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SAP names Philipp Herzig as chief artificial intelligence officer

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Herzig now reports directly to CEO Christian Klein, and will oversee the entire value chain for SAP business AI from research and product development through to implementation at the customer. The newly established organization also underlines the central importance of business AI as a strategic driver for SAP’s further growth.

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What Whirlpool’s CIO does to make its digital business models run end to end

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As a household name in household goods, with annual sales of $22 billion, Whirlpool has 54 manufacturing and tech research centers worldwide, and bursts with a portfolio that includes several familiar brands including KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, Yummly, among others. All of these things have been transformational for our business.”

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Merck Life Sciences banks on RPA to streamline regulatory compliance

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The pharmaceutical industry is a highly regulated one, especially for multinationals doing business across the globe. Although non-compliance with regulations can attract exorbitant fines, many pharma companies still depend on manual process for these value chains.

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Pricing it Right with End-to-End Product Cost Simulation

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So the leaders at Clariant International , a leading specialty chemical company, decided to build a tool that would monitor and analyze future price changes on finished goods instantly so they could make pricing decisions that pass-through costs to the value chain. What does a specialty chemical company make?

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Driving 15 years of IT transformation in 5

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But executing wouldn’t come without challenges: multiple ERP implementations, a reluctance to adapt to new ways of working at a storied company, and perhaps most daunting, the reality that IT in each of the 20-plus businesses had grown accustomed to operating independently. It showed when he presented to them.

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3 powerful lessons of using data governance frameworks

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Start out with a clear idea of the business outcomes you want to achieve. Focus on value,” she says. Everything you do to collect, manage, and analyze your data ought to be traced to value.” We ask detailed questions to find out what type of business they’re in, who their customers are and what their revenues are,” says Wise. “We

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Unlocking value and success for partners

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By Hock Tan, Broadcom President & CEO In the years that I have led Broadcom, I have found two things to be true for technology leaders: First, success with your customers starts with success with your ecosystem partners; and second, driving ecosystem growth is key to maintaining the growth of your own business.