SAM CASTRO
TITLE : GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT , CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
INDUSTRY : MANUFACTURING LOCATION : PENNSYLVANIA , US with the original plan and react to it in a coordinated manner .
“ The faster you can do that , the faster you can correct that problem ,” says Castro . “ Then you ’ re able to identify how often those deviations occur — that frequency of occurrence , that is your opportunity .”
Being able to quantify that opportunity and understand what those little deviations actually add up to , and how that impacts the business financially , is one of the key topics around what customers will hear about resiliency from SAP , says Castro .
“ Sustainability is an overlay to that , sustainability is a byproduct of efficiency ,” says Castro . “ Being a sustainable enterprise means that you ' re an efficient enterprise .
EXECUTIVE BIO
Sam Castro joined SAP in July of 2005 with the acquisition of a small company called Lighthammer . He was responsible for implementation consulting , field enablement , custom development , and training for the core products ( Illuminator , Xacute , UDS , CMS ). These products have since evolved into the core SAP Connected Manufacturing products ( Mfg . Integration & Intelligence or MII and Plant connectivity or PCo ) that you see today .
Sam is now part of SAP LoB Manufacturing Solution Management group , which is directly responsible for strategy , direction , and customer adoption of all of the manufacturing products at SAP . He is specifically responsible for Industrial Analytics , that is SAP MII , Digital Manufacturing for insights , and Digital Manufacturing for execution , and he is the solution owner for Process MES products . In this role , he is actively working on mid- and long-term features and deliverables and how they are positioned with the broader SAP portfolio ; he also provides guidance for product development investment .
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