Oracle’s WMS: Building Resilience, Driving Growth
To meet today’s demand-driven marketplace problems, transform warehouse operations by successfully managing complicated fulfillment operations and achieving total inventory visibility—from the distribution center to the retail shelf. Oracle’s warehouse management solution blends cloud benefits with enterprise-grade warehouse management capabilities. It has been a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems for the […]
Is Remote Working Here to Stay?
Given the continued threat of COVID-19 despite the administration of vaccines in many places, more companies of different sizes in different industries are considering using remote set-ups today and even into the long term. Consulting firm Deloitte conducted a survey among chief financial officers of 113 large companies in North America. Deloitte’s Jon Raphael shared […]
If You’re a CEO, You Might Have These Questions About the Cloud
The pandemic has hastened companies’ shift to the cloud. Because of this transition to remote work, businesses saw how they could depend on cloud technology and how it enabled workers in many industries to collaborate even when people work from the safety of their homes. Still, some CEOs remain unconvinced at worst and hesitant at […]
Will Working From Home Still Work After the Pandemic?
The systems of most businesses were designed to operate on premise. The traditional way was for people to go to the office in the morning and then do the work from there. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, organizations were left with little choice but to try to accomplish work from various locations. Restrictions in mobility […]
Logistics: Key to Reviving Economies
The global economy suffered the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic when one of its key sectors—transport and logistics—nearly came to a halt in March and April 2020. Numerous countries imposed lockdowns without the necessary preparations. Exports and imports tumbled by double-digits, when authorities in charge of airports, seaports and even land borders restricted the flow […]
What’s Business Going to Look Like After the Pandemic?
It’s going to be a year since the pandemic introduced the lockdown that changed our lives. We all had to change the way we did things and adjust to the restrictions.. The next question is, “Will things ever go back to the way they were?” Even if we look at three years down the road, we […]
Companies Need to Address Vulnerabilities in their Value Chains
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in global supply chains, and for companies to survive and thrive in a post-pandemic era, they need to start mitigating risk. In the last 25 years, companies around the world have created “incredibly complicated, complex global supply chains” designed for cost and efficiency, said Susan Lund, a partner at […]
Anticipate These Finance Trends to be Resilient
2020 was a difficult year for all business organizations but especially so for their financial and accounting units. COVID-19 introduced big changes in the way people live and work. Finance professionals especially CFOs need to prepare and position their companies to be resilient and competitive in the future while also addressing the short-term concerns introduced […]
Building Resilience in the Supply Chain
A critical component of economic recovery is making sure that the supply chain is fully functional to deliver products from manufacturing sites to households and business establishments. Many companies learned costly lessons at the start of the pandemic last year when they were caught unprepared amid border restrictions that disrupted the flow of goods. Inventories […]
Supporting Supply Chain Recovery
The pandemic has reshaped supply chains, according to multinational firm Baker McKenzie in its report “Beyond COVID-19: Supply Chain Resilience Holds Key to Recovery,” and is a wake-up call to many businesses about the importance of being able to mobilize rapidly, set up crisis management mechanisms, and building supply chain resilience. The report, which explored […]