Business Chief USA – August 2019

issue of sustainability head-on, knowing

that it is an industry-wide challenge.

We understand that sustainable

business practices, like an efficient

supply chain, are not only good for the

planet but are also good for business.

What sustainability challenges has your

company faced? In order to get the

business results we wanted, we knew

that we had to make some changes.

Working alongside supply chain

leaders such as SAP, we determined

that enabling fact-based decision

making by increasing end-to-end

supply chain visibility and providing

access to information from one place

was something that we needed to

address. There was no relationship

between sales and operations and

strategy and tactical operations, which

was also causing issues. We knew

that we needed to make some changes

in order to facilitate faster planning

cycles and consistent processes for

sales and operations planning, while

improving collaboration and user

engagement across functions.

What SAP technologies are you using

to help with the project and what

“ WE HAVE EVOLVED OUR

BUSINESS PROCESSES

TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE

OF SUSTAINABILITY

HEAD-ON, KNOWING

THAT IT IS AN INDUSTRY-

WIDE CHALLENGE”

—

Xavier Duprat,

Director of Logistics and Production

Planning at Cascades

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SUSTAINABILITY

AUGUST 2019