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not only the enterprises , but also the tier one , tier two , even tier three suppliers – so other manufacturing operations that are manufacturing for you . Then you have your logistics providers , you have your warehouses . Depending on what business you ’ re in , you go to sales , distribution , retail , all of that . It ’ s a much bigger data challenge . That is something that we ’ re working on , in terms of what we call trusted data and being able to provide that data platform to enable supply chains ,” explains Arkan .
The other one is , of course , security . Microsoft is taking care of all aspects .
“ Those are the two things that are at the highest level . Then , of course , how do you transform your supply chain and become more intelligent ? We call it ‘ systems of intelligence ’.”
How does Microsoft build those and where do they start ?
“ We will always say there ’ s no right or wrong way to start , and it has to make sense for your business ,” says Arkan . “ Look at your challenges or your opportunities , and then start somewhere and start quickly . Pick your technology partner , because no one can go it alone today .”
All of that requires a lot of intelligence and intelligent systems . Microsoft has it covered .
“ We ’ re empowering our customers to think about how they want to change their own culture and bring their people together ”
ÇAĞLAYAN ARKAN VP GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN AT MICROSOFT .
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