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All Foundries

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Commodity Management & Trading

Transforming trading ecosystems through data-driven insights and secure, agile platforms that empower global commerce.

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Customer & Marketing Strategy

Reimagining customer engagement with personalized, connected experiences that build trust and long-term value.

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Digital Engineering

Turning ideas into scalable digital solutions—accelerating transformation through design, technology, and engineering excellence.

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Station Studio

Redefining mobility hubs with digital innovation to create smarter, sustainable experiences for people and businesses on the move.

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Supply Chain & Industry 5.0

Building resilient, intelligent supply networks that anticipate change and deliver efficiency with purpose.

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Sustainability

Driving responsible innovation to help organizations achieve net-zero goals and create a positive impact for future generations.

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Physical AI

Physical AI gives machines, robots and physical operations the ability to perceive their environment, decide what matters and act in real time. Factories, plants, stores and infrastructure become systems able to sense conditions, learn from them and improve on their own, closing the gap between the physical and the digital world.

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Next-Gen Infrastructure

From networks as infrastructure to connected platforms that enable critical, autonomous and intelligent operations.

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43% more invoices per person in an automated Procure-to-Pay cycle

Purchasing teams spent hours on each invoice, and the cycle had gaps in control. NTT DATA reviewed operations, tools and the organizational model, then built a roadmap with four automation scenarios. Each person in the process now handles 43% more invoices, and the process runs with 34% fewer full-time employees.

43% more invoices per person in an automated Procure-to-Pay cycle

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43 initiatives and an estimated 570 million pesos for a department store’s financial services

For a Mexican department store retailer, financial services were a side offering with room to grow. NTT DATA analyzed products, processes, operations and systems and designed a digital transformation plan with 43 initiatives. The plan carries an estimated impact of about 570 million Mexican pesos on EBITDA.

43 initiatives and an estimated 570 million pesos for a department store’s financial services

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Digital Factories for Grocery Acceleration

Accelerating innovation and operational value through scalable digital factories that embed AI, automation, and agile delivery at the core of grocery operations

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Grocery retailers face low margins, volatile demand, and complex operations, while traditional transformation approaches remain too slow and fragmented

WHY THIS “DIGITAL FACTORIES FOR GROCERY ACCELERATION” CHALLENGE?

From isolated initiatives to continuous value delivery

Fragmented delivery models prevent retailers from scaling innovation and translating digital investment into consistent operational impact

Key benefits

Speed, scale, and execution gaps

Slow time-to-market for innovation

Traditional delivery models delay execution and reduce responsiveness to demand changes

Fragmented initiatives limit scale

Disconnected projects fail to generate sustained enterprise-wide impact

Underutilization of AI and automation

Capabilities remain isolated instead of embedded into core operational processes

Lack of continuous improvement models

Transformation is treated as one-off programs rather than ongoing value creation

How NTT DATA helps

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Establish digital factory foundations

Set up teams, governance, and platforms to accelerate delivery and scalability

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Align operating model with business value

Connect strategic priorities with product-led execution to focus on measurable outcomes

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Enable agile delivery at scale

Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver faster without losing control or quality

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Drive adoption and change at scale

Ensure new capabilities are embedded into daily operations for sustained impact

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Embed AI and automation into operations

Scale high-impact use cases across pricing, supply chain, and store operations

Embed AI and automation into operations

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Proven impact

From digital investment to continuous operational value

Results that matter

Business impact of digital factory models in grocery

Reduced time-to-market for initiatives

Faster delivery cycles enable quicker response to market and operational needs

Increased delivery throughput

Higher volume of initiatives executed with consistent quality and control

Lower cost per release

Efficient delivery models reduce operational and development costs

Continuous innovation capability

Shift from one-off transformation to sustained, scalable improvement

Accelerate Grocery Innovation Across Formats and Channels

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