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“ As soon as you start dealing with equipment , even if you ’ re not manufacturing that equipment , you create an entire supply chain situation ”
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– Dan Bloch , Vice President , Diversified Industries , Financial and Supply Chain Solutions
itself . “ We have identified the different industries and sub-verticals and are bringing out specific capabilities designed for each . This will always be a continuous journey , but the horizontal infrastructure that enables this is ready now .” For customers this is crucial . For example , a device on a forklift can detect that a piston is overheating , but without sophisticated predictive analytics that signal is meaningless .
And without the ability to translate that into action , such as creating a work order , complete with the right tools , material and besttimed dispatch , that signal by itself is just not useful . “ Oracle is transforming that signal into real , actionable information and then integrating that into the right ERP and SCM processes ,” Bloch says . “ That ’ s what is unique .”
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