Building IFRS 17, ICS and RBC systems for insurers across Asia, we kept running into the same scene.
A cash-flow engine worth tens of millions of dollars goes live. The calculations are flawless. But on the last stretch — turning those results into a closing report — the engineers open Excel again.
Defense was no different. A specification engineer with fifteen years behind them tracks hundreds of standards from memory.
Supply chains at distributors and manufacturers were the same story.
One person moves between ERP, WMS, contracts, email and customs systems, cross-checking documents and deciding what to order. When an exception appears, the review starts over.