Case Study: Canadian Canoe Company – Finance Function

Ali Ayub is the Vice President of Finance at the Canadian Canoe Company. He is aware of the changes that the company is making for the introduction of the Connected Canoe and is considering the impact this will have on the Finance Department. While he is keen to support the strategic changes that the company …

Tulip – An Interview With Rony Kubat

Manufacturing organisations face intensifying competition and rapid technological change. Rony Kubat's company, Tulip, have developed a technology that bridges the gap between the extensive data gathering that is now possible through the internet of things (and other means) and its application in process change in organisations. Rony describes the importance of this technology, how it …

The Future of the Automotive Industry, An Interview With Kristin Dziczek

This interview discusses the impact of digital transformation in the automotive sector. It outlines the significant changes in the industry in recent years and how information technology has influenced these changes. The challenges posed by new entrants to the sector, such as Tesla are described and the responses being made by the Big Three - …

Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: Achieving Success

This section highlights areas that most organisations should focus on for a successful transformation. All transformations should begin with a focus on the customer and technology enables closer engagement with them than has ever been possible before. The empowerment of employees is required to achieve the active involvement in change that will ensure that opportunities …

Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: The Challenges

This section describes the challenges that many organisations face in achieving successful transformation. People and culture are agreed to be a significant challenge for most organizations and yet the research indicates that most continue to give it insufficient attention. Integrating technology and operations activity to enable design, implementation and operation to take place as effectively …

Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: The Possibilities

Digital transformation in manufacturing involves multiple technologies and can take place in multiple aspects of company activity. New relationships with customers, new products, new combinations of products and services, new processes, new business models, new supply network management and new business eco-systems are possible with the application of a broad range of new technologies. This …

Operations and Supply Chain Information Technology

Information technology is being applied extensively in operations and supply chain activity. Within organisations enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems are now being widely used and we will understand the scope of their use, the structure of the systems themselves and the value of having integrated information. We'll understand the issues and problems that can arise …