Blogs tagged future factory

Future of Procurement – People are our most valuable asset A digital transformation is taking hold around the world, and new business models are transforming entire industries. Uber and Didicar, for instance, disrupting the taxi business... Read More »

In my first article The Future of Procurement – One Perspective I discussed how procurement goes digital and concluded that the CPO might evolve to a Chief Value Officer to create impact and drive measurable value for a company. Most... Read More »

Disruptive trends in technology are changing the function as we know it today. Procurement is fast evolving into a more strategic and value generating function. This blog is designed to spark a lively discussion among those who are driving this... Read More »

According to Boeing’s forecast, a total amount of 38,050 new passenger aircraft and freighters will be delivered during the next 20 years. This growing demand for new planes leads directly to the continuing drive to reduce production time and... Read More »

How long does it typically take an aircraft OEM manufacturer to build a new plane model, from the moment they decide to make a plane to the moment the first plane flies commercially?  The only correct answer is probably “always longer... Read More »

If you are interested to explore the Virtual Future Factory by yourself it was recently put on www.sap.com/futurefactory. The animation mimics the actual physical factory and brings each step in the manufacturing cycle to life in a highly... Read More »

The SAP Academic Conference EMEA (formerly User Group Meeting) will take place September 05 – 07, 2012 in Dresden at the TU Dresden (Hörsaalzentrum). The contributions from our SAP Research location in Dresden will be a guided tour... Read More »