We examine the impact of new technologies and challenges for procurement professionals. Artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, big data, quantum computing and the Internet of Things will literally rewrite the future of humankind in code and revolutionise the roles of government, business and human communications.
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The Power of Partnering: Driving Source-to-Pay Success with Zycus Partner Con...Zycus
As a market-leading provider of Source-to-Pay (S2P) technology, Zycus Partner Connect Program is designed to create the winning formula that enables clients to implement successful Digital Transformation strategies for Source-to-Pay processes. The winning formula achieves superior client results, e.g. 1+1=3, by combining Zycus’ State-of-Art S2P software platform with Expert Partner Implementation Consulting resources. This webinar will provide potential Zycus partners with insights to:
• Zycus S2P software capabilities and key differentiators
• Client cases studies and partner success stories
• Zycus Partner Connect engagement model and support resources
• Next steps towards exploring the potential of aligning with Zycus for mutual success
SAP Ariba Procurement: The Buying ProcessSAP Ariba
If you’re struggling to figure out the best way to put your category or process into procurement, this workshop is for you. Take this opportunity to explore ways to evaluate your process and learn about the functionality within the SAP Ariba Procurement solution that best supports it. This workshop includes interactive team exercises.
Designing the source to-pay process of the futureGareth Stone
The shift towards innovation and value creation for procurement functions requires procurement leaders to reimagine how work gets done across the source-to-pay value stream. In a post-COVID-19 world, procurement leaders will need to transform the procurement function and source-to-pay processes to become strategic enablers who improve competitive advantage.
Emerging technologies such as RPA and AI mean that over 50% of the source-to-pay process could be automated. Combined with other improvement levers such as process simplification, standardisation and outsourcing, a significant amount of time can be saved to free buyers to work on strategic category management, managing supplier relationships and managing spend.
We are one of the leading providers of strategic sourcing consulting services in India. Every year, we help hundreds of organizations save billions in spend/ procurements. Cloudway is staffed by experienced category specialists in sourcing teams to get sustainable results. The fast – real results will improve the bottom line and create competitive advantage. We are SAP Gold partner in India and authorized to Sell, service, support and implement SAP projects specially SAP Ariba, Success Factors, Cloud For Customer (C4C) as well.
Many customers don't get full value from their SAP Ariba solutions for sourcing, contracts, and supplier information and performance management because they have the simplest implementations. SAP Ariba solutions have several implementation levels, from beginning to advanced. For example, one can implement SAP Ariba Contracts for repository only, or SAP Ariba Sourcing for quick projects only. Hear about various implementation models and how customers can move from one model to the next level.
The Power of Partnering: Driving Source-to-Pay Success with Zycus Partner Con...Zycus
As a market-leading provider of Source-to-Pay (S2P) technology, Zycus Partner Connect Program is designed to create the winning formula that enables clients to implement successful Digital Transformation strategies for Source-to-Pay processes. The winning formula achieves superior client results, e.g. 1+1=3, by combining Zycus’ State-of-Art S2P software platform with Expert Partner Implementation Consulting resources. This webinar will provide potential Zycus partners with insights to:
• Zycus S2P software capabilities and key differentiators
• Client cases studies and partner success stories
• Zycus Partner Connect engagement model and support resources
• Next steps towards exploring the potential of aligning with Zycus for mutual success
SAP Ariba Procurement: The Buying ProcessSAP Ariba
If you’re struggling to figure out the best way to put your category or process into procurement, this workshop is for you. Take this opportunity to explore ways to evaluate your process and learn about the functionality within the SAP Ariba Procurement solution that best supports it. This workshop includes interactive team exercises.
Designing the source to-pay process of the futureGareth Stone
The shift towards innovation and value creation for procurement functions requires procurement leaders to reimagine how work gets done across the source-to-pay value stream. In a post-COVID-19 world, procurement leaders will need to transform the procurement function and source-to-pay processes to become strategic enablers who improve competitive advantage.
Emerging technologies such as RPA and AI mean that over 50% of the source-to-pay process could be automated. Combined with other improvement levers such as process simplification, standardisation and outsourcing, a significant amount of time can be saved to free buyers to work on strategic category management, managing supplier relationships and managing spend.
We are one of the leading providers of strategic sourcing consulting services in India. Every year, we help hundreds of organizations save billions in spend/ procurements. Cloudway is staffed by experienced category specialists in sourcing teams to get sustainable results. The fast – real results will improve the bottom line and create competitive advantage. We are SAP Gold partner in India and authorized to Sell, service, support and implement SAP projects specially SAP Ariba, Success Factors, Cloud For Customer (C4C) as well.
Many customers don't get full value from their SAP Ariba solutions for sourcing, contracts, and supplier information and performance management because they have the simplest implementations. SAP Ariba solutions have several implementation levels, from beginning to advanced. For example, one can implement SAP Ariba Contracts for repository only, or SAP Ariba Sourcing for quick projects only. Hear about various implementation models and how customers can move from one model to the next level.
Omnichannel is at the heart of today's Retail Transformation. However, most retail CIOs still struggle to redesign their technology frameworks to serve today's multichannel connected customer and support a growing number of new ways to shop. Lack of an omnichannel strategy, rigid legacy systems not allowing to leverage the benefits of cloud and mobile technologies, non-single view of customers across channels or lack of inventory visibility across enterprise to support distributed order management capacity are only some of the key challenges retail CIOs are facing.
This webinar will be conducted by Ismael Ciordia, Chief Technology Officer at Openbravo, Salil Godika, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer and Industry Group Head at Happiest Minds and introduced by Xavier Places, Product Marketing Director at Openbravo.
What Will You Learn?
- Key considerations when designing and rolling out new architecture that delivers omnichannel services.
- Which technologies to evaluate, including PIM, OMS, Cloud, m-POS or Big Data.
- How some leading customers in the Specialty Retail subsector are progressing on their omnichannel path with the help of Openbravo.
- A summary of the main conclusions of the Happiest Minds' report "The State of Omnichannel Retail in the US 2015" .
Output- and Outcome-Based Service Delivery and Commercial ModelsCognizant
To extract more from IT sourcing arrangements, buyers and providers must embrace value-based models that prioritize measurable and meaningful results over human resource-oriented inputs.
Quote Automation: Faster Supplier Identification and Bid Execution for Your P...SAP Ariba
Quote automation is a new RFQ automation tool for faster supplier identification and bid execution, with a seamless process that joins together the power of ERP and the Ariba Network. Learn how this valuable tool, which can be implemented quickly and easily, increases savings while providing complete visibility and control for hybrid tactical spend.
Guided Buying: Exploration and Best PracticesSAP Ariba
In this breakout session, we discuss the new guided buying capability: what it is, what sets it apart from the traditional buying experience, and the end-user benefits that will lead to broader adoption. We provide some recommendations and explore the decisions you need to make during deployment regarding category and supplier strategy and policies and procedures. We also discuss resource requirements, timelines, and change management expectations.
Integrated Direct Procurement Made Easier with SAP and SAP Ariba SolutionsSAP Ariba
Many organizations continue to look for ways to improve direct materials procurement. Transforming direct procurement requires new capabilities for supply chain visibility, real-time collaboration, and advance sourcing. Join Deloitte for a discussion on how to deliver those capabilities through an integrated approach that leverages SAP Ariba solutions and other SAP offerings.
Capgemini Consulting RPA: the next revolution of Corporate FunctionsUiPath
More than ever, Technology reached a tipping point in
the optimization of Corporate Functions.
Similar to robotization of production lines in the 90’s, Corporate
Functions are initiating today their robotic transformation/
revolution.
We believe Robotic Process Automation or RPA is the lever
that will take these Corporate Functions to the next level by:
• Improving employee and customer satisfaction
• Accelerating productivity gains
• Enhancing compliance
To reach these benefits, RPA must be implemented on key
Corporate Functions that include repetitive, standardized
and transactional processes and activities such as Finance,
Compliance, Treasury and Marketing.
Within these Corporate Functions, not all processes and
activities are eligible to RPA though, hence the need to select
them carefully in order to reap the maximum benefit from
RPA implementation.
An additional RPA key success factor consists of paying a
particular attention to design an appropriate implementation
journey sticking to company specifics.
Understand the future of B2B automation and how RPA can complement EDI.
Start your journey here - https://www.tangentia.com/edi/cloud-edi/tangentia-gateway/
Managing Complex Services in SAP and SAP Ariba from a Client PerspectiveSAP Ariba
"Managing Complex Services in SAP and SAP Ariba from a Client Perspective
Is your company challenged to manage complex services from supplier onboarding through to invoice pricing compliance? Learn how a Leading Oil & Gas company matured from a “Wild Catter” to an efficient operator with financial discipline and ability to capture critical supply chain information by managing the following critical business processes in SAP Ariba and SAP:
• Supplier qualification and onboarding (enabled by SAP Ariba)
• Contract management including commercial agreements for complex services (SAP Ariba as a contract repository integrated into SAP)
• Contract pricing compliance (SAP and Dolphin to support A/P processes)
Find out if an “Adopt over Adapt” design focused on the user experience and enabled by SAP and SAP Ariba buying channel capabilities can help optimize your processes."
Architecting an Enterprise API Management StrategyWSO2
A good internal and external API management strategy and architecture is key to building ecosystem platforms that lead to successful API economies in the enterprise. This workshop will look at best practices in API management using the WSO2 API Manager and Integration Platform products, which are used to rapidly implement RESTful design, enforce governance policies, safely scale solutions, orchestrate complex interaction sequences, and re-use assets. The session will also look at reference architectures and architectural recommendations of building large scale API ecosystems.
Director - Solutions Architecture at WSO2, Mifan Careem presented this session at APIdays Sydney 2015.
AI & Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to Digitally Transform Your EnvironmentCprime
This presentation will help you understand how to think about emerging technologies for your Business. You receive context and a simple framework for how to think about RPA as an enabler to transform your customer experience and business operations.
Complex Services Simplified with Ariba NetworkSAP Ariba
In this session we will discuss how procurement organizations pursuing innovation and operational excellence are using Ariba Network to manage complex services and are drastically improving compliance, reducing execution management, and collaborating with their suppliers to climb the maturity curve.
Achieving Business Transformation with UiPath RPACelonis
UiPath delivers the most advanced Enterprise RPA Platform, built for business and IT. As you strive to benefit from the opportunities of the “Automation First” era, your digital transformation can be accelerated here. And UiPath RPA is constantly adding new AI skills that can be applied to more complex use cases. Join Christian Berg, Director of AI Product Management, and Bella Liu, AI Partnership Lead to learn how UiPath RPA is enabling robots to address process automation end to end with new AI skills powered by Celonis.
Presenters:
Bella Liu, AI Partnership Lead, UiPath
Christian Berg, Director of AI Product Management, UiPath
RPA - Business Continuity & Automation Success StoriesTangentia
In this slide, we have talked about our 4P delivery model that is People, Projects, Platforms & Partners. Also, we have explained how we can automate manual processes effectively using RPA and Digital Workforce.
Tangentia's automation success stories will give you an idea of how we can effectively automate your business processes and the good impact it will have on your business.
Get in touch with us - https://www.tangentia.com/contact-us/
API Management Solution Powerpoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Select this API Management Solution PowerPoint Presentation Slides and study the needs of app developers. Display your company’s objectives like the expansion of the market base, building a platform ecosystem, and improving the digital outreach company through this application gateway PPT templates. Highlight the structure of architectural components of API with the help of this computing interface management PPT slide. You can easily introduce your services of API portal like documentation, registration, and analysis in a well-organized manner by taking the aid of our invigorating software management PPT designs. Take advantage of our professionally designed network administration PPT themes to exhibit various components like API design, deployment, security, analytics, and monetization in an appropriate color-coded fashion. You can take the assistance of this API solution PPT presentation to provide a report on API management in a well-organized format. Click the download button and make this open-source management PowerPoint presentation your source to educate prospective clients about attractive opportunities in the API management market. https://bit.ly/3tOpgMa
Process optimization and automation for SAP S/4HANA with SAP’s Business Techn...SAP Technology
As you move to SAP S/4HANA, take this opportunity to optimize and automate your business processes to become an intelligent enterprise. With SAP’s business technology platform, you can understand your processes, integrate SAP and non-SAP apps with S/4HANA and help your knowledge works focus on higher-value tasks by automating repetitive manual tasks.
Functionalities in AI Applications and Use Cases (OECD)AnandSRao1962
This presentation was given at the OECD Network of AI Specialists (ONE) held in Paris on February 26 and 27. It covers the methodology for assessing AI use cases by technology, value chain, use, business impact, business value, and effort required.
Omnichannel is at the heart of today's Retail Transformation. However, most retail CIOs still struggle to redesign their technology frameworks to serve today's multichannel connected customer and support a growing number of new ways to shop. Lack of an omnichannel strategy, rigid legacy systems not allowing to leverage the benefits of cloud and mobile technologies, non-single view of customers across channels or lack of inventory visibility across enterprise to support distributed order management capacity are only some of the key challenges retail CIOs are facing.
This webinar will be conducted by Ismael Ciordia, Chief Technology Officer at Openbravo, Salil Godika, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer and Industry Group Head at Happiest Minds and introduced by Xavier Places, Product Marketing Director at Openbravo.
What Will You Learn?
- Key considerations when designing and rolling out new architecture that delivers omnichannel services.
- Which technologies to evaluate, including PIM, OMS, Cloud, m-POS or Big Data.
- How some leading customers in the Specialty Retail subsector are progressing on their omnichannel path with the help of Openbravo.
- A summary of the main conclusions of the Happiest Minds' report "The State of Omnichannel Retail in the US 2015" .
Output- and Outcome-Based Service Delivery and Commercial ModelsCognizant
To extract more from IT sourcing arrangements, buyers and providers must embrace value-based models that prioritize measurable and meaningful results over human resource-oriented inputs.
Quote Automation: Faster Supplier Identification and Bid Execution for Your P...SAP Ariba
Quote automation is a new RFQ automation tool for faster supplier identification and bid execution, with a seamless process that joins together the power of ERP and the Ariba Network. Learn how this valuable tool, which can be implemented quickly and easily, increases savings while providing complete visibility and control for hybrid tactical spend.
Guided Buying: Exploration and Best PracticesSAP Ariba
In this breakout session, we discuss the new guided buying capability: what it is, what sets it apart from the traditional buying experience, and the end-user benefits that will lead to broader adoption. We provide some recommendations and explore the decisions you need to make during deployment regarding category and supplier strategy and policies and procedures. We also discuss resource requirements, timelines, and change management expectations.
Integrated Direct Procurement Made Easier with SAP and SAP Ariba SolutionsSAP Ariba
Many organizations continue to look for ways to improve direct materials procurement. Transforming direct procurement requires new capabilities for supply chain visibility, real-time collaboration, and advance sourcing. Join Deloitte for a discussion on how to deliver those capabilities through an integrated approach that leverages SAP Ariba solutions and other SAP offerings.
Capgemini Consulting RPA: the next revolution of Corporate FunctionsUiPath
More than ever, Technology reached a tipping point in
the optimization of Corporate Functions.
Similar to robotization of production lines in the 90’s, Corporate
Functions are initiating today their robotic transformation/
revolution.
We believe Robotic Process Automation or RPA is the lever
that will take these Corporate Functions to the next level by:
• Improving employee and customer satisfaction
• Accelerating productivity gains
• Enhancing compliance
To reach these benefits, RPA must be implemented on key
Corporate Functions that include repetitive, standardized
and transactional processes and activities such as Finance,
Compliance, Treasury and Marketing.
Within these Corporate Functions, not all processes and
activities are eligible to RPA though, hence the need to select
them carefully in order to reap the maximum benefit from
RPA implementation.
An additional RPA key success factor consists of paying a
particular attention to design an appropriate implementation
journey sticking to company specifics.
Understand the future of B2B automation and how RPA can complement EDI.
Start your journey here - https://www.tangentia.com/edi/cloud-edi/tangentia-gateway/
Managing Complex Services in SAP and SAP Ariba from a Client PerspectiveSAP Ariba
"Managing Complex Services in SAP and SAP Ariba from a Client Perspective
Is your company challenged to manage complex services from supplier onboarding through to invoice pricing compliance? Learn how a Leading Oil & Gas company matured from a “Wild Catter” to an efficient operator with financial discipline and ability to capture critical supply chain information by managing the following critical business processes in SAP Ariba and SAP:
• Supplier qualification and onboarding (enabled by SAP Ariba)
• Contract management including commercial agreements for complex services (SAP Ariba as a contract repository integrated into SAP)
• Contract pricing compliance (SAP and Dolphin to support A/P processes)
Find out if an “Adopt over Adapt” design focused on the user experience and enabled by SAP and SAP Ariba buying channel capabilities can help optimize your processes."
Architecting an Enterprise API Management StrategyWSO2
A good internal and external API management strategy and architecture is key to building ecosystem platforms that lead to successful API economies in the enterprise. This workshop will look at best practices in API management using the WSO2 API Manager and Integration Platform products, which are used to rapidly implement RESTful design, enforce governance policies, safely scale solutions, orchestrate complex interaction sequences, and re-use assets. The session will also look at reference architectures and architectural recommendations of building large scale API ecosystems.
Director - Solutions Architecture at WSO2, Mifan Careem presented this session at APIdays Sydney 2015.
AI & Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to Digitally Transform Your EnvironmentCprime
This presentation will help you understand how to think about emerging technologies for your Business. You receive context and a simple framework for how to think about RPA as an enabler to transform your customer experience and business operations.
Complex Services Simplified with Ariba NetworkSAP Ariba
In this session we will discuss how procurement organizations pursuing innovation and operational excellence are using Ariba Network to manage complex services and are drastically improving compliance, reducing execution management, and collaborating with their suppliers to climb the maturity curve.
Achieving Business Transformation with UiPath RPACelonis
UiPath delivers the most advanced Enterprise RPA Platform, built for business and IT. As you strive to benefit from the opportunities of the “Automation First” era, your digital transformation can be accelerated here. And UiPath RPA is constantly adding new AI skills that can be applied to more complex use cases. Join Christian Berg, Director of AI Product Management, and Bella Liu, AI Partnership Lead to learn how UiPath RPA is enabling robots to address process automation end to end with new AI skills powered by Celonis.
Presenters:
Bella Liu, AI Partnership Lead, UiPath
Christian Berg, Director of AI Product Management, UiPath
RPA - Business Continuity & Automation Success StoriesTangentia
In this slide, we have talked about our 4P delivery model that is People, Projects, Platforms & Partners. Also, we have explained how we can automate manual processes effectively using RPA and Digital Workforce.
Tangentia's automation success stories will give you an idea of how we can effectively automate your business processes and the good impact it will have on your business.
Get in touch with us - https://www.tangentia.com/contact-us/
API Management Solution Powerpoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Select this API Management Solution PowerPoint Presentation Slides and study the needs of app developers. Display your company’s objectives like the expansion of the market base, building a platform ecosystem, and improving the digital outreach company through this application gateway PPT templates. Highlight the structure of architectural components of API with the help of this computing interface management PPT slide. You can easily introduce your services of API portal like documentation, registration, and analysis in a well-organized manner by taking the aid of our invigorating software management PPT designs. Take advantage of our professionally designed network administration PPT themes to exhibit various components like API design, deployment, security, analytics, and monetization in an appropriate color-coded fashion. You can take the assistance of this API solution PPT presentation to provide a report on API management in a well-organized format. Click the download button and make this open-source management PowerPoint presentation your source to educate prospective clients about attractive opportunities in the API management market. https://bit.ly/3tOpgMa
Process optimization and automation for SAP S/4HANA with SAP’s Business Techn...SAP Technology
As you move to SAP S/4HANA, take this opportunity to optimize and automate your business processes to become an intelligent enterprise. With SAP’s business technology platform, you can understand your processes, integrate SAP and non-SAP apps with S/4HANA and help your knowledge works focus on higher-value tasks by automating repetitive manual tasks.
Functionalities in AI Applications and Use Cases (OECD)AnandSRao1962
This presentation was given at the OECD Network of AI Specialists (ONE) held in Paris on February 26 and 27. It covers the methodology for assessing AI use cases by technology, value chain, use, business impact, business value, and effort required.
Automating Paper-Based Workflows for GovernmentZia Consulting
Across the country, state and local agencies have numerous paper-based manual processes that are costly and error-prone. These processes often cause long delays in completing work and improperly serve citizens. Many counties and states have initiatives to transform their labor-intensive processes and leverage Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) to automate processes quickly and easily.
Join Nintex and Zia Consulting where we will present a scenario of process transformation within a county government. We’ll demonstrate how the Nintex Workflow Platform provides you with powerful digital workflow and content automation capabilities. Learn how to turn time-consuming tasks into a few simple clicks and inefficient department-wide processes into well-run engines.
As new technologies automate or eliminate routine tasks in the workplace, the need for critical-thinking and leadership skills will become increasingly more important. In order to stay relevant, employees must leverage human intelligence in a way that delivers value in the workplace and future-proofs their careers. In this session, learn to recognize key emerging technologies impacting business today and discover critical competencies to ensure your company’s future success.
Understand the five important FinTech Trends and how you can leverage those for your business. Discover how the FinTech trends integrate technology, process and products. International use cases will be discussed in this presentation. This is a must-view webinar for retail banking operations staff, wealth managers, and technology teams supporting banking business.
The Rise Of Event Streaming – Why Apache Kafka Changes EverythingKai Wähner
Business digitalization trends like microservices, the Internet of Things or Machine Learning are driving the need to process events at a whole new scale, speed and efficiency. Traditional solutions like ETL/data integration or messaging are not build to serve these needs.
Today, the open source project Apache Kafka® is being used by thousands of companies including over 60% of the Fortune 100 to power and innovate their businesses by focusing their data strategies around event-driven architectures leveraging event streaming.We will discuss the market and technology changes that have given rise to Kafka and to Event Streaming, and we will introduce the audience to the key aspects of building an Event streaming platform with Kafka. Examples of productive use cases from the automotive, manufacturing and transportation sector will showcase the power of event streaming.
Vertex perspectives ai optimized chipsets (part i)Yanai Oron
Businesses are increasingly adopting AI to create new applications to transform existing operations, driving big data with the growth of IoT and 5G networks and increasing future process complexities for human operators. In this new environment, AI will be needed to write algorithms dynamically to automate the entire programming process. Fortunately, algorithms associated with deep learning are able to achieve enhanced performance with increasing data, unlike the rest associated with machine learning.
Vertex Perspectives | AI-optimized Chipsets | Part IVertex Holdings
Businesses are increasingly adopting AI to create new applications to transform existing operations, driving big data with the growth of IoT and 5G networks and increasing future process complexities for human operators. In this new environment, AI will be needed to write algorithms dynamically to automate the entire programming process. Fortunately, algorithms associated with deep learning are able to achieve enhanced performance with increasing data, unlike the rest associated with machine learning. To date, deep learning technology has primarily been a software play. Existing processors were not originally designed for these new applications. Hence the need to develop AI-optimized hardware.
Cognitive Procurement Masterclass with IBM - SID 51774SAP Ariba
Understand how SAP Ariba solutions enabled by IBM Watson are shaping the future of cognitive procurement. In this session, we go deep into cognitive procurement use cases and share how you can unlock value in your business. Learn how your organization can transform from seeking process standardization and simplification to building automation and intelligence in its source-to-settle platform. Find out how you can achieve greater efficiency and savings and better risk management.
For businesses that want to stay relevant in a Digitized Market, it's imperative to consider Digital Transformation. At Cygnet we deliver 100% Agile solutions in line with your business goals
AI Microservices APIs and Business Automation as a Service Denis GagneDenis Gagné
My presentation at the BBC2019 conference.
While the current AI fascination is fueled by Machine Learning, the architecture and application landscape is being redesigned around Microservices and APIs. These technologies are combining forces to affect many facets of business, creating a paradigm shift all around you. Do you know how to take advantage of the tsunami created by these technologies?
In this session, we will explain these technologies and how to extract business value from them. We will demonstrate how line of business people can integrate machine learning into business decisions that are explainable, auditable, and traceable and how they can easily assemble business automations that orchestrate a series of microservices via modern API platforms. With this knowledge in hand, you will be ready to face the next wave of technologies that are hitting your organization.
This presentation was made on June 16, 2020.
A recording of the presentation can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/khjW1t0gtSA
AI is unlocking new potential for every enterprise. Organizations are using AI and machine learning technology to inform business decisions, predict potential issues, and provide more efficient, customized customer experiences. The results can enable a competitive edge for the business.
H2O.ai is a visionary leader in AI and machine learning and is on a mission to democratize AI for everyone. We believe that every company can become an AI company, not just the AI Superpowers. We are empowering companies with our leading AI and Machine Learning platforms, our expertise, experience and training to embark on their own AI journey to become AI companies themselves. All companies in all industries can participate in this AI Transformation.
Tune into this virtual meetup to learn how companies are transforming their business with the power of AI and where to start.
About Parul Pandey:
Parul is a Data Science Evangelist here at H2O.ai. She combines Data Science , evangelism and community in her work. Her emphasis is to spread the information about H2O and Driverless AI to as many people as possible, She is also an active writer and has contributed towards various national and international publications.
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Crispin Clarke, SVP Europe at Solace and Martin Bachmann, Head of Product Management, Connected Cores SAP SE, presented at Gartner CIO & IT Executive Summit 2019 in Munich.
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Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey through Full Sail University. Below, you’ll find a collection of my work showcasing my skills and expertise in digital marketing, event planning, and media production.
Cracking the Workplace Discipline Code Main.pptxWorkforce Group
Cultivating and maintaining discipline within teams is a critical differentiator for successful organisations.
Forward-thinking leaders and business managers understand the impact that discipline has on organisational success. A disciplined workforce operates with clarity, focus, and a shared understanding of expectations, ultimately driving better results, optimising productivity, and facilitating seamless collaboration.
Although discipline is not a one-size-fits-all approach, it can help create a work environment that encourages personal growth and accountability rather than solely relying on punitive measures.
In this deck, you will learn the significance of workplace discipline for organisational success. You’ll also learn
• Four (4) workplace discipline methods you should consider
• The best and most practical approach to implementing workplace discipline.
• Three (3) key tips to maintain a disciplined workplace.
What are the main advantages of using HR recruiter services.pdfHumanResourceDimensi1
HR recruiter services offer top talents to companies according to their specific needs. They handle all recruitment tasks from job posting to onboarding and help companies concentrate on their business growth. With their expertise and years of experience, they streamline the hiring process and save time and resources for the company.
Unveiling the Secrets How Does Generative AI Work.pdfSam H
At its core, generative artificial intelligence relies on the concept of generative models, which serve as engines that churn out entirely new data resembling their training data. It is like a sculptor who has studied so many forms found in nature and then uses this knowledge to create sculptures from his imagination that have never been seen before anywhere else. If taken to cyberspace, gans work almost the same way.
Memorandum Of Association Constitution of Company.pptseri bangash
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A Memorandum of Association (MOA) is a legal document that outlines the fundamental principles and objectives upon which a company operates. It serves as the company's charter or constitution and defines the scope of its activities. Here's a detailed note on the MOA:
Contents of Memorandum of Association:
Name Clause: This clause states the name of the company, which should end with words like "Limited" or "Ltd." for a public limited company and "Private Limited" or "Pvt. Ltd." for a private limited company.
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Registered Office Clause: It specifies the location where the company's registered office is situated. This office is where all official communications and notices are sent.
Objective Clause: This clause delineates the main objectives for which the company is formed. It's important to define these objectives clearly, as the company cannot undertake activities beyond those mentioned in this clause.
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Liability Clause: It outlines the extent of liability of the company's members. In the case of companies limited by shares, the liability of members is limited to the amount unpaid on their shares. For companies limited by guarantee, members' liability is limited to the amount they undertake to contribute if the company is wound up.
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Capital Clause: This clause specifies the authorized capital of the company, i.e., the maximum amount of share capital the company is authorized to issue. It also mentions the division of this capital into shares and their respective nominal value.
Association Clause: It simply states that the subscribers wish to form a company and agree to become members of it, in accordance with the terms of the MOA.
Importance of Memorandum of Association:
Legal Requirement: The MOA is a legal requirement for the formation of a company. It must be filed with the Registrar of Companies during the incorporation process.
Constitutional Document: It serves as the company's constitutional document, defining its scope, powers, and limitations.
Protection of Members: It protects the interests of the company's members by clearly defining the objectives and limiting their liability.
External Communication: It provides clarity to external parties, such as investors, creditors, and regulatory authorities, regarding the company's objectives and powers.
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Binding Authority: The company and its members are bound by the provisions of the MOA. Any action taken beyond its scope may be considered ultra vires (beyond the powers) of the company and therefore void.
Amendment of MOA:
While the MOA lays down the company's fundamental principles, it is not entirely immutable. It can be amended, but only under specific circumstances and in compliance with legal procedures. Amendments typically require shareholder
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Sustainability has become an increasingly critical topic as the world recognizes the need to protect our planet and its resources for future generations. Sustainability means meeting our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It involves long-term planning and consideration of the consequences of our actions. The goal is to create strategies that ensure the long-term viability of People, Planet, and Profit.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts that form the foundation of sustainability within corporate environments.
2. Explore the sustainability implementation model, focusing on effective measures and reporting strategies to track and communicate sustainability efforts.
3. Identify and define best practices and critical success factors essential for achieving sustainability goals within organizations.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction and Key Concepts of Sustainability
2. Principles and Practices of Sustainability
3. Measures and Reporting in Sustainability
4. Sustainability Implementation & Best Practices
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5. • Digital transformation is happening in real-
time in the UAE, as well as in advanced
societies all over the world
• Artificial intelligence, robotics, machine
learning, big data, quantum computing and
the Internet of Things will literally rewrite
the future of humankind in code and
revolutionise the roles of government,
business and human communications
Source: Khaleej Times
Digital Transformation has arrived
6. In 2017 – Google’s
AlphaZero mastered
all the chess
knowledge in history in
just 4 hours,
1997 IBM’s Deep
Blue plays chess
master Garry
Kasparov and wins
AlphaGo Zero was programmed with the basic rules of Go. Everything
else it learned from scratch. After three days of self-play, Zero was
strong enough to defeat the version of itself that beat 18-time world
champion Lee Se-dol, winning easily — 100 games to nil.
2011 IBM’s Watson
wins at game show
It arrived some time back…
12. Artificial intelligence in Industry
In Finance, 70% of all financial transactions today are performed by algorithms, a kind of artificial
intelligence – what is the future for Procurement?
Source: IBM
Financial Services
• Risk Analytics
• Credit evaluation
• Customer segmentation
Travel & Hospitality
• Aircraft scheduling
• Dynamic pricing
• Traffic patterns and congestion
management
Retail
• Predictive Inventory Planning
• Recommendation Engines
• Market segmentation & targeting
Manufacturing
• Predictive maintenance
• Demand forecasting
• Telematics
• Process Optimisation
Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Real time alerts & diagnostics
• Patient triage optimisation
• Proactive health management
Energy & Utilities
• Power usage analysis
• Customer pricing
• Smart Grid Management
13. AI - Job Creator or Destroyer?
AI outpaces lawyers in reviewing legal documents, new study finds
• Five previously unseen NDAs with 153 paragraphs of technical
legal language
• Looking for a list of issues in each contract
• Lawyers exhibiting 85% average accuracy rate vs 94%
achieved by AI software
• AI only took 26 seconds to complete the task, the
lawyers an average of 92 minutes
14. Most procurement organisations are not
rising to the challenge of Procurement 4.0.
Supply Chain 4.0
Towards 0-length supply chains powered by:
• Smart warehousing
• Predictive shipping
• Drones
• Self-driving trucks
• Uberization
Industry 4.0
Batch-size 1 and mass customization made
possible because of:
• Smart manufacturing and robots
• Sensors and Internet of Things
• Augmented reality
• 3D printing
Fourth industrial revolution
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Mechanization,
waterpower,
steampower
Mass
production,
assemblyline,
electricity
Computerand
automation
Cyber
Physical
Systems
15. Source: IBM SAP
Fourth industrial revolution
SCRIPTING
Rules based automation
REPLACING
Task Oriented
AUGMENTING
Engagement & Decision
MAN VS MACHINE MAN & MACHINE
(AUGMENTHUMANS)
FULL SPECTRUM OF ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
FOCUSSCOPEEXAMPLEIMAPCT
SMALL/TACTICAL MEDIUM/DISRUPTIVE LARGE/TRANSFORMATIVE
Automated
Process
Workflows
Buying &
Contract
Help Bots
Cognitive
Buying
Assistant
Contract Analyzer
Buying & Sourcing
AutomatedForms
Watson Analytics
Sourcing Intelligence
Predictive Risk Insights
RULE
ENGINE
Basic ‘Arms & Legs’
RepetitiveActions
No Learning
RULE BASED
BOTS
Simple ‘Bots’
RepetitiveProcess
No Learning
AI DIGITAL
ASSISTANTS
Conversational Agents
Natural Language Dialog
Limited Learning
ROBOTICPROCESS
AUTOMATION
VirtualWorkers
Mimics Human Tasks
Limited Learning
COGNITIVE
COMPUTING
Cognitive ‘Digital Brains’
AugmentsDecisions
Learns continuously
16. 2017 was hype year of Big Data - this year it’s COGNITIVE PROCUREMENT
Procurement 4.0
Cognitive Procurement Explained
Cognitive Procurement is the application of self-
learning systems that use data mining, pattern
recognitionand natural language process (NLP)
to mimic the human brain around the processes
of acquiring, buying goods, services or works
from an external source.
What’s in
Cognitive
Procurement?
17. • A new type of co-operationbetween people and machines
(artificial intelligence)
• Designed to perform complex tasks that were previously
impossible, such as developing new knowledge and
insights, performing predictive and prescriptive analytics
and creating conversational interfaces.
• With the help of cognitive procurement systems, human
workers will simply approve or modify transaction
documents that are entirely generated by virtual
machines.
Procurement 4.0
18. In operationalprocurementrobots and automated
solutions such as touchless purchase order approvals
are changing the landscape, with an expected 30%
workforce reduction in the medium term.
VIRTUAL PERSONAL
ASSISTANTS
Ada offers an “instant response to
any requests related to
transactions, procurement,
spend, payments etc.”
Procurement 4.0
19. Procurement 4.0
Source: IBM SAP
AI and Blockchain can enable enterprise
across many industries to:
Free up
capital flows
Lower transaction
cost
Speed up
processes
Provide security
and trust
The Five Forces of Change
The Digital
Imperative
Intensifying
Competition
The Insight
Imperative
Customer
as King
Disruptive
Innovation
Cognitive Procurement
Fragmented Process
& Systems
Single Cloud Platform
Source to Pay Process
Orchestration
Supplier Collaboration
22. Source: Forrester
Procurement 4.0
Classification
Place Items into
specific Categories
Reducehumancost
Performclassificationthat
wouldbe verydifficultto
achievewithoutAI
• Categorizespend
• Tag clausesand obligations
• ContractReview
• Identifyrisk
Recommendation
Give users best
options to choose
Speedupprocess
Taskautomation
Optimisedecisions
Shareknowledge
• Userexperience
• Recommendproducts
• Recommendsuppliers
• Recommendbestcontract
type
Prediction
Driveoperational
decisions
Anticipate
Makebetterdecisions
Increasesavings
Improvevisibility
Lowerrisk
• Spendprediction
• Priceprediction
• Riskprediction
• Paymentdelays
• Goodsreceiving
Conversation
Interact in plain
“English”
Naturalconversation
(chatbots)
Increaseuseradoption
Buildknowledgebases
• Supportusers
• Digitalassistants
• BusinessIntelligence
• Contractanalysis
23. Source: SAP IBM
We have a real opportunity need to transform our
Procurement with Artificial Intelligence
Deeperengagement
& adoption
Betterdecisionmaking
Improve business
outcomes
• Increase end-user
productivity (ease of use, less
training required)
• Bring the application to users
in their environment of choice
• Have access to richer and
broader set of data
• Uncover and discover hidden
insights
• Automate repetitive tasks
• Improve approvals and
accuracy
• Improve efficiency by
delivering personalized and
context-specific information
24. What can Augmented Artificial Intelligence do?
Source: SAP IBM
UNDERSTAND
• They derive meaning from all forms of multi-structured data and user interactions
INTERPRET
• They represent the meaning in a deterministic and probabilistic knowledge graph based on declared,
observed, and inferred entities, events and relationships
REASON
• They reason over the domain-optimized interpretation in business and user context to come up with
personalized advice with supporting evidence
LEARN
• They learn continuously based on real-time and historical data, user and system interactions
ASSURE
• They use AI and Blockchain technology to ensure ongoing compliance and governance for responsible
and risk-managed use of cognitive services in the enterprise
25. ConversationalSystems and Apps
Procurement 4.0
Hi, I’d like to create a purchase
request
Okay sure,tell me what item you want
to add
I’d like to buy a Grundfospump ref
59896775
Sure, this item is in the catalog and has
been added.
Do you want it to be shipped to your
usual location, Al Mamoura Building B?
This is perfect,please send me a
text when confirmed
26. Procurement 4.0
CognitiveBuyingAssistant(CBA)
Source: SAP IBM
Personalised mobile app that scales across multiple buying
channels and systems
Recommends the optimum compliant product while being
transparent to the end user
Delivers recommendations from preferred vendor catalogues
based on users needs, Profile-of-one and peer feedback
Enables users to interact in Natural language for optimized user
experience and speed
27. Procurement 4.0
Source: APRW
Exhibit 1: 2016 Procurementapplications market shares
Split by top 10 procurementvendors and others, %
Major playersare betting that large enterprises will
pursue cognitive procurement as the logical next step in
their overall digital transformation.
28. Source: SAP
Procurement 4.0
SourcingIntelligence
Sourcing Event Life Cycle
Environmental
Monitoring
Monitor News,
Twitter,
Weatherfor
commodity-
relevanttrends
News-based
commodity
dashboard
Uncover pricing
pressures and
demandtrends
for selected
products
Recommend
sourcing event
initiation based
on trends
Digital Assistant for Easy, Conversational Interface
SourcingEvent
Initiation
Populate
sourcing event
data using
unstructured
data
Guide selection
of sourcing
templatebased
on unstructured
data
Recommend
number of
suppliers to
engagebased on
commodity,history
and for optimal
results
Recommend
duration of
sourcing event
for optimal
results
Recommend
RFI/RFP/RFQ
event type based
on commodity
type, region and
history
Cognitive Value Add
SourcingExecution
Assess results
against
benchmark prices
Initial Release
Future Release
29. Procurement 4.0
Contract Creation
Scans contract &
converts to
contract sections
& clauses
Digital Assistant for Easy, Conversational Interface
Contract Authoring
Cognitive Value Add
Initial Release
FutureRelease
Contract Intelligence
Shows % match
to previous
contracts
(completeness
check)
Shows % match
to previous
contracts
(correctness
check)
Recommends the
optimal team
membersto
engage
Monitor News,
Twitter,Weather
for commodity-
relevanttrends &
regulation changes
News-based
commodity
dashboard
Sourcing Intelligenceprovides buyerswith the right knowledge to executethe right eventat the right time,with the right suppliers, for the right duration.
Predetermines
clauses based on
commodity,
region/legal
regulatoryneeds
Suggestsmissing
sections, clauses,
subclauses
Automatically
recommends
critical clauses
based on
contracting history
Analyzes
frequently
modified clauses,
suggests library
additions
Contract Negotiation/Award Contract Compliance
Minimizes risk of
exposureby
ongoing checks
of document
compliance
Assess terms
and pricing
against
benchmarks
Automatesthe link
from contract terms
and items to
Compliance,
simplifying tracking
30. Procurement 4.0
Source & Contract
Sample use cases acrossSource to Pay lifecycle
• Demand Insights
• SupplierIntelligence
• Category Management
• Commodity Insights
• Sourcing Strategy
recommendation
• Contract creation
• Contract execution
• Other
Plan Source Contract
SupplierManagement
Request & Buy
Request Approve Order
• Identify and procure part
• Buying recommendations
• Proactive alerts
• Picture based buying
• Catalog enrichment
• Smart search
• Support
• Other
Invoice & Payment
• Invoice creation and reconciliation
• Fraud detection
• Optimizedpayment schedulesand
discounts
• Optimizedsupplyinventory
• Auto pay trusted suppliers
• Help Desk / Support
• Smart Logistics
• Other
Receive Manage Pay
31. Procurement 4.0
Provide customers with the knowledgeand insights to create, negotiate, structure and execute a comprehensive contract
InitialProductAreas withAI Capabilities
Contract Intelligence
Provide buyerswith the knowledgeand insights to structure & execute the right sourcing event at the right time with the
right suppliers,for the right duration
SourcingIntelligence
Expand existing solution to include additional knowledgesources and natural disaster events, and establish resolution
rooms to find alternatives to resolverisk
SupplierRisk
Improve quality and coverage of invoice classification and enhance deliverytime for quarterly refreshes
SpendAnalysis(invoiceclassification)
Content/attribute normalization for better search resultsand richer content. Exploring additional areas such as item
normalization (for recommendations), visual recognition, etc.
Catalog
32. Source: Forrester
Procurement 4.0
01
02
03
04
Better Accuracy
Faster
Augment Human
Capabilities
New savings
• Consistent analysis
• Cover 100% of data
• Continuous improvement using massive amount of data
• Very detailed results
• Data ingestion part of the platform
• “Real-time” processing
• Can feed Robotic Process Automation
• Empower businessusers
• Assist occasional users
• Learn / Share expertise
• Can processyears of data
• Predictive models
• Optimizations and recommendations
34. Customer
Experience
Increased expectations
automation,service and
timeliness – Alexa and Siri,
Amazon and Ebay
Bigger Data
More economical storage and better
analytics
Digitization
Transformation
Blockchain
Shared Ledger Decentralized,smart
contracts,traceability& authentication
Investment Software
Technology speech & image
recognition
Cyber security
Immersive Technology
Virtual& AugmentedReality - leveraging
product visualization or site layout &
planning.
Chat Bots
3D Printing
Robotic process
automation (RPA)Convergence
Virtual &
Augmented
Reality
Knowledge &
organisational
readiness Gap
Procurement
Director
CSR
Artificial
Intelligence
AdvancedTechnology
Machine/Deep
learning
35. The Challenge – Wait and See approach
Procurement
Director
• The data shows that most procurement organisationsare either
unpreparedor have taken a ‘wait and see’ approach to digital
technologies.
• They are not proactive.
• Those organisationsthat have started, often are adopting
technologies in a piecemeal,haphazard and uncoordinated way.
• By 2020, 85% of CIOs (not CPOs) will be piloting AI programs
through a combination of buy, build and outsource efforts.
36. The Challenge - Disconnect
CPOs mustbalance two equallyimportant imperatives:
they needto adoptdigitalprocurementtechnologieseven
as they sustaintraditionalprocurementpolicies,
proceduresandERP systems.
Many organisationsin the UAE:
• Relyingon Finance & IT to lead & approve change
• Manually pull data from Excel for reporting
• Insist on original invoices
• Use cheques & faxes
• Are saddledwith legacy systems and poor data quality
and integrationacross the enterprise
• Use paper-basedforms and manual processes
37. The Challenge – In Summary
Main barriers to the effective application of digital are
data, systems and people
38. • 61% - 77% of those who integrate data do it manually by using Excel
or downloading/ uploading files into systems (pull).
• Only 17% have automated Integrationof data (push)
• 22% no integrationat all
• 65% of procurementleaders report limited or no visibility into their
entire supplychain
• Massive hurdles due to legacy enterprise IT systems and data silos
The Challenge – data, skills and legacy systems
39. • “Analytics is now a mainstream idea, but not a
mainstream practice”
• The sheer number of available technologies that
must be evaluated for their usefulness and then
implemented has prevented procurement
organisationsfrom building an effective path
forward
• Not knowing where to go has left procurement
teams in the positionof not being able to move
forward
The Challenge – it’s overwhelming
41. • Talk to Strategy, IT and Finance and other key
stakeholders to discuss and plan your organisation’s
Digital Transformationtogether
• Adapt your combined structures and processes to suit
digitalisation
• Take a leadershipposition with respect to digital
technologies rather than receive mandates from
others
• Completea Business Casefor a DigitalProcurement
Strategy– get helpif you need it
Learning to Surf – Get buy in and support
42. • The line between accounting/finance and
procurement is likely to become less distinct -
think about closing the gap between the two
departments by teaching procurement agents
key financial skills – visa versa.
• The benefit of such crossover training is that
they’ll be able to play a bigger role in the
monitoringof internal and external costs.
Learning to Surf – break down silos
43. Learning to Surf – getting your house in order
• Stop using paperforms and files
• Optimise the use of existing ERP tools, clean,categoriseand
assimilate data from departmentalsilos - to prepare for AI
integrationand training
• Educate yourself YouTube, articles, podcasts
• Invitesuppliers to deliver presentationsto Executive staff
including IT, Finance, Procurementand other key stakeholders
• Remember incomplete and inaccurate data may produce
unintendedconsequences.
44. • Make e-sourcingmandatory,and allocate responsibility
for consistent use
• Validatespendanalytics data with category managers
• Ensure that all contracts are stored in a contract
repository
• Ensure that procure-to-pay solutions are properly
configured
• Get dedicated procurement analysts for spend,contracts
and SRM
Learning to Surf – getting your house in order
45. Once the right platform and skills are in place, experiment with pilot
programs in areas where there are existing cases for machine
learning and automation. E.g.:
• spend analytics
• contract analytics
• risk management
Be cautious about sales hype and adopting piecemeal, disparate
initiatives which fail to ‘join the dots’ and future-proof your
organisation.
Aim for a comprehensive, staged implementation plan
Engage with your tech-savvy Millennials
Millennials – this is your opportunity to lead & add value
Learning to Surf – Test the water
46. Learning to Surf – empower Millennials
Startnow employingdifferenttypes of staff into procurement – anddevelopvastlydifferentjob
descriptions
Only 3% of procurement leaders believe
their teams possess the skills required
to maximize digital capabilities
Only 16% are focused on enhancing these
skills.
Creating a digitally enabled workforce
• Helping Millennials, the first generation of digital natives, draw
from a familiar set of technology tools to work anywhere,
anytime
• Self-provisioning of IT assets (i.e. phones, laptops, tablets) to
increase productivity, job satisfaction
• Modernizing training to include broader experience through job
rotations, industry recognized certifications and new ways of
learning – e,g. ‘massively open online courses’ (MOOC)
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