At a little under £12 billion, plastic cheese conglomerate Kraft’s acquisition of Cadbury has landed it one hell of a selection box IT-wise. In particular, according to this enlightening article in CIO mag, supply chain efficiencies look set to made on a macro scale with the mother and father or all SAP ERP integration projects.
SAP is a little like algae, the more of it there is, the better it is for the eco-system. The only drawbacks are its tendency to suffocate the life out of everything else that co-habits its environment, oh and the fact that cleaning it up is usually extremely expensive.
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