Most planning transformations don't stall because the technology fails. They stall because nobody built the ecosystem around it.
Every supply chain leader eventually asks the same question: why not just build this ourselves, or bolt together a few point solutions? In this episode, Christine Barnhart is joined by Chris Singerman, Global Commercial Alliances Manager at OMP, to talk about what actually separates a planning investment that pays off from one that quietly underdelivers. They get into why proof-of-concepts are shrinking, why AI is adding as much confusion as clarity right now, and why no single technology provider or consulting firm can carry a transformation alone, no matter how good the software is.
In this episode you'll learn:
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Why customers are demanding proof before trust and what that's doing to the sales cycle
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The real reason "why not build it ourselves" is the wrong question to ask
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How to tell whether a technology and consulting partnership is complementary or just crowded
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What separates incremental improvement from an actual transformation
