It is, perhaps, a contentious statement to say that all corporations are groupings of specialised silos, but it is also a fair one to make.
Do silos create specialisation or does specialisation create silos?
The aim here is not to criticise specialists or specialisation; we require experts in their field, qualified surgeons spring to mind, more so that specialised language and processes by default produce data that can only be interpreted and understood by the initiated.
Where this becomes challenging is when all that performance data needs to be translated into the balance sheet, the window the world uses to dissect your endeavour and use of capital when it comes to measuring corporate performance.
Enter the dragon (aka strategic CFO), where the ideal scenario for the strategic CFO is to have the balance sheet objectives reflected in supply chain modelling & supply chain efficiency reflected back into balance sheet metrics.
To achieve this corporate supply chains will require the capability to self-interrogate and self-calibrate such that all silos can interact (especially so finance functions) such that they can measure on a continuous basis the whole of the siloed system in such a way that it is continuously adjusting towards maximum balance sheet efficiency.
With Oii.ai’s (Optii) self-healing supply chain approach, it will not break or disrupt any silos, actually it harmonises them.
It may not seem feasible or cost effective to fine tune multiple small inefficiencies from the factory floor onwards into inventory, logistics or cost modelling. Demand forecasting is often subsumed into the broader swell of data that gets smoothed, translated, and passed upwards until finally the finance functions can articulate corporate performance via numbers, ratios, and metrics. It is without doubt a critical aspect of all corporate endeavour … how to capture in numbers all the output of millions of minute processes that propel performance?
Here at Orchestrated Intelligence our AI digital twin and recommendation engine Optii is proving to our clients, the notion that you can work with imperfect siloed systems, older software configurations, good old spreadsheets (did I mention old and manual) to create a state-of-the-art supply chain that observes itself continuously and adjusts to the best possible configuration considering all internal and external stimuli…. all the time.
With our RTA (Recommendations To Apply) generating clear actionable insights that marry supply chain activity with the balance sheet, such that the entire organisation from factory floor to C Suite can execute on process and direction knowing alignment, response and outcomes are in concert with strategic balance sheet metrics.
We deploy probabilistic AI and machine learning to generate actionable data that reflects both the current reality and the optimised positions that your supply chain can enact.
No complex or sensitive negotiations with external parties like buyers or suppliers, just a consistent optimisation-oriented solution that ensures your supply chain is attuned to the ever-changing reality it must function in.
Check us out at www.oii.ai or eugene@oii.ai to set up a 30-minute presentation of our Optii platform and see how we can help your organisation!
