Recent Posts by Harshad Khatri

Price, speed, and insight will drive demand to bring more IoT projects online. by Harshad Khatri January 2016 Looking at 2016 and beyond, industrial organizations will continue to invest heavily in the Internet of Things (IoT). A 2014 market report predicts the industrial IoT market will grow 27% by 2019. As IoT technology—as well as the supporting analytics—continue to improve, organizations will also increasingly succeed in capturing value from well-managed IoT...

Follow these best practices to avoid common mistakes. by Harshad Khatri August 2015 Early enterprise resource planning adopters—typically large enterprises—are finding that their once cutting-edge systems aren’t nimble enough for today’s business environment, owing to decades of customizations to support complex internal processes. These organizations, facing new pressures on their business models from global entrants and market disrupters, now demand lower costs, more modern...

By Harshad Khatri November 2013 The rise of new players means new rules for supply chain leaders. Supply chain management continues to be challenged by globalized markets, ever-increasing customer expectations, and new pressures on price and delivery. Technological innovation and the proliferation of e-commerce are allowing nontraditional players such as Amazon, Alibaba.com, and eBay easier access to markets traditionally owned by supply chain participants. Smart managers are...

How technology can create a sustainability footprint for manufacturing By Harshad Khatri May 2011 If building a sustainable enterprise was a fashionable trend five years ago, today it is a strategic differentiator. According to the nonprofit organizations the Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), transforming the way people and businesses use technology could reduce annual man-made global emissions by 15 percent by 2020, and deliver energy...