Applying Digital Technologies in Supply Chain and Procurement

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital transformation is everywhere you look, but what exactly about this transformation enables the supply chain to be so much better with technologies? To better understand the possibilities available to companies that embrace digital transformation, on today’s episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast, Craig Brown and Thom Singer welcome IBM Associate Partner Melissa Drew.  Melissa has been in the procurement and supply chain for over 27 years and now sits at the intersection of procurement and AI technologies.  She has seen what it takes to execute a successful digital transformation, as well as the true role that agile methodology can- and should- play in companies today. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p><strong>Defining digital transformation in the supply chain</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Transformation is the act of changing from one form to another with an improved end result. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Digital transformation took off in 2007 with the adaptation of the cloud. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The supply chain is greatly enhanced with the digital technologies that meet rapidly changing consumer demands. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Better data is available through digital transformation. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>The impact of the digital transformation on people</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Short-term focus is a problem when thinking through the broader impact of the gains of reducing a workforce. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The digital transformation aim should be to automate repetitiv