Creating the Intelligent Enterprise
Thomas Saueressig
Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE for Customer Services & Delivery
One of the best ways to see how the world is changing is to watch our children. For example, few teenagers today know what a landline is. Three-year-olds, meanwhile, seem to understand intuitively how to navigate a smartphone, and they expect every screen to be touch-sensitive. Of course, this change is not limited to our personal lives or experiences – it also applies to the workplace.
Today, disruption is all around us. Rapid technological changes create new opportunities for people and businesses alike. But innovation is not just about technology and products: it is also about delivering unique personal experiences, wherever and whenever we want to consume them. It implies the advent of new business models, moving away from selling mass products and towards providing individualized products and services.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has always helped companies manage and optimize their top and bottom lines. As ERP has evolved, its scope has broadened to address demands from various stakeholder groups – including collaboration across the supply chain, employee engagement and the customer experience – and increasing market complexity reflecting interdependencies between organizations.
In my opinion, the future of ERP will continue to combine business and technology, and should also be the enabler of a more sustainable economy. In our ERP business, our ambition is to spark passion within our broad customer base. Since our business processes are highly interdependent and hyper-connected, the potential is huge. Ultimately, creating the intelligent enterprise is the first step towards more sustainable organizations and a more sustainable world.
Read the full article in The New Economy.
Global Alliances Leader | Building Ethical & Energy-Efficient AI Systems
4 年Very inspirational for the role of #ERP in reimagining our businesses as we recover from this crisis. Thank you #ThomasSaueressig!
Sustainability Strategy Leader | Transformation, ESG Regulations, Supply Chain Partnerships | Passionate about Climate and Nature
4 年Inspiring Blog Thomas Saueressig .... Together with our customers who are leading with sustainable business practices and with our committed teams, who have "purpose" in their hearts, we can accelerate the reach to UN Global Goals .... And yes ! ... Intelligent Enterprise is the first step towards more sustainable organisations and a more sustainable world.
Global Leader I Advisor I Strategy & Operations I Transformation & Change Agent I Organizational Development | Learning & Development
4 年Great blog, Thomas Saueressig! I could not agree more...“The adoption of cloud computing represents another important milestone in the evolution of ERP software. It has enabled SAP to offer fast, open and flexible business applications that support end-to-end business processes. Running ERP systems in the cloud also helps democratise the software, making its powerful tools and analytics available to small and medium-sized companies that lack the in-house capabilities of larger companies with their own IT environments and dedicated staff.”
Director of Channel Program Management
4 年Fantastic article Thomas! The Intelligent Enterprise is the future!
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) | Senior Tech GTM Executive |Board Member | Executive Advisor to CXO’s
4 年Thank you Thomas Saueressig for a clear, cogent and well articulated piece on how and why technology can help deliver both profits and purpose together.