Business Chief US+CAN Magazine September 2019 | Page 188

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Corning ’ s key supply chain collaboration partners include Chain IQ , who is a leading global Sourcing Service Provider ( SSP ) and OMNIA Partners , the largest GPO in the US . “ Both organizations have proven to be vitally important in our collaboration journey and we work closely with them to seek out new opportunities across different markets and categories ,” Kruse explains .
With the introduction of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) over the past few years becoming increasingly prevalent in the manufacturing sector , companies must adopt and embrace new technologies in order to remain a leader in the field . Kruse affirms how crucial digital transformation is to Corning ’ s decisionmaking processes moving forward . “ We have different internet platforms where we exchange information externally with collaboration partners , suppliers , like-minded organizations and customers ,” he explains . “ We ’ re working on this with a great sense of urgency because we recognize that digitalization and digital transformation are becoming vitally important to
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