Business Chief US+CAN Magazine June 2021 | Page 249

“ When I look at the power of transformation that Accenture has delivered for tens and hundreds of thousands of clients around the world and the outcomes that they like to achieve for their customers , Anaplan really seemed to be a natural fit ”
ACCENTURE & ANAPLAN

“ When I look at the power of transformation that Accenture has delivered for tens and hundreds of thousands of clients around the world and the outcomes that they like to achieve for their customers , Anaplan really seemed to be a natural fit ”

EVAN QUASNEY GLOBAL VP OF SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS , ANAPLAN increasing corporate value . It is our mission to ensure customer success and provide our clients with support throughout their transformation journey .”
Building Resilience in a VUCA World The COVID world remains very much a VUCA world , where businesses currently operate under nebulous circumstances and constant change brought on by market volatility , uncertainty , complexity and ambiguity .
“ We have experienced decades of the VUCA era ,” says Tomita . “ But we believe that only a few companies have capabilities of detecting changes that may occur in the future and act accordingly . As most companies are faced with many barriers , including existing organisations , business processes , and legacy systems , they are looking for what and how to start building resilience .”
“ By leveraging our global expertise , Accenture provides end-to-end support for such companies , from defining the vision of what they want to achieve , to developing a roadmap for realising the vision to working with clients to form project teams to deliver results .”
“ Our clients in the manufacturing industry are particularly lagging far behind in digital transformation in the planning area . A majority of companies have already implemented EPR systems and are able to automatically obtain the minimum required data for financial accounting purposes , such as inventory receipt and delivery information and production results . However , many companies still have only partial or limited digitalisation capabilities in the supply chain planning area , from demand prediction to sales and production planning based on supply capacity restrictions , transportation and delivery planning , and inventory optimisation . The reality is that business
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