As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention, and leading manufacturers have adopted cloud ERP to drive efficiency, free up scarce resources, and get better insights into real-time operations to facilitate confident decision making. This briefing paper from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services explores invaluable strategies for manufacturers to win today, tomorrow, and into the future.

Consumer products companies are adjusting their approach to business transformation by rethinking traditional organizational priorities, according to a new survey by the SAP Insights research center. Not surprisingly, innovation in technology, products and services, and sustainability surfaced as crucial drivers for growing revenue and efficiency, operating more sustainably, and adapting to new risks.

Resilience and ingenuity are the cornerstone of any business no matter what challenges they are facing. Every organization needs to optimize costs and operations while simultaneously increasing collaboration and looking for growth opportunities. It’s a given that accomplishing this feat must involve a cohesive strategy, but what does that look like?

A new survey from SAP Insights research center shows that senior manufacturing leaders are adjusting their approach to operate more sustainably and to mitigate risks more proactively. Learn about the priorities, opportunities, and threats they are considering and their plans for improving profitability and competitiveness.

While their day may begin and end with the general ledger, finance departments in midsize companies are constantly sizing up existing and potential risks in their business investments and decisions during the hours in between.

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