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Five tips to optimise the value of digital transformation projects As lead consultants in Infor’s Digital Strategy & Value Engineering teams, Brad Revell and Bobby Charlton share their five top tips for optimising value in any organisation—Editor.
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hether it’s a full-scale business transformation, system overhaul, or standard upgrade, technology projects shine a spotlight on potential inefficiencies and areas for improvement.However, because projects are typically focused on a series of finite goals, a wealth of untapped potential often sits outside of
the project scope. Unearthing and addressing these inefficiencies is undoubtedly an enormous undertaking. More often than not, companies don’t know what they don’t know, and in focusing on specific problems or areas in need of improvement, it’s easy to fall into a trap of not being able to see the wood for the trees.
Abudawood underpins regional expansion with Infor and SNS Infor, the industry cloud company, recently announced that Abudawood Logistics, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Abudawood Group, the exclusive distributor for Proctor & Gamble, Ferrero, Quaker Oats, and other global brands in Saudi Arabia, has deployed Infor WMS (Warehouse Management System). The project was completed by Infor’s Middle East partner SNS, a leading provider of supply chain consultancy and software implementation. Supporting warehouse operations for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand partner, Infor WMS will help maximize the utilization of pick locations through expedited demand replenishment, while streamlining picking processes. As a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, operating more than 130 facilities across six countries, Abudawood’s warehousing operations are vast. With complex shelf-life requirements based on order type, account type and brand, Abudawood relies on efficient and dynamic replenishment of full pallets into pick locations based on variable shelf-life windows. Infor WMS was selected based on 46 JANUARY 2022
its vast capability to support third-party logistics (3PL) activities as well as demand replenishment capabilities that support the dynamic assignment of pick locations, and auto move functionality that supports the defrosting cycle of Ferrero products. SNS was chosen based on its in-depth warehouse management experience and expertise, and understanding of Abudawood’s business nuances and challenges, a press communiqué stated. “With ambitious growth plans, Abudawood is focused on organic growth, customer acquisition and geographic expansion, testament to which is its recent expansion into logistics services in Saudi and plans to cover the remaining five Abudawood markets,” commented Abdullah Talal AbuSido, Head of Supply Chain Technology, Abudawood. “We’re delighted to be working with Abudawood, helping the team to refine their operations and put the building blocks in place from which to pursue its ambitious expansion plans in the coming years,” commented Mario Ghosn, General Manager, SNS.
