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Pre-Conference Workshop - 8:00am-12:00pm (morning half day)
eCPC - Vision and Selection
INSTRUCTORS:
Dr. Charles Downey, Practice Leader, eCPC &
Michael Leach, Director, eCPC, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Collaborative
Product Commerce continues to evolve as web-based integration becomes
reality and enables collaboration across the extended supply web. The
early web opportunities of indirect materials procurement, order
processing, customer service, etc. are being exploited by many forward
looking companies. Although these successes have generally improved
productivity and created a more competitive environment, this new
environment has also created challenges that include:
- The need for faster communications –
internally and externally
- The need for faster response times:
design – manufacturing – distribution
- The need for more accurate,
real-time data: design – manufacturing – distribution
- The need for improved knowledge
management – across the supply chain
The leading companies of tomorrow
will be those that leverage the strategic and infrastructure initiatives
they have completed over the past few years and aggressively move
forward to embrace new technologies to meet the above challenges.
While there are many attractive solutions to meet
the collaborative product commerce challenge, it is important to note
that any such initiatives should only be pursued within the framework of
an overall plan. Before moving forward toward a collaborative model,
management must recognize that you are embarking on a journey – with no
defined destination. Understand the big picture and prioritize the
initiatives that will provide the most benefit. Define the role of each
of the systems that may be required throughout your journey. Only after
you have developed a vision that is reflective of the business
objectives and processes, can you embark upon the task of Solution Set
selection — and ultimately, implementation.
This workshop concentrates on the issues
surrounding the development of the eCPC vision and the subsequent
approach to Solution Set selection. |
