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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

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It is a brilliant tool.” I have been to other vendors’ procurement conferences and cannot recall seeing similar functionality. The structured message sets can connect OEMs, component suppliers, factory operators, and maintenance services providers. My advice,” he concluded, “is just jump in.

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OTTO Motors Commits to Production Logistics

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Rockwell Automation hosted its user conference, Automation Fair , in Boston, MA during the week of November 6. At the vehicle level, OTTO created an attachment interface that is designed for tools that move materials on and off the AMRs automatically. One is an OPC UA-based interface for connecting to the factory control layer.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

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Raja Hammoud, EVP of Products at Coupa, speaking on the main stage at Coupa Inspire Coupa recently completed its Inspire conference. What seems to be meant by many vendors is that their solution is a platform because they offer development tools that allow their customers or partners can use to build extensions to their solutions.

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Supply Chain Compliance is About to Get a Whole Lot Tougher

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Further, under the provisions of the new legislation, companies’ responsibility extends beyond their own factories, warehouses, stores, and corporate offices to encompass their entire supply chain. Before going to the very well attended Coupa Inspire user conference, I was not exactly sure what a business spend management solution was.

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Supply Chain Talent Matters More than Ever

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Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We At AGCO when there is an allocation of supply decision to be taken, there is just one person communicating with a particular supplier and telling them how the tight supply will be allocated among the AGCO factories. We need people that are adaptable.

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One-Number Plans are Bad Plans

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A probabilistic approach to planning would be better, but our supply chain tools have not supported this approach well. Do they need to get right to a conference, or is the schedule looser? And at some airports, a Fast Pass really is not any faster. What is the situation at this airport? Further, how many flights are there per day?

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One Multinational’s Supply Chain Transformation Journey

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Those materials flow into over 170 factories in over 40 nations. A supply chain is mapped, where components are source from, how they flow through a supply chain to factories and out to customers. Then key terms are identified, terms like “factory fire,” “bankruptcy” are married to the names of suppliers and ports and partners.