IBM Presentations: Smart Planet Template

Connecting CAT with CognitiveClifford Cook. Melissa Fleischmann. Reed Kennedy. Ryan McCarry. Tatum Pomeroy. Maddy Renaud. John Thompson

December 2, 2016

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purposeworld class supply chainhelping you reach $1.5 B goal

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agendayour needsour solutionbusiness casewhy IBM?next stepssummary

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caterpillar's business needs

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needs assessment

Need to find ways to find creative ways to cut cost to improve margins5

supply chain optimization

2 KPI with the most room for improvement6

global expansion

2020 vision is to win in China7

IBM solutions

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oaXKY_oRR8

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a cognitive business is one that is capable of understanding, reasoning, and learning

identify supply chain gaps and opportunities establish greater visibility

cognitive supply chain

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business case

business caseimprove: days in Inventoryfixed Asset Utilization

days in inventory

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fixed asset utilization

why IBM?

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why IBM?industry leaders in Cognitive Capabilities

existing systems will understand, reason and learnglobal support accessIBM supply chain consultantsglobal network

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In our industry, operating lean is crucial to combat downward pressure on margins. We have not experienced any unplanned downtime, keeping our logistics network running smoothly and cost-effectively.

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next steps

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implementation timeline

12/05/1612/12/16

01/01/17

08/16-12/1708/16-12/17

summary

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summary1. power of cognitive computing2. financial implications3. global resources and industry expertise

90% of manufacturing companies intend to enter the cognitive space in the next 5 years

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We dont want you to just be a brand on the job site, we want you to be the job site brand

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