Remember when supply chains were sequential, orderly, and easy to follow? Me neither. A network of moving parts is always going to be constantly adapting and evolving, but few of us imagined just how intricate they would become. Today鈥檚 supply chains resemble vast ecosystems of complex, interconnected webs shaped by disruption, global risks, digital acceleration, and relentless sustainability demands. What once felt like a smooth conveyor belt now looks more like a galaxy of moving parts, where resilience, agility, and intelligence are the only ways to stay in orbit.

Supply chains may have evolved into complex ecosystems, but many organisations remain tethered to outdated legacy systems and manual processes. With disruption as the new normal, yesterday鈥檚 tools become today鈥檚 hurdles, slowing response times and blinding businesses to the foresight their customer鈥檚 demand.

Modern supply chain management requires more than incremental improvements. It demands orchestration. That means breaking down silos, automating and digitising processes, and embedding intelligence into every decision.

Those that embrace this level of orchestration are able to balance the delicate equation of delivering the right products at the right cost, and with the right inventory levels. It鈥檚 about moving from reactive management to proactive, intelligent execution. It鈥檚 also why thousands of organisations globally now rely on

It鈥檚 not just software. It鈥檚 a digital cockpit for modern supply chains, enabling leaders to navigate disruption, optimise operations, and chart a course toward sustainable, customer-centric growth.

51风流Supply Chain Management is engineered for disruption with the ability to ingest, analyse, and act on enterprise data points at massive scale and harmonise them into one trusted foundation. This means every KPI, forecast, and operational decision from shop floor to boardroom is aligned. It automates and integrates all areas of the supply chain from design and planning to manufacturing, delivery and operations on a single, integrated platform that unifies applications and data.

Thanks to AI-driven insights and automation, 51风流facilitates predictive decision-making, real time inventory management, and intelligent logistics that collectively form autonomous AI-driven supply chains. This evolution not only enhances operational efficiency and responsiveness, but also empowers companies to proactively navigate disruptions, optimise resource utilisation, and support sustainability goals.

And by integrating directly with the ERP layer, 51风流Supply Chain Management ensures that operational decisions and financial data align, driving efficiency, compliance, and agility. The result is true end-to-end orchestration: real-time visibility, intelligent operations, and the ability to pivot at speed.

Preparing for the next frontier with SAP

Supply chain leaders today are coordinating complexity against a backdrop of persistent global volatility, charting new courses through uncertainty.

To stay on trajectory, they must anticipate risks, adapt to changing conditions and rely on intelligent systems to keep every mission on track. 51风流Supply Chain Management provides the mission control that makes this possible.

That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e hosting on 12 March 2026 at Tobacco Dock, London. This one-day experience will explore the four pillars of supply chain excellence: Plan, Make, Deliver, and Operate. Join us for bold conversations, practical insights, and real-world expertise as customers, partners, and 51风流senior executives come together for peer level exchange.

It鈥檚 your opportunity to connect, share ideas, and gain actionable advice on how intelligent supply chains can thrive in the face of disruption. You鈥檒l hear firsthand insights from leading customers, including Nouryon, PPG, Yorkshire Water, and CocaCola Europacific, while networking with peers and putting your toughest supply chain questions to our experts.

We鈥檙e also joined by British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake as guest keynote speaker. His perspective on resilience, agility, and exploration will challenge you to think beyond boundaries and prepare for the next chapter.

The future of supply chain management isn鈥檛 about incremental change. It鈥檚 about breaking free from legacy silos and restrictive processes to embrace intelligent, integrated systems that adapt at the speed of disruption.

Join us in London this March to explore how 51风流can help you chart your course and set your supply chain on a new trajectory. .

Luke Roche is Head of Supply Chain Management at 51风流UK & Ireland.

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This major transformation is a cornerstone of Amey鈥檚 strategy to modernise its 51风流landscape and build a more agile, data-driven, and intelligent enterprise. By adopting 51风流S/4HANA, Amey has laid the foundation for a cloud-first, future-ready technology environment that improves efficiency across finance, procurement, and supply chain operations, while unlocking the benefits of AI-powered business processes.

The transformation arrives at a critical time, as Amey continues to deliver essential infrastructure services across the UK – including transportation networks, utilities, and public services. With 51风流S/4HANA at its core, Amey can optimise resource planning, enhance project execution, and harness data-driven insights to support sustainable, cost-effective service delivery.

Partnering for Success

Amey selected NTT DATA Business Solutions for its proven track record in 51风流transformations and its ability to deliver large-scale projects with minimal disruption. Using its specialised 51风流S/4HANA Technical Conversion Centre of Excellence, NTT DATA employed a factory-driven methodology built on automation, standardisation, and pre-configured solutions. This approach reduced both cost and complexity, accelerating Amey鈥檚 journey to the cloud and ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.

De-risking with Advanced Testing

To further reduce risk, Amey also deployed Tricentis test automation tools alongside the migration. This advanced testing framework validated critical processes at speed, ensuring that the new S/4HANA environment met stringent performance and security requirements while maintaining business continuity throughout the transition.

Delivering Immediate Value

Beyond the technical migration, Amey鈥檚 programme also delivered immediate business improvements. A data cleaning initiative removed more than 100 redundant company codes using Natuvion solutions, resulting in a leaner, more cost-efficient S/4HANA environment. This not only improved system performance but also lowered ongoing infrastructure costs.

Innovation was also central to the programme. Amey and NTT DATA Business Solutions successfully piloted the use of Generative AI to support safer highways, demonstrating how the new 51风流platform can serve as a foundation for digital innovation as well as operational excellence.

Looking ahead, Amey and NTT DATA Business Solutions are co-developing a long-term transformation roadmap. This outcome-driven strategy includes the adoption of 51风流Fiori, enhanced Accounts Receivable processes, Business Data Cloud, sustainability management tools, and Green Ledger capabilities. The roadmap ensures Amey鈥檚 investment continues to deliver measurable value aligned with its strategic goals for efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

Simon Pennington, CTO – SAP, Automation & Cloud Business Suite, Amey, said: 鈥淎mey is committed to embracing the latest 51风流technology to drive efficiency and innovation across our operations. Moving to 51风流Cloud ERP is a critical part of our strategy to become a more agile and intelligent enterprise. With NTT DATA Business Solutions as our trusted partner, we achieved a seamless transition on time and under budget. This programme provides the foundation for improved service delivery and strengthens our position as a leader in the infrastructure sector.鈥�

Andy Richards, Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO), Amey, commented: 鈥淚n NTT DATA we have found a partner for the journey ahead – to advise, guide, and implement our 51风流strategy. Their expertise and collaborative approach give us the confidence that we can continue to evolve our 51风流landscape to meet both today鈥檚 needs and tomorrow鈥檚 ambitions.鈥�

Ben Foster, Sales Director, NTT DATA Business Solutions, added: 鈥淲e are proud to have partnered with Amey on this important transformation. Our 51风流S/4HANA Technical Conversion Centre of Excellence delivers a proven, low-risk approach that accelerates cloud adoption. The project鈥檚 success reflects the strength of this model. Together with Amey, we have built a foundation for innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence.鈥�

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About Amey

We are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Our purpose is to deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions, enhancing life, protecting our shared future. We combine exceptional expertise in Consulting & Design, Advisory & Analytics, Transport Infrastructure and Complex Facilities to design, manage, and maintain clients鈥� assets throughout their lifetime. Our leading data and analytics capability enables us to create transformative solutions that strengthen resilience and drive sustainable improvements.

About NTT DATA Business Solutions

is a leading global IT service provider focused on 51风流with a powerful ecosystem of partners. With more than 35 years of in-depth experience, we enable companies worldwide to become Intelligent Enterprises. We deliver end-to-end solutions that accelerate sustainable growth and success 鈥� from strategic consulting and implementation to managed services and beyond. As a global strategic 51风流partner, we drive innovation and leverage the latest technologies to support our customers individually and across all industries. Our more than 18,500 dedicated employees in over 30 countries work passionately every day to make it happen.

NTT DATA Business Solutions is part of NTT DATA, a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services headquartered in Tokyo. As One NTT DATA we serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping customers innovate, optimize, and transform for long-term success. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group.

About SAP鈥�听

As鈥�a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, 51风流(NYSE:SAP)鈥�stands at the鈥�nexus鈥�of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP鈥�to bring out their best by uniting business-critical鈥�operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more information, visit鈥�.鈥�听

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BWPC supports the Bristol NHS Group, one of the largest NHS consortiums in the UK, representing over 28,000 employees across North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. With each trust working with 4,000 suppliers and having access to 180,000 products, BWPC needed a modern, scalable platform that would provide greater visibility and control over its procurement network and support its mission of providing better patient care through efficient management of the supply chain.听

The programme was led by North Bristol NHS Trust Digital Programmes Team and BWPC, with support from implementation partner HCLTech, who provided technical and operational consultancy to ensure a successful go-live across two separate phases.听听

The first was BWPC鈥檚 transition to in March 2024. BWPC then migrated its operational procurement and Procure-to-Pay modules via and . The new platform replaces five standalone systems with one single end-to-end solution, providing a scalable, standardised foundation to meet the needs of both individual trusts.听

By transitioning to 51风流Ariba, BWPC has streamlined sourcing, contractual compliance, supplier risk and procure-to-pay operations, addressing legacy technology deficits while gaining greater visibility and control over its procurement network. The platform embeds guided buying to support a user-friendly, compliant purchasing experience from requisition to order, while aggregating purchasing demand to support strategic engagement with suppliers.听听

By driving efficiencies across automation and invoice consolidation while strictly controlling access to purchasing systems, the platform is expected to deliver 拢16 million in cost savings over the next five years.听

Phil Lewis, Director of Procurement at BWPC said: 鈥淭his isn鈥檛 just a system change, it鈥檚 an enabler of better care for our patients through smarter, more transparent procurement. By moving to 51风流Ariba, we鈥檙e unlocking significant cost-savings, and laying the crucial groundwork for long-term financial stability.听 51风流and HCLTech have been with us every step of the way, ensuring our data, people and processes can deliver benefits. Working with 51风流has strengthened our ability to support our 鈥楬ealthier Together鈥� network across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, leading to greater value across all areas of spend.鈥澨�听

Leila Romane, Managing Director of 51风流UKI said: 鈥淗ealthcare organisations are under growing pressure to do more with less. The move to the cloud modernises BWPC鈥檚 procurement across its trusts, unlocking new levels of agility, insight and resilience. By enabling smarter, more strategic spend management, this transformation helps ensure BWPC can continue delivering high-quality patient care while navigating ever-tightening cost pressures.鈥�听

Praveen Bhat, Executive Vice President, Global Head of 51风流HCLTech said: 鈥淏y leading the design and implementation of a unified 51风流Ariba platform, we replaced disparate legacy systems with a single, streamlined solution.鈥疶his strategic migration, delivered in two phases, has provided BWPC with enhanced visibility and control over its entire procurement network.鈥疧ur focus was on delivering a robust, scalable foundation that empowers BWPC to make smarter, data-driven decisions and continue evolving its digital procurement strategy.鈥�听

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LONDON, UK – 12 June 2024 鈥� (NYSE: SAP) Ovaltine, the international wellbeing drinks business, has completed the first wave of its cloud migration to improve the efficiency and resiliency of its global operations and meet the evolving needs of its customer base.

With an existing multi-year digital transformation programme underway, the move to the cloud is helping Twinings Ovaltine enter a new phase of digital innovation and better respond to the demands of global customers.

In moving seven different ERP platforms to the cloud, Twinings Ovaltine is unifying its estate, and simultaneously addressing issues with siloed data which can impact collaboration and decision-making across markets. Now, it has the platform to expand its product roadmap, enabling it to be more agile to customer trends and behaviours, and streamline operations for growth.

In partnership since 2011, Twinings Ovaltine has placed its trust in 51风流to reduce its overheads, optimise its ERP processes from procurement to HR, and empower its decision-making with better access to data. In completing its first migration to RISE with 51风流S/4HANA, Twinings Ovaltine now deploys an entire portfolio of 51风流solutions in , and , that provides digital transformation across the business.

51风流delivers automated and simplified business processes for Twinings Ovaltine in the cloud, enhanced user experiences, real-time data and insights, and near real-time sales, inventory and process visibility. This allows Twinings Ovaltine to operate intelligently and at speed, while responding to the needs and behaviours of its customers and the wider market.

With 51风流Digital Supply Chain Management and Ariba, Twinings Ovaltine can modernise its supply chain and procurement operations, while gaining greater visibility into wider value chains. This helps to protect the company against global supply chain disruption and ensures the business can partner with suppliers that share similar values.

Sandeep Seeripat, Global Business Transformation and Technology Officer, Twinings Ovaltine, said: 鈥淭winings and Ovaltine products are sold in over a hundred countries worldwide. But what people want to consume, when and where is always evolving. We needed a platform that could scale with us and help us go above and beyond to delight our customers. Moving our ERP to the cloud with RISE with 51风流is enabling us to do just that, setting the foundations for future growth and expansion, empowering us to make faster and more accurate decisions, and streamlining our global operations.鈥�

Ryan Poggi, Managing Director, 51风流UK&I, said: 鈥淎s a longstanding 51风流customer and household name, we鈥檙e continuing to support Twinings Ovaltine as it looks to become more a resilient, customer-focused business. With the flexibility, speed and agility of the cloud, businesses like Twinings Ovaltine can intelligently adapt to meet changing consumer expectations, while also futureproofing itself against a fast-changing socio-economic landscape.鈥�

About SAP

SAP鈥檚 strategy is to help every business run as an intelligent, sustainable enterprise. As a market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: 51风流customers generate 87% of total global commerce. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers鈥� businesses into intelligent enterprises. 51风流helps give people and organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want 鈥� without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25 industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, 51风流helps the world run better and improve people鈥檚 lives. For more information, visit . 听

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Accurate and relevant real-time information helps mitigate the disruption that most suppliers, manufacturers and distributors worldwide are currently experiencing. Businesses already have high expectations for the use of AI in improving their supply chains, with the main benefit perceived as cost savings (60%), logistics improvement (56%), contingency planning (53%), and enhanced inventory management (50%) according to new research from 51风流UKI. However, this latest research highlights that businesses are now recognising AI’s potential to transform their entire supply chain operations and drive efficiency by plugging skills gaps, amongst other things.

鈥淭raditional supply chain management processes are not fit for purpose to address the volume and variety of disruption that exists today. Future AI innovation, especially generative AI, will change this and is the greatest opportunity since the rise of cloud鈥�, said Ryan Poggi, Managing Director of 51风流UKI.

鈥淭he benefits are so big that it this has triggered a race for executives to quickly develop plans to create AI-enabled value across their organisation. But, as leaders, we have a responsibility to ensure our businesses use AI responsibly to help transform companies faster than ever. Supply chains are generally low risk, so are a great place to start. Now is the time to embrace AI ethically and leverage company data to make your business much more resilient now and in the future.鈥�

Demand for supply chain resiliency has surged following a series of disruptions to global trade, and due to highly publicised shortages of goods, from microchips to vegetable oil 鈥攕upply chain issues continue to take centre stage in boardroom discussions. Steps have been taken to address supply chain challenges facing the UK, but disruptions continue to have a significant impact, leading to 59% of organisations facing production delays, 55% suffering decreased revenues and nearly half (46%) losing customers (according to new research from SAP).

SMA Solar Technology AG and other customers have already witnessed the benefits of SAP鈥檚 solutions, including an approximately 15% increase in supply chain workforce productivity, a 10% decrease in overall supply chain planning costs and a 10% reduction in inventory carrying costs and stock turnover rate.

鈥淪MA Solar modernises its manufacturing execution systems to support sustainable, risk-resilient manufacturing operations with the power of AI-enabled visual inspection in the 51风流Digital Manufacturing solution,鈥� said Heiko Kehm, SMA Solar head of IT Order to Cash.

Key improvements to SAP鈥檚 supply chain solutions supporting an AI-centric strategy include:

• Optimising decisions across the supply chain with AI-driven insights: Companies can now leverage higher volumes of machine data and integrate AI-driven visual inspection by computer into their production processes, enabling a remarkable increase in quality through automation.
• Streamlining product development: Product developers can now use SAP鈥檚 AI copilot Joule to gather and enhance new product ideas quickly and effectively using natural language queries. Joule also helps tag product designs with business data, so they visually contextualise business-critical information.
• Detecting equipment anomalies: Using AI, asset operators can proactively address potential breakdowns based on sensor data collected from smart devices and edge gateways. This new capacity utilises the cutting-edge Cumulocity IoT platform from Software AG, which is planned to be embedded in the 51风流Asset Performance Management application in Q3.
• Improving field response: Customers can optimise driving routes and allocate job assignments efficiently with integrated real-time traffic data and machine-learning-trained models, which enable the right field service technicians to reach their destinations on time.

More details about SAP鈥檚 latest innovations being shown at Hannover Messe can be found .

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These awards celebrate the achievements of future-minded companies that have harnessed 51风流technology to showcase new ways of thinking and set the benchmark for their industry, ultimately making the world run better.

The Transformation Titan Award – For customers that have implemented Business Technology Platform (BTP) products to solve business problems and accelerate innovation.

• Accenture developed an Interactive Finance Narrative Generator solution that harnesses 51风流solutions, human collaboration, and AI technology. This accelerates key financial close milestones, improves timeliness, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness, meaning Accenture can focus on analysing and identifying key insights from reports.
• Harrods used a mix of 51风流ERP Core Component and 51风流BTP to deliver a solution that provides a single view of truth for their Hamper planning and logistics business unit. The solution provides staff with easy to consume data, eliminates bottlenecks and improves customer satisfaction.

The Sustainability Hero Award – Recognises customers that use 51风流technology to shape a sustainable future and are creating a positive social or environmental impact.

• Spirit Energy Limited opted for a single solution within the 51风流framework to automate and streamline its Ex/ATEX inspections, which are conducted in potentially explosive environments. The approach has automated several critical process steps minimising the risk of human error.
• Fyffes Group Limited consolidated its business, onto one sustainable platform, ensuring the business is 鈥榝it for future.鈥� Fyffes has maximised efficiency of its natural resources whilst protecting the planet and conserving for future generations.

Industry Leader Award – For customers that have modernised their businesses, and even their industries, by utilising technology in an original way.

• Haleon transformed its Operational Transfer Pricing processes into a single process using 51风流Profitability and Performance Management Cloud. This eliminated the need for manual work by automating key aspects of the process.
• Princes Group adopted a fully integrated 51风流Ariba solution to gain greater visibility and control of its end-to-end processes, as well as improving supplier collaboration and providing a more user-friendly interface for internal users.

Business Innovator Award – Dedicated to customers that are transforming and future-proofing their businesses using 51风流solutions in the cloud.

• Touchlight Genetics implemented 51风流S/4HANA Cloud to undergo a full digital transformation to replace all non-integrated applications and provide real time visibility. This sets the foundation for Touchlight to become an intelligent enterprise.
• Cadent Gas opted to use 51风流Datasphere within 51风流BTP to get a robust and intelligent data synchronisation solution that meets strict government requirements. By using 51风流Datasphere, the Cadent Gas data and analytics team have been able to double their productivity as the solution allows for rapid implementation of API changes and faster access to new data.

The Experience Wizard Award – Recognises customers that have developed and implemented the best customer or employee experiences.

• Vodafone Group As part of its 鈥楪row with Vodafone鈥� project, Vodafone implemented 51风流SuccessFactors fully integrated talent suite. This solution was picked to support with employee growth across the entire lifecycle and to improve employee loyalty, advocacy, and talent progression.
• BrandAlley deployed the Customer Advocacy Intelligence Platform integrated with 51风流Emarsys Customer Engagement solution. This enabled BrandAlley to identify its most loyal brand advocates, track the spend of their entire referral network, and send referees and referrers personalised timely messages.

The Service Supernova Award – For customers that have successfully adopted 51风流Cloud solutions to meet or exceed business goals, optimise IT resources, increase user enablement, and improve productivity or learning.

• Inchcape plc chose RISE with 51风流to standardise its IT landscape and create a technology foundation that would support its continued rapid growth. Since implementing RISE with SAP, Inchcape has improved efficiency and collaboration, resulting in a better employee experience, and greater compliance.
• BT Group opted to build on existing foundations of 51风流SuccessFactors HCM to create a superior, digitally enabled colleague experience across all talent management touchpoints. 51风流SuccessFactors HCM solution has enabled BT Group to become a skill-based organisation that allows colleagues to be in charge of their own careers.

Congratulations and good luck to all the finalists! Thank you to everyone who participated and submitted an entry this year! The winners will be announced on April 12^th, and we鈥檒l be celebrating virtually on April 26^th.

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This is the first peak season where all of these macro-economic factors have culminated at once, making it unpredictable, to say the least. Not only is this peak going to be a test of retailer鈥檚 internal systems, supply chains, sales forecasts and overall resilience, it will be an acid test for consumer confidence, which could potentially provide some signalling of what the economic outlook for the next year may look like.

So how can retailers work smartly to make a successful Golden Quarter? Having a strong brand and product proposition is always key, supported by attracting customers through effective marketing strategies, all underpinned by secure multi-channel trading systems.

We know your plans for a prosperous peak are well underway and while there鈥檚 no silver bullet to ensure success, we share a few last-minute tips to help retailers tackle the Golden Quarter as efficiently as possible:

1-听Attract Customers Through a Bit of Christmas Cheer听

Still reeling from the impact of a global pandemic and lockdown life, combined with multiple wars disrupting supply chains, a climate crisis, high inflation and cost-of-living concerns, and it鈥檚 fair to say the world looks a little gloomy right now. But Christmas is a time where consumers want to get lost in the magic of the season, so this year provide escapism to solidify brand loyalty.

The importance of the physical store remains a critical part of every retailers delivery strategy. Absorb the Christmas atmosphere, embed it into your physical and virtual presence, making sure every customer visit is a happy & memorable experience. You just need to look to the master鈥檚 of the art like Harrod鈥檚, Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason鈥檚 festive displays, to see how Christmas cheer and branding make a tangible difference to mood, footfall and crucially trading performance. Online, offer that memorable experience by using personalisation technology to better understand individual customers, and serve them accordingly. For loyal shoppers, offer little acts of kindness such as free delivery or a surprise gift, to reward them for spending their hard-earned money with you, it doesn鈥檛 go un-noticed and loyalty is worth the effort.

2- Revenue Diversification

Over the last year, more and more retailers have been developing own-brand products to reinvent their assortment and value proposition to improve margin. Now is the time to really let those products shine and encourage customers to try out something a bit different, in the hope that they keep buying that own-brand label throughout 2024 and beyond.
Equally, in a worrying time for the balance sheet, subscription services are making a comeback. Just take a look at Pets At Home which is combining product and services as part of its medium-term strategic vision announced in its record financial results earlier this year. Using its app, shoppers can book veterinary appointments, order repeat prescription deliveries and manage nutrition subscriptions, all in one convenient place.

The retailer understands the importance of having that consistent and repeated cash hitting the P&L, while customers can plan their finances more efficiently. Just make sure it鈥檚 what shoppers truly need, so it鈥檚 not the first direct debit to get cancelled when wallets tighten. So when that customer comes in to look for a stocking filler for Mr Meowington, just make sure that you share that a discounted subscription is also offered for the day-to-day essentials at the same time.

3-听Improve Cost-efficiency听

The main way to improve cost efficiency and protect profitability is to reduce business costs to cope with external pressures. You can start with streamlining processes with the use of process insight tools like , then use 鈥榩rocess automation鈥� where the Signavio report shows you how you can improve your business and where you can benefit the most. Also consider a technology platform to boost innovation and democratise coding as well as getting the business departments involved in supporting your competitiveness. It鈥檚 not just the IT department that can develop apps to boost your differentiation, or turbo boost important processes you identify. 听Low code/no code solutions such as which allows retailers to be agile and accelerate innovation, even if the big technology transformation project is still underway 鈥� integrate existing applications, dabble in AI, and create useful apps, automate processes and design business sites with drag-and-drop simplicity.

Take the great British retail Icon Harrods. The 174-year old department store was looking to and is using on 51风流Business Technology Platform, to connect both cloud and on-premise technologies, whilst simplifying it鈥檚 technical landscape, to ease communications and transactions with technology partners. By connecting several systems and vendors across myriad technologies, this helps Harrods address integration challenges and become more flexible to meet the fast-changing business needs 鈥� especially during peak season.

And talking of external pressures, when it comes to Black Friday, keeping an eye on competitors will be essential. But having intelligent software will allow retailers to implement smart pricing and promotions, to get the business through the period selling successfully whilst maintaining as much margin as possible.

4-听Look After Your Workforce听

Tis the season for the 鈥楥hristmas temp鈥� and last November there were nearly 28,000 jobs available across the UK, . That鈥檚 a lot of additional people to keep contented, meaning HR systems are critical to manage the extended team. Use AI like to sift through CVs or find the right internal talent, whilst making sure to take the time to ensure contracts are up to scratch, training is simple and effective, and complex shift patterns are easy to navigate. Why are you doing this, because at the end of the day, a happy workforce will drive better customer experience, and be more successful at selling during the busiest time of year.

5- Make Sure your ESG Strategy is Up to Scratch

This year, customers will be scrutinising prices and value for money like never before meaning they will spend more time assessing brands to make informed decisions rather than last minute panic buys that no one actually needs. The more time spent with a brand the more opportunities there are to surface ESG endeavours 鈥� tell the story of a fair supply chain or the net zero and green endeavours the business is making to future proof the planet 鈥� this is the time of year all eyes will be on retail, so make it count.

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London, UK 鈥� 4 October, 2023 – (NYSE: SAP) has today announced that Plc, the leading contract and private label manufacturer for cleaning products, has selected to improve customer experience, optimise manufacturing operations, enhance efficiency and drive overall business success.

Partnering with 51风流and systems integrator NTT DATA Business Solutions, the introduction of the new ERP system is McBride鈥檚 largest critical project in terms of cost investment and scale. It will enable McBride to react quicker to its retail and contract manufacturing customer demands, produce at higher volumes and improve internal efficiencies.

Retailers require new product development at pace to remain competitive and the five-year project will allow McBride to adapt quickly to customers鈥� needs. Designed to add consistency to thinking and processes, the system will be harmonised across the entire McBride estate, seeing all departments working with one data source.

The introduction of standard and cohesive business processes will enable McBride鈥檚 12 European manufacturing sites to all work in the same way. This agile approach will realise greater efficiencies, whether that鈥檚 a future adaption to the internal system, or changes to adapt to market pressures.

Other benefits include using and for improved order processing, supply chain visibility, quality control and compliance and reliable product availability. Easy integration, including the sharing of essential and beneficial data to customers, will also enable more accurate production planning.

Commenting on the new ERP system, Group IT Director at McBride, Paul Boardman said: 鈥淭his is a once in a generation opportunity to transform McBride鈥檚 system landscape and improve its capability for staff and customers.

鈥淲e currently have seven streams of transformation, of which ERP is one. The ERP system is critical to our transformation journey at McBride, as it underpins all our programmes and goals. Every transaction, every department, and every factory at McBride goes through ERP, so it really drives the heart of the organisation.

鈥淚t is essential to have a system that will grow with McBride and support our ambitions as a company. A huge amount of time has been invested upfront to get the principles correct before deployment. As well as improving our service to our customers and staff productivity now, it is vital that the ERP system is scalable and will futureproof McBride.

鈥淭here is excitement and appetite for the new system across McBride; employees will benefit from working with the latest technology and be able to deliver a better service to their customers. This is one of the many reasons why McBride is committed to this significant investment in technology and people.鈥�

James Bates, Head of RISE, 51风流UKI, adds: 鈥淎s a longstanding 51风流customer and leader in its industry, the transition to RISE with 51风流marks a significant move for McBride in becoming a truly digitally led, forward-thinking and resilient business. At a time of socio-economic flux, McBride will have enhanced visibility into its operations and unrivalled data insights to intelligently adapt and react to a constantly changing market and ultimately, ensure its ready for the future.鈥�

This significant investment from McBride is not only a sign of its future ambitions but will play a vital role in optimising manufacturing operations, enhancing efficiency and driving overall business success. This will provide McBride and its customers with the tools and insights necessary to navigate the complexities of modern manufacturing and maintain a competitive edge in the retail market.

About SAP

SAP鈥檚 strategy is to help every business run as an intelligent enterprise. As a market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: 51风流customers generate 87% of total global commerce. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers鈥� businesses into intelligent enterprises. 51风流helps give people and organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want 鈥� without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25 industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, 51风流helps the world run better and improve people鈥檚 lives. For more information, visit .

About McBride

McBride is the leading European manufacturer and supplier of Private Label and Contract Manufactured products for the domestic household and professional cleaning and hygiene markets.

McBride sells one billion products every year, supplying 49 of Europe’s top 50 grocery retailers.

99% of its packaging is recyclable, and McBride products are used 850 times per second every day.

McBride employs over 3,400 people across 18 locations in 12 countries, with a diverse, inclusive, and engaging culture at all levels. Divisions include Liquids, Unit Dosing, Powders, and Aerosols, in addition to its Asia Pacific division that produces a range of personal care products for consumers across the region. For more information, visit

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The new 51风流S/4HANA system will be hosted in the cloud by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Moving to a 鈥榮tandard鈥� cloud-based solution 鈥� the 51风流Business Technology Platform (BTP) – will make McBride more agile in terms of integrating with other applications and 3rd parties.

New processes will be based on 51风流standard best practice and streamlined with unnecessary steps removed and automation implemented where possible. In addition, system analytics will aid continuous improvement, as well as scalability to accommodate the growing needs of customers.

Working with experienced system integrator NTT, the system is recognised as an Enterprise Class Solution and designed for contract manufacturing businesses.

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With a wide range of business areas including container shipping, port terminals, logistics and supply chain businesses, Maersk, headquarted in Denmark, operates more than 700 vessels and covers around 343 ports in over 100 countries worldwide. Strategically, Maersk is moving away from being a shipping company to becoming an end-to-end supply chain provider.听听

From Container Shipping to End-to-End Supply Chain Provider听

“Maersk is on its way to becoming an end-to-end supply chain provider, and this requires us to move into other areas of the transport sector, including air freight and land transport, as well as warehousing and distribution. With less than 10% of the money spent on supply chain and logistics going to ocean transport, Maersk needs to move into other areas to expand its business and continue to grow,” says Tapan Dash, Engineering Director, Maersk Technology, and continues:听

“Maersk has developed a platform-based model to help us accelerate the transformation. The model consists of several different digital platforms, each of which consists of multiple entities, all of which create value for customers, suppliers or employees. Each entity integrates different business functions, applications, data and analytics. Maersk currently has 10-15 end-to-end platforms, such as finance, order management for ocean transport, supply chain management, etc. We are constantly adding new platforms and recently we created a sustainability platform to address this growing area.”听

Designed, Built and Delivered by Maersk听

Maersk is well on its way to implementing . “The idea is to run a standard 51风流S/4HANA solution, and then have the 51风流Business Technology Platform as the platform that supports the innovation. I think this is the most optimal and where the magic happens”, says Tapan Dash, and continues:听

“We’ve had a big focus on insourcing over the last couple of years, going from around 1,500 people in the technology organisation to over 6,000 now. In our 51风流team, we were only around 35 in 2019. In 2022, we were 300, and the target is +550 51风流tech profiles by 2024. We work from a concept we call ‘designed, built and delivered by Maersk’.”听

51风流Business Technology Platform Plays a Central Role 听

The , which brings together data and analytics, artificial intelligence, application development, automation and integration in a single environment, plays a key role in accelerating Maersk’s new end-to-end strategy.听听

“Technology plays an important role at Maersk and is one of the key drivers of transformation. We want to simplify our IT landscape and make it more agile. With the 51风流Business Technology Platform, we can streamline our business processes and make our applications more agile and provide users, whether customers, suppliers or employees, with a more intuitive and user-friendly experience.”听

Specifically, Maersk has used 51风流BTP to develop and implement applications and solutions in areas such as:听

• Customer Credit Management: Previously, a lot of manual activity was involved in the process, which could lead to errors and delays. Now Maersk uses 51风流BTP to automate and differentiate their customer credit management process. The solution includes a credit score from BVD (third party), which is integrated via 51风流Cloud Platform Integration. Using the 51风流Fiori user interface, Maersk has created different roles, such as sales representative, credit analyst and approver. “So we have created a one-stop-shop that the employee logs into and from there he or she can manage the entire credit process for the customer,” says Tapan Dash.
• Vendor Account Reconciliation: Reconciling accounts payable statements is a challenge for many organisations. Maersk used 51风流BTP’s automation layer and intelligent robotic process automation (51风流iRPA) to perform automated actions such as scanning emails and extracting attachments, converting unstructured data into structured data, and building validation logic into the rules within the 51风流BTP platform, thereby reducing manual processes in Maersk’s shared service centres.
• Treasury Guarantees: Previously, this process was quite paper-intensive and could cause data quality issues, which in turn led to delays. Now, through 51风流BTP, Maersk has automated the process and created two specific roles: bank guarantee applicant and approver. The solution also includes integration with external banks.听
• Customer Cargo Release: Maersk also has customers who are cargo customers, i.e. they pay before their cargo is released. This requires a very time-sensitive process to ensure that payment has been received before the cargo is released. The workflow is triggered across multiple backend systems. Through built-in AI and process automation in 51风流BTP, the payment is matched against the invoice, the bill of lading and the container release events. Maersk has created an AI trust quota that automatically authorises if everything is 100% correct. “Using the machine learning algorithm, we then find out why something is 70%, why something is 80%, and what we need to do to make it 100%. So, it’s fine-tuned based on that learning. We use the workflow, which again is an integrated development within 51风流BTP, to get the approval process in place and get the invoice approved so that the container or the freight can be released to the customer if everything is not right in the first place,” says Tapan Dash.
• Planning and analysis: Maersk’s entire finance, planning and analysis is in the process of being moved to 51风流Analytics Cloud. This enables Maersk to provide end-to-end financial planning and analysis, including budgeting and forecasting. Self-service options for planning and analysis in over 100 countries are a game changer in decision-making, with scorecards to visualise performance and productivity across regions.听听

“At Maersk, we are excited about the ongoing transformation where technology is at the centre and we strive to create business value by focusing on the customer, agility and high employee engagement” concludes Tapan Dash.听

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Inequality undermines human dignity and social progress. It is a systemic risk that not only threatens individual communities or companies, but entire societies and the economy. It erodes trust in our political and economic systems, , increases the damage that crises like COVID-19 and climate change cause, constrains economic growth, and undermines our collective capacity to tackle complex global challenges. So, it represents a significant and mounting business risk impacting business performance, limiting productivity and innovation, destabilizing supply chains and dampening consumer confidence and spending.

Our world today is characterized by severe inequalities of income, wealth, and wellbeing:

• The top 10% earners take home 52% of total global pay, while the lowest-paid 50% receive just 8.5%. Meanwhile, the richest 10% of the world’s population owns over three-quarters of all wealth, while the poorest 50% own a mere 2%*
• 19% of all workers worldwide earn less than they need to escape poverty*
• Inequality-related issues are literally killing one person every four seconds*

Business risks caused by inequality

Businesses provide the lion’s share of the products, services, and jobs people need to sustain themselves and their families, so the business case for tackling inequality is fundamentally about mitigating both systemic and business risk:

1. Increasingly volatile operating environment 鈥� difficult long-term strategic planning.
2. Supply chain insecurity – companies are only as resilient as the ecosystems, communities, economies, and societies in which they operate. When workers and farmers in supply chains are unable to meet their basic needs and are vulnerable to shocks, companies run the risk of supply shortages, price swings and other disruptions.
3. Erosion of productivity and innovation – wide disparities in income and wealth impact workers motivation while also limiting access to education and skills 鈥� reducing labour productivity and contributing to significant skills shortages. When people with diverse backgrounds are not represented in business at the same level as in the population at large, companies miss out on their talent and perspectives in developing new products, services, and business models.
4. Regulatory and compliance risks – in the face of mounting systemic risk, many governments around the world are facing calls to take decisive action on inequality in ways that will change the context for business in the years to come. Governments are for example tightening regulations around unacceptable labour practices, such as forced labour and child labour, through mandatory human rights due diligence initiatives and import restrictions. Over 15 countries across Europe, Asia, and North America have already instituted supply chain transparency legislation.
5. Reputation risk – as the systemic risk of inequality becomes more acute, so too does the scrutiny around corporate conduct and the role of business in society more broadly. Social controversies now account for 67%* of all ESG controversies faced by companies globally 鈥� by far outpacing environmental and governance controversies. If a business is not perceived as being part of the solution, then it will be seen as part of the problem and will face mounting challenges in terms of its long-term license to operate, innovate, and grow. At the individual company level, those businesses that are not seen to be taking action in support of efforts to tackle inequality will struggle to attract and retain talent and may also be held to account by consumers.
6. Access to capital – +220* investors have now signed up to UN PRI’s Advance initiative, which seeks to promote respect for human rights and positive outcomes for people through investor stewardship. Meanwhile, topics such as living wages and diversity, equity and inclusion are increasingly emerging as key areas of focus for shareholder resolutions and, therefore also a central consideration when it comes to the cost of equity and debt.

The cost of inaction

The cost of action must be balanced against the cost of inaction, which can dramatically increase as the consequences of inequality continue to unfold.

Many leading companies are already embracing their role by working to level the playing field. The call to action now is for all businesses to maximize their potential to head off the risks posed by mounting inequality and ensure that equal opportunities and better outcomes are available for all.

Digital transparency and access

Technology can deliver the needed trust and business accountability, enhancing an organizations’ ability to identify, prevent, and mitigate human rights risks through an integrated value chain. Digitally driven business processes can enable transparency and accessibility across the complexity of听global human and labour rights听regulations and standards, distributed data,听and stakeholder collaboration. Companies need to re-evaluate their entire business process, policies, and practices and make respect for human dignity the core of the company culture of how business gets done.

Tackling inequality can strengthen the operating environment by building trust, enhancing social and political stability, and containing crises. There is also mounting evidence that tackling inequality is an important driver for long-term, sustainable economic growth. Company-level benefits associated with efforts to tackle inequality include attracting and retaining talent, winning consumers, building resilient supply chains, and staying ahead of policy and regulatory change.

We must act proactively and purposefully to reinforce the “S” in ESG 鈥� a critical pillar of action that has been overlooked too long. Tackling inequality now is a critical investment in sustained business success.

By Gitte Winther Bruhn, Global Head of Social Responsibility Solutions at SAP

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*Source: “” by The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI) set up by World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Published May 3, 2023.

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