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    Technology can't solve all supply chain problems and readiness is key. Employee buy-in is essential for change. Single point of contact is important to avoid delays or failure from multiple stakeholders pulling projects in different directions. Appoint a dedicated consultant to understand systems and processes before engaging vendors. Mistakes include assuming processes are unique and off-the-shelf solutions won't work, delays from new versions, lack of problem clarity, and changing strategies mid-project. Costs include ongoing support, training, upkeep, underutilized licenses, and lock-in periods ensure post-implementation issues are addressed.

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    Technology can't solve all supply chain problems and readiness is key. Employee buy-in is essential for change. Single point of contact is important to avoid delays or failure from multiple stakeholders pulling projects in different directions. Appoint a dedicated consultant to understand systems and processes before engaging vendors. Mistakes include assuming processes are unique and off-the-shelf solutions won't work, delays from new versions, lack of problem clarity, and changing strategies mid-project. Costs include ongoing support, training, upkeep, underutilized licenses, and lock-in periods ensure post-implementation issues are addressed.

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    Technology can't solve all supply chain problems and readiness is key. Employee buy-in is essential for change. Single point of contact is important to avoid delays or failure from multiple stakeholders pulling projects in different directions. Appoint a dedicated consultant to understand systems and processes before engaging vendors. Mistakes include assuming processes are unique and off-the-shelf solutions won't work, delays from new versions, lack of problem clarity, and changing strategies mid-project. Costs include ongoing support, training, upkeep, underutilized licenses, and lock-in periods ensure post-implementation issues are addressed.

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    Supply Chain Technology: Mistakes

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    Session 5

    Supply Chain Technology


    ________
    Mistakes
    Takeaways
    Mistakes in Supply Chain Technology

    Technology can’t solve all your Supply chain Problems. Ensure your
    Supply chain readiness before technology implementation
    Employees have a love for Legacy Systems: Employee buy-in is
    essential for any change.
    I have heard this many times from my clients:
    “ Before this technology implementation, we only had a few problems.
    Now, we have Many”
    Never split the project responsibility to multiple stakeholders within the
    organization. Project gets pulled in different directions leading to delay and
    even failure. Have a Single Point Of Contact. (SPOC)
    Appoint a Full Time Techno Functional Consultant and give him/her
    sufficient time to understand your systems and processes before you call
    your Software vendor. This also helps in developing a concrete plan.
    Implementation Mistakes

    • Technology Aversion: Some companies assume that their


    processes are unique and hence off-the-shelf technologies
    wont work for them. They end up with inefficient
    homegrown technologies.
    • Delays: We wanted to upgrade to the latest software. But
    before we could go-live, the next version of that software
    was released.
    • Lack of Clarity. We need to first find: “What problems
    are we trying to solve with this Technology?”
    • Lack of Long term Vision. When we started the project,
    we had a purpose, but half way through the project we
    had to change our business strategy; making that purpose
    irrelevant and we got stuck in the middle.
    Mistakes in Technology Usage

    • Ignoring Upcoming trends could make you fall behind your


    competitors.
    • Multiple IT vendors for different business processes leads to Chaos.
    Set the communication channels right for coherence.
    • If ending up with a bad technology is a mistake, living with it just
    because you have invested in it makes it a terrible mistake.
    • Multiple facilities in multiple platforms: Due to Mergers and
    Acquisitions, we have seen multiple facilities operating in different
    platforms. This leads to problems like: Same vendor supplying the
    same product to the same customer at two different prices for two
    different customer sites.
    • Lack of Inventory Visibility leads to duplication. Intra company
    stock transfers should be made easy.
    Cost of Technology
    • Fixed fee model requires one time investments. But, post
    implementation support is a recurring expense and if you are unable
    to spend it, the technology wont live up to its expectations.
    • Choose between Transaction based fee model Vs Fixed Fee model
    based on your business requirements.
    • Technology upkeep cost is unavoidable even during low sales
    periods. Staff Training, Support & Debugging are lifelong activities.
    Don’t let your software become a white elephant in a rapidly
    changing technological world.
    • Agile Based “Time and Money” contracts are more suitable for
    slowdowns.
    • Underutilization of Software and Data licenses due to over
    purchase or early migration to Cloud or other platforms adds to your
    indirect cost.
    Additional suggestions

    • Interface between different legacy systems doesn’t always work.


    • Digital or Cloud Migration: Buy minimal Viable Products on a
    incremental basis, with continuous feedbacks, thereby gaining flexibility.
    One step at a Time.
    • Lock-in period for maintenance ensures that post implementation
    teething problems are addressed. Otherwise vendors might disappear
    before the product gets streamlined.
    • Remember these three Vs’ while technology selection - Velocity –
    Visibility – Viability
    • Too many cooks spoil the broth. This applies to Data capture from
    multiple sources. Data cleansing has to be done before we could use
    them.

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