Baker Hughes Gains Control of Supply-Chain Finance | SupplyChainBrain

Baker Hughes Gains Control of Supply-Chain Finance

Tony Aming, Baker Hughes and Dave Brooks, Software AG

August 16, 2011

Tony Aming Dave Brooks Icon 01

The big oil-field services company crafts a way to add visibility to its business processes, understand where things are going wrong, and take action to correct problems in real time. A case study with Tony Aming, enterprise business and applications architect with Baker Hughes, and Dave Brooks, senior director of strategic business solutions with Software AG. [Run Time (Min.): 11:05]

Related Content

Related Videos

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site

Why Brands Need To Rethink Their Returns Strategy Before Peak Season

As retailers assess their returns programs in response to changing tariffs, now is also a good time to stress-test them before peak season hits.

When a product comes back across a border, the merchant pays duties twice. Photo: iStock/wesvandinter

How the GLP-1 Trend Is Impacting Retail Returns and Inventory

Data analysis can help retailers better forecast how GLP-1 consumers are impacting their business.

Photo: iStock / JDawnInk

Designing for Uncertainty: A Flexibility-First Approach to Warehouse Automation

Warehouse automation decisions are often based on assumptions about future volume, labor, SKU mix, workflows, and facility requirements. The challenge is that those assumptions rarely stay fixed over the life of an automation investment.

On Demand Webinar Locus Robotics Thu Oct 15 2026 11a Et

Breaking Down the Warehouse vs. Transportation Divide

Transportation costs are climbing, putting pressure on companies to find savings wherever they can. But the most obvious place to look is the transportation budget itself, where an organization can negotiate carrier rates, rebid contracts or shift freight to a cheaper service.

Scb Q426 Gxo Fsr Thumb

Tracking of Contaminated Food Threatened by Strain on Public Health Budgets

The cyclosporiasis outbreak has put a spotlight on how U.S. states and the federal government work together to track foodborne illnesses.

Cyclospora cayetanensis. Photo: iStock/wildpixel

Why RFID Is Becoming a Strategic Advantage in Supply Chain and Logistics

Supply chains are under increasing pressure to handle higher volumes, tighter delivery expectations, and more complex flows with fewer resources and less tolerance for error. This article explores five key trends shaping the shift from basic operational visibility to measurable business value.

Scb 595 841 Service Department 2026 (4)

CSCMP's State of Logistics Report: Get Used to the Fog

Redesign the operating model, not just the network, the annual report's authors concluded.

Image: iStock/greenbutterfly

Agentic AI and the $706B Returns Dilemma

Today, dashboards flag costly return rates, suspicious refund activity, or locations with abnormal behaviors. The insights are helpful, but typically arrive after the fact.

Image: iStock/imaginima

The Growing Importance of ESG During Customer Returns

Every product that comes back into a supply chain activates a network of human touchpoints.

Photo: iStock / Olga Demina

Understanding The Hidden Tradeoffs in Circular Supply Chains

For supply chain leaders, the focus is determining where circular strategies create value, and where their complexity outweighs the benefits.

Photo: iStock.com/Rudzhan Nagiev

The Elements of Supply Chain Resilience and Effective Recall Management

Resilient supply are better prepared to manage a recall, thanks to proper preparation and training, integrated systems and data, and alignment with trading partners.

Photo: iStock.com/frankpeters

Proof in the Process: What Recalls Reveal About Supply Chain Readiness

Technology, regulation and global data standards are coming together to create more connected, transparent supply chains that can respond to safety risks with more speed and precision.

Photo: iStock.com/gustavofrazao

Page 1 of 50