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Kinexions22 - how Bristol Myers Squibb shifted to a continuous improvement approach to supply chain planning This article is sponsored by:

With Kinexions22 set to formally kick off next week, the virtual event already has content to view. One highlight: Bristol Myers Squibb and ZS on how they use Kinaxis RapidResponse for continuous improvement - and a supply chain planning center of excellence.

The supply chain planning paradigm shift is here This article is sponsored by:

The legacy supply chain planning model is broken and supply chain leaders are struggling to keep up with emerging trends. Polly Mitchell-Guthrie of Kinaxis shares practical ideas for real-time cohesion.

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USF Health goes cloud ERP to boost its disaster recovery and IT support options This article is sponsored by:

The experience of this University of South Florida research organization shows that moving ERP data to the cloud takes careful planning, but the shift brings big benefits.

Oxfam America takes to the cloud to break down silos and be more agile This article is sponsored by:

The not-for-profit humanitarian organization has adopted a cloud-based ERP platform from Unit4 to integrate its people and its data.

Oxfam staff outside Congress for Global Climate Strike 2019 © Oxfam America

West Northamptonshire upgrades Unit4 ERP and moves to the cloud to create ‘beating heart’ of citizen services This article is sponsored by:

West Northamptonshire Council leads a shared service on behalf of a number of partner authorities. It is pursuing an integration strategy with its Unit4 ERP system to help get a 360 degree view of the citizen.

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Experience4U - Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling on cloud adoption, and the non-negotiable principles of vertical ERP This article is sponsored by:

Unit4's analyst day in Boston provoked debate on X4U news. We also delved into Unit4's ERPx and cloud adoption numbers. Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling gave me his motivations for acquiring Compright, and how it fits into Unit4's vertical plans.

Experience4U - Unit4 packages up integration-as-a-service for verticals in ERPx Industry Mesh This article is sponsored by:

Unit4 is packaging up all the integrations and data flows it believes a midmarket people-centric business needs into a SaaS offering for specific industries called Industry Mesh

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Experience4U - East of England Ambulance Service has its finger on the pulse with Unit4 ERP This article is sponsored by:

Cloud-based ERP vendor Unit4 helped the East of England Ambulance service keep running during the height of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Experience4U - how engineering consultancy Buro Happold is automating around its on-prem ERP This article is sponsored by:

Engineering consultancy Buro Happold is using Microsoft Teams and Unit4's Wanda chatbot technology along with other tools to automate previously manual processes.

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Buying into SaaS – what really matters to a CIO? This article is sponsored by:

Buying into SaaS platforms isn’t new, but many organizations still misunderstand what they’re getting into. Shivkumar Gopalan of Unit4 outlines what’s important (and what isn’t) and what's required from both the client and vendor to make it a success.

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A Frictionless Enterprise perspective on supply chain planning This article is sponsored by:

Supply chain practitioners speaking at recent Kinaxis virtual events emphasized the importance of connecting data and processes across silos - more proof points for Frictionless Enterprise.

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Coventry Building Society rethinks employee service during COVID-19 with ServiceNow This article is sponsored by:

Coventry Building Society brings a virtual agent and a ‘genius bar’ experience to employees, using ServiceNow, to reduce demand on the service desk.

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Google Cloud eyes industry verticals as key to success as revenues jump 45% This article is sponsored by:

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted a number of factors that are driving growth for Google Cloud, but he sees industry focus as key.