1. 1 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Operations 2.0 and Process Entrepreneurship

2. 2 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com Fostering Innovation on a Global Scale Enabling process entrepreneurship is a key mandate 66% of CEOs believe their organizations need to introduce fundamental/radical changes in the next 2 years “Products and services can be copied. Our business processes and our business models are our differentiators.” CEO – Global Enterprise Business process entrepreneurship is a key competitive advantage Flexibility to rapidly implement innovation is a key enabler Productivity innovation is needed now more than ever

3. 3 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com Dynamic Business Operations Today’s enterprise software challenges  Legacy systems at Corporate/HQ designed pre-Y2K and unable to keep pace  Local operations need to innovate quickly to respond to dynamic market conditions  Workers have difficulty managing structured and unstructured data to deal with process exceptions.  IT backlog is driving need to “rationalize, modernize, simplify, standardize and for ongoing governance”  With consumerization of IT, employee productivity needs to be supported by devices and social networking technologies “A recent survey found that the majority of end users (60 percent) find enterprise applications somewhat difficult, very difficult or almost impossible to use, hampering employee productivity.”  ­­­CIO Magazine, 2008

4. 4 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com Process Standardization vs. Process Entrepreneurship A balancing act Corporate Headquarters Standardized global processes Retail Market-differentiated products/services operations Process Standardization 80% of users Roles: schedulers, buyers, operators, QA managers, etc. 20% of users Roles: finance, planners, corporate buyers 80% of users Roles: store managers, associates, stockers, tellers, etc. Process Entrepreneurship Manufacturing Corporate Headquarters Retail Manufacturing Market-differentiated products/services operations

5. 5 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com Dynamic Businesses Requires a Paradigm Shift For enterprise solutions Operations 2.0 Customer-/demand- driven operations Global visibility Local agility Multi-enterprise collaboration User-centric interfaces Community-driven process innovation and standardization Operations 2.0 Customer-/demand- driven operations Global visibility Local agility Multi-enterprise collaboration User-centric interfaces Community-driven process innovation and standardization Operations 1.0 Dynamic multi-enterprise collaboration Dynamic multi-site collaboration Static standardized workflows Global standardized products/ services Market differentiated products/services Joint value creation of customer-driven products/services

6. 6 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com Microsoft Operations Management Platform The path to Operations 2.0 ROI ECOSYSTEM  Connected ecosystem/virtual organization »Multi-enterprise collaboration  Simplified regulatory compliance PEOPLE »Easy to use  Minimal training »Collaborate on standardized and ad- hoc processes »Enterprise social networking PROCESS »Shared corporate processes »Optimized local operations with Operational ERP »Agile process entrepreneurship PLATFORM  Common technology stack  Agile business platform  BI tools for everybody  Partner ecosystem (same platform)  IT efficiency

7. 7 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com Entrepreneurship and Role-based Productivity Vertical Partner Solutions Operations Management in the Cloud Global Standards Market-differentiated Products & Services DIVISION MANUFACTURING SUBSIDIARY DISTRIBUTION CORPORATE HQ SYSTEMS Achieving Global Visibility and Local Entrepreneurship The Microsoft Operations Management Platform at Work Microsoft Partner Solutions Operations Management Administrative ERP Operations Management Partner-hosted Microsoft Dynamics AX

8. 8 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com Wrap Up: Microsoft Operations Management Platform Balancing process standardization and process entrepreneurship with a single platform  Easy to use  Social networking with business control  Enhances productivity  Minimal training  Meets local requirements  Enforce global standards  Enable local process entrepreneurship  Operations intelligence  Multi-enterprise  Ad-hoc collaboration  Connected stakeholders  Rationalized and simplified processes and systems  IT efficiency  Global partner network PeopleProcessesEcosystem

9. 9 Copyright 2011, eLogic Group LLC, all rights reserved Differentiate. Simplify. Perform eLogicGroup.com For More Information For white papers and other materials:  Contact: Chuck Stahl Practice Leader, Microsoft Dynamics AX cstahl@elogicgroup.com (585) 506-4526

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