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Consider the following business solutions in their early forms: Workday for HR Salesforce for sales Adobe or Hubspot for marketing SAP for ERP These solutions reformed the way we thought about HR, supply chain, or CRM, but they did not transform the work itself. If you work in sales or marketing, I think you get the idea.

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SAP names Philipp Herzig as chief artificial intelligence officer

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Herzig now reports directly to CEO Christian Klein, and will oversee the entire value chain for SAP business AI from research and product development through to implementation at the customer. With this new structure, SAP aims to accelerate the pace of its AI development, according to a statement from the software manufacturer.

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Merck Life Sciences banks on RPA to streamline regulatory compliance

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Although non-compliance with regulations can attract exorbitant fines, many pharma companies still depend on manual process for these value chains. A huge chunk of pharma sales representatives’ time is spent in tracing the right set of people to contact and then manually entering their credentials and/or content provided.

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Pricing it Right with End-to-End Product Cost Simulation

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So the leaders at Clariant International , a leading specialty chemical company, decided to build a tool that would monitor and analyze future price changes on finished goods instantly so they could make pricing decisions that pass-through costs to the value chain. What does a specialty chemical company make?

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Factors to Consider When Purchasing Competitive Intelligence Tools and Services: Part 1

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The HERE MI team has a broad remit of tactical (Battlecards, Industry Briefs, Buyer Analysis & Perceptions) and strategic deliverables (Industry POVs, Value-Chain Assessments, Market Sizing, and Scouting Reports). Part II will cover the broad range of tools and services our team uses to add value, efficiency, or effectiveness.

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3 powerful lessons of using data governance frameworks

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“When there’s no sharing, there are no use cases that span the value chain. The biggest value comes when you can implement end-to-end use cases—combining manufacturing with sales forecast planning, for example.” All three require you to look across the value chain,” says Hennig.

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What Whirlpool’s CIO does to make its digital business models run end to end

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As a household name in household goods, with annual sales of $22 billion, Whirlpool has 54 manufacturing and tech research centers worldwide, and bursts with a portfolio that includes several familiar brands including KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, Yummly, among others. So end to end, our strategic priority has stood the test of time.

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