Welcome to Episode 36 of the Cloud Wars Horizon Minute — featuring news and commentary hosted by Acceleration Economy analyst Tom Smith. Each episode provides insights into one or more Innovation Accelerators on the Cloud Wars Horizon. This episode addresses the massive supply chain disruptions that have taken place over the last two to three years as well as some ways that supply chain leaders can leverage technology to operate more effectively.
Highlights
00:45 — Arguably the biggest topics in some public companies’ earnings calls have been supply chains and inventory — due to their impact on revenue and earnings.
01:30 — This week brought another telling indicator of the size of the crisis and the opportunity to help companies fix it. That came when execution management software firm Celonis secured a billion dollar round of funding.
01:50 — Co-CEO Alex Rinke noted that customers are struggling to secure the components, parts and supplies they need while they struggle with inflation and related issues.
02:10 — A key element of Celonis’ value proposition: It layers on top of existing systems such as ERP and inventory management, rather than requiring companies to “replatform” to get their processes running more smoothly.
03:10 — Whether supply chain leaders look to Celonis or competitors, they need to think strategically about how technologies, such as execution management, can help get through the current difficulties.
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