IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In 2013, Landmark Retail’s financial planning and analysis team faced challenges as they managed financial processes across more than 1200 stores. ” Challenges in the complex budgeting process of a major conglomerate The team was present in multiple countries and regions, and they and operated with multiple brands.

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Budget Data Change management Innovation 91

Procurement Software

JUNE 4, 2024

As supply chain technology improves for transportation, inventory management and warehousing, the procurement tools for manufacturing businesses now need to step up. These are predominantly focused on indirect spend and transactional efficiency. And stepping up, they indeed are.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement supply chain budgeting 52

Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Today I’m joined by DCLI , a leading transportation brand that is on a mission to transform the way chassis work within the intermodal supply chain by focusing on equipment quality, operational efficiency, and delivering a great driver experience. The cost savings and the environmental benefits alone are very difficult to match.”

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Founded by major ocean carriers, DCSA drives initiatives to make container transportation services transparent, reliable, easy to use, secure, and environmentally friendly. Between 1999 and 2013, he held various international leadership positions in Singapore, Madrid, and Central and Eastern Europe.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Due to globalization, growing consumer demands on transparency, the pertinence of sustainable development and technological advancements, procurement and supply chain professionals have been highlighted as an integral part of their organizations. Source: Accenture 2013. “An

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Value Match

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We have seen some of these shifts over time, for example the construction and infrastructure industry making changes around areas such as social value and use of SMEs in their supply chains, investment in green technologies and increasing automation. This is what has been called ‘savings’ in the past. Why make the point.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Organizations have increasingly turned to containerization to create more scalable, efficient and agile infrastructure. Containers have grown more important as organizations need portable and resource-efficient technologies, becoming the de facto compute units of modern cloud-native applications.

Real-time Visibility 71

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 1, 2014

I was speaking at a large conference about the major impacts of globalization, technology, and supply chain on commerce. While traditional selling methods should not yet be abandoned, it is difficult (if not impossible) to compete if you are not present on a platform where the majority of buyers are spending their budgets.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

How can banks, credit unions, and financial advisors keep up with demanding regulations while battling restricted budgets and higher employee turnover? Efficient cloud migrations McKinsey predicts that $8 out of every $10 for IT hosting will go toward the cloud by 2024. The Basel Committee released BCBS 239 as far back as 2013.

Data 90

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Their pricing is transparent and you can also use a free version to store limited contracts with just one user. These all help to drive supply chain impact. It aims to deliver a one truth approach, bringing real transparency to your costs and savings.

Procurement 52

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Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

It enables users to allocate, manage and monitor budgets. It automates the entire sourcing cycle, improves compliance and transparency, reduces cycle times, enhances teamwork, and promises a near-immediate return on investment. Penny Penny is a startup based in Saudi Arabia, offering a cloud-based Source-To-Pay solution.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

Adam Grant (2013) divides people into givers, takers, and matchers. McKinsey studies in 2009 and 2013 also supports this conclusion. Principles like open communications, transparent data usage, public information sharing make them nervous. Select a few and start focusing on using them in your team and S&OP meetings.

Leadership 68

Leadership Supply Chain Efficiency Change management Real-time Visibility 68

Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

Adam Grant (2013) divides people into givers, takers, and matchers. McKinsey studies in 2009 and 2013 also supports this conclusion. Principles like open communications, transparent data usage, public information sharing make them nervous. Select a few and start focusing on using them in your team and S&OP meetings.

Leadership 60

Leadership Supply Chain Efficiency Change management Real-time Visibility 60

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Boston Consulting Group and the Procurement Leaders Network in early 2013 showed that while most companies pursue some sort of collaboration with their suppliers, only about two in every five programs follow standardized approaches. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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