1. Global Commerce Management
Presentation on
Supply Chain Execution (SCE)
Convergence
Part 1
3rdwave GCM

2. Supply Chain Execution (SCE)Supply Chain Execution (SCE)
ConvergenceConvergence
• What it’s all about
• ‘Vital’ to properly execute S.C. objectives

3. Key Issues (Supply Chain Management)Key Issues (Supply Chain Management)
• Lack of singular view of all products/players/actions
• Lack of consistent view of all events at a point-in-
time
• Inability to see/assess downstream impact on
organization
• Very few solutions enable convergence of info across
S.C. networks

4. Without ConvergenceWithout Convergence
• Managing global (external) partners – sub-optimized
• Internal operations less efficient/effective
• Asset management performance – reduced

5. What SCE Convergence DoesWhat SCE Convergence Does
• Integrates/Synchronizes data from all actors in S.C.
• Converts data into meaningful info
• Makes data visible with situational context
• Helps support organizational decision-making
• Provides ‘infrastructure’ to act

6. Dwight KlappichDwight Klappich
VP Research @ Gartner GroupVP Research @ Gartner Group
• ‘SCE Convergence – growing need for S.C. organizations to
better orchestrate/synchronize activities across all domains’
• ‘We want to create a network view of the world – right info
sent to right parties in near real time’
• ‘Next wave of value will require cross-silo process integration’
• ‘To get to next level – organizations must synchronize end-to-
end processes like selling/buying/making across multiple
enterprises’

7. 3rdwave GCM