Intelligent CIO LATAM Issue 19 | Page 58

CASE STUDY
Oracle WMS as the basis of the transformation
After competing with four other vendors , analyzing the Gartner quadrants , and conducting a very detailed evaluation of the technical , business and operational aspects , Dos Pinos chose Oracle Warehouse Management System ( WMS ).

FOR THE MANUFACTURING AND RETAIL SECTOR , THE MOST RELEVANT CHALLENGE , BEYOND THE USUAL CONSUMER BEHAVIORS OR THE SOCIO- POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT , LIES AT THE ORIGIN OF THE WHOLE CHAIN .

In addition , the organization was clear from the beginning that it wanted to work with recognized companies and world-scale tools already developed and tested repeatedly . Oracle fully met these requirements .
Allan Jinesta , Corporate Director of Information Technology at Dos Pinos , shares his view of how Digital Transformation has impacted this company .
What are the technological challenges for CIOs in the economic sector in the coming years ?
For the manufacturing and retail sector , the most relevant challenge , beyond the usual consumer behaviors or the socio-political environment , lies at the origin of the whole chain : The raw material or , to be more specific , the producer .
Population growth , climate change , raw material scarcity , speculation in the transportation sector and other factors mean that precision farming must be the cornerstone that ensures production in the future .
The next priority is optimizing the manufacturing processes with Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) and the Internet of Things ( IoT ), which should enable more efficient cycles .
Not far from these priorities , in our industry , the control of logistics becomes the differentiating element to ensure the punctuality of products , both raw materials and finished products offered to consumers – besides obtaining the best cost conditions in transportation .
In this cycle , Data Science is the new business engine – the contextualization of information must be a complement that sensitizes the organization ’ s Hard Data with the environment , especially today , as an influencer can move the destiny of an organization more than a news service .
The same goes for information that enables AI models to learn and develop business opportunities , taking care not to depersonalize the service . We are technology , but we are human beings first and foremost .
Moving to the cloud is an exclusively technological decision , but in reality , this has a high strategic impact on the entire business .
What impact has the Oracle implementation had on Dos Pinos ?
First , moving to the cloud is a strategic business decision , not a technology decision . Technology is the enabler , but for the business , the benefits of agility , versatility and opportunity are difficult to determine in many cases .
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