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JLR revs up AI and intelligent automation initiatives

CIO Business Intelligence

JLR’s move to electric drive trains is part of a wider business transformation the company calls Reimagine, under which it also plans to halve greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain and operations, compared to 2019 levels, by 2030, and to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2039. That seals the deal.

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Is Business-IT Alignment a Paradox? From Alignment to Engagement

Future of CIO

High-performing IT will engage business for both questions and answers, businesses also should learn and support their IT. In the industrial era, the "mission of IT" is to provide the information processing capability required by the business at a cost that represents value.

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CIOs step up to fill plus-size leadership roles

CIO Business Intelligence

John Hill, SVP and chief digital information officer, MSC Industrial Supply MSC Industrial Supply “It was that broad set of experiences that was attractive for MSC,” he says. “I Given the importance of technology across operations, we’re seeing more of a push to have someone with a technical perspective pick up other responsibilities.”

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