Quite a few supply chain management (SCM) package implementation failures have grabbed the headlines over the past few years, from companies such as Whirlpool, Nike, and Hershey. A major cause of these failures has been the difficulty in changing processes within the firm and across the supply chain. Implementing highly integrated enterprise applications, as many firms have discovered, is extremely difficult to do.
Evolution of SCM Technologies -- Less Is More!
By Ram Reddy
Posted May 1, 2002 | Leadership | Technology |
About The Author
Ram Reddy most recently served as Vice President for IT Strategy and Projects at Jacobs Engineering Corporation (JEC). He was awarded Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders award in 2015 for helping implement a “follow the sun” IT support model for JEC’s global workforce.
Prior to joining JEC, Mr. Reddy held multiple IT leadership positions, including Chief Enterprise Architect and Director of Enterprise Applications at SAIC (a major aerospace/… Read More
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