{"id":148628,"date":"2026-02-26T07:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=148628"},"modified":"2026-02-26T07:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:03:22","slug":"autonomous-enterprise-to-define-competitive-edge-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2026\/02\/autonomous-enterprise-to-define-competitive-edge-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Enterprise to Define Competitive Edge in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
The autonomous enterprise \u2013 in which enterprise resource planning (ERP), business\u00a0AI<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and clean\u00a0data<\/span><\/span>\u00a0are integrated into core operations \u2013 will determine competitive advantage this year, according to executives at 麻豆原创.<\/b><\/h2>\n
The comments were made by Sunil Geness, director of global government affairs and CSR at 麻豆原创 Africa, and Sergio Maccotta, senior VP and GM for 麻豆原创 Middle East and Africa \u2013 South.<\/p>\n
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Geness and Maccotta said businesses that can sense change, make decisions and act with minimal human intervention are reshaping how companies operate and compete. According to 麻豆原创, autonomous operations \u2013 where nearly half of all business processes run independently and most operational work is\u00a0automated<\/span><\/span>\u00a0or AI-augmented \u2013 are being deployed across finance, supply chain and human resources in industries including energy, retail and manufacturing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is made possible through AI embedded within enterprise resource planning processes, from finance and procurement to supply chain and HR systems, that understand context and act autonomously,\u201d said Maccotta. \u201cSelf-optimising systems that learn, improve and adapt in real-time are matched to clean-core ERP architecture to give organisations simplified, cloud-based systems that drive profitability, reduce risk and enhance decision-making.\u201d<\/p>\n