The credentials of SAP speak for themselves:
€31 billion in total revenue (2023);
The number one software company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 16 years;
And over 180 million subscribers to its cloud user base.
However, one of the most impressive milestones for the software firm is its transition from an
“on-premise solution company to a fully cloud based business”, highlighted Mike Wade, EMEA
Leader – Digital Supply Chain Customer Advisory at SAP.
But why is the enterprise application software company, which was established in 1972,
garnering such success from its customers?
Underpinning its pivot into a fully cloud based business, SAP has a clear understanding of the
impact digital technologies have and will have in redefining traditional supply chain
management.
Its key focus now is to support its customers in moving beyond what Mike described as the
“foundational layer of a digital supply chain”, into a realm where a business can empower its
people through autonomous supply chains.
“By definition, autonomous supply chains enable self-governing decision making while reducing manual intervention. This truly empowers the people who run the supply chain,” explained Mike, “So, over time, digitalisation is enabling the people who run supply chains to do their job even better and with more data insights”