104 FEATURE We asked selected Microsoft partners how they are using Microsoft technologies to ensure the manufacturing supply chain operates smoothly, with resilience and sustainability Partner perspectives “Businesses today need agile, real-time planning and forecasting solutions to maintain operational flexibility in volatile, disruptive climates. At Anaplan, we work with the world’s best brands, helping them to outpace and out-predict their competition and their markets. Our AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform enables a seamless connection between supply chain strategy and execution, with collaborative forecasting affording enterprises the dynamism needed to keep pace with unexpected developments. Offering Anaplan on Microsoft Azure means expanded cloud access to our platform, with greater flexibility, faster time-to-value and enhanced scalability. It also fast-tracks the ability for enterprises to transform AI-driven insights into strategic, forwardlooking intelligence across finance, supply chain, go-to-market and workforce planning functions.” Matthew Bunce Decision Intelligence Engagement Principal Aera Technology Emily Nicholls Vice President of Applications, Supply Chain GTM, Anaplan “At Aera, we’re helping businesses build more resilient, efficient and sustainable operations through agentic decision intelligence. Our Aera Decision Cloud, powered by Azure infrastructure, connects data, analytics, AI and automation to accelerate decision-making across value chains. The technology understands how a business works, predicts outcomes, recommends and executes actions, and learns continuously from every decision. Decision Intelligence has reached an inflection point – its value is proven. And with partners like Microsoft, an expanding ecosystem is enabling enterprises to reduce waste, improve working capital and revenue growth and enhance customer service. This is the full potential of agentic decision-making at scale.”
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