SEPTEMBER 20169MANUFACTURINGTECHNOLOGYINSIGHTS.COMsecuring is an art in our business and how we are constantly getting challenged by the outside world 24 x7.Technologies Transforming BusinessWe are early adaptors of cloud technologies for our entire business application along with office products. As our organization started to expand globally, the significance of the cloud solution are more relevant due to scalability and supportability reasons. Currently we are enjoying the benefits as how quickly we can implement an ERP system anywhere in the world.Mobile technology is very critical for our work force as we are constantly moving around the globe. The critical success factor here is to making relevant information securely available on the mobile and along with an option to capture the data on the fly is very relevant. Making information available at the right time and right place has become critical just like how we manage our inventory (JIT). For our customers, ensuring our product and services are available as they need without the constraint of any human resources is critical. For our suppliers providing the requirement and change in requirement is extremely important for them to plan their business. By enabling technology into both these areas, significantly revolutionized our business partners, how they operate and how easy it is to collaborate. Redefining ITIT role is defined by the organization and its functions. From technology and compliance perspective, IT is the gatekeeper for the organization. From the business functions perspective, IT is the enabler of technology and process. As a leader, my role is to make IT as an advantage for our organization either though technology or business process. Also utilize the departments into its potential by involving the IT into day to day business of the organization. There are numerous examples I can remember, Setting up a business process to deactivate component/part in the system, considering when we carry more than 700 thousand parts in our system. This process needed significant involvement from engineering, procurement and sales. Also IT was the enabler for developing a process how we manage our excess inventory though out the organization by various disposition methods. For any business process, the key is to define the process before we start. By doing that we are engaging the business users to think the process though and take ownership of that process. Changing Role of CIOsThere are several organizations where CIOs play the role of CSO as well. It all depends on the organization, how committed they are on the security. Communicating and educating our counter partners in the business play a significant part in the process. As a technology leader, we are excited to enable the latest technology as quick as we can, making sure that our internal and external business partners are willing to ride along with us on this journey. For any business process, the key is to define the process before we start
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