Thought Leadership - Business Network Transformation
The phrase Business Network Transformation describes how a company reaches beyond their traditional business boundaries to include the entire value chain from start to finish - focusing on the business relationships that drive competitive advantage.
Do you introduce these concepts in your classes? Do you research this topic? Would you like to learn more? If so, this thought leadership area may be for you - it is designed to create a dialogue between lecturers (professors) and experts.
Acclaimed BNT Experts
We encourage you to participate in our University Alliances "Business Network Transformation - Faculty Club" discussion forum. Jeff Word (SAP) and Simha Magal (Grand Valley State University) will be leading the discussion on BNT - join the discussion today (View here).
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Business Network Transformation
A New Source of Competitive Advantage
Business Network Transformation is a market movement that is sweeping the global business world today. Leading companies are relying on partnerships more than ever - in R&D, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and other areas - as they struggle to meet the needs of the end customers with internal capabilities alone, especially in challenging economic times.
University lecturers, professors, and researchers are playing an important role as thought leaders to the marketplace and educators to business and IT students.
Companies are focusing on deepening their relationships with the end customers - whether they are shoppers, consumers, patients, or viewers - and collaborating closely with their business network of suppliers, partners, distributors, customers, and even competitors to pursue win-win outcomes and deliver superior value to their end customers.
Organizations who can build and orchestrate such a business network will gain a new source of competitive advantage for leading in today's fast-paced and connected world.
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BNT Video
What exactly does business network transformation mean for today's organizations? CEOs and university thought leaders offer their insights on how it has changed their perception and businesses (View here).
Blogs
The SAP Community Network has a number of insightful blogs on BNT:
Books
Learn about Simha R. Magal and Jeffrey Word's acclaimed book: "Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems" here and our BNT forum:
BNT IN MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Renowned thought leaders recently shared their perspectives on business network transformation for the "media" and "telecommunications" industry (View here).