IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

A recent report shows a significant increase in the cost of manufacturing downtime from 2021 to 2022, with Fortune Global 500 companies now losing 11% of their yearly turnover which amounts to nearly USD 1.5 trillion, up from USD 864 billion in 2019 to 2020. A 40% reduction in inventory costs. A 25% increase in service levels.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 11, 2019

As we start 2019, it’s critical to understand how current events, changes in governmental policy and the general economic climate may affect the global procurement market and supply chain. In this blog series, JAGGAER will dive into the 2019 economic outlook both in the U.S. Global Trade.

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ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

Ikea is a leader with plans to ensure a sustainable supply chain. Many changes can reduce costs or reduce risk at the same time as delivering improved CSR. Digitization of Procurement and supply chain is an area that is ripe for incrementalism. This is a shame not just for the social benefit.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Their solution is made up of five modules: Payables Supplier management Analytics (spend, contract, and supplier intelligence) e-Sourcing Contract management Key Data: Founder / CEO: Vijay Caveripakkam Date Founded: 2019 Visit Raindrop profile in our Software Finder 4.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 18, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Procurement professionals surveyed in the 2019 CPO Rising study responded that limited budgets and lack of modern procurement technologies were the top seen as the top 2 hurdles for achieving procurement objectives between 2020–2022 (CPO Rising 2019). Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

If we look back over the history of supply-chain planning, we can properly say we are in the third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software (Van Hove, 2019). To become autonomous, supply chains require the new technology of Wave 3 planning systems, which we think of as systems of intelligence.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Vertical Integration: By taking control of different stages of the production or distribution process, businesses can gain supply chain control, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and differentiate their products and services. What is Horizontal Integration? Pixar isn’t the only noteworthy acquisition from Disney.

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Una

JANUARY 29, 2024

While this is true, it’s worth noting that one-third of Texas’ annual budget is supported by federal funds though. What would it mean for supply chains? Firstly, it would entail physical infrastructure such as checkpoints and customs controls, causing delays and increased transportation costs. Scary, isn’t it?

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Jaggaer

JULY 18, 2019

Last week JAGGAER hosted a webinar reviewing the findings of our recently released 2019 Digital Procurement Survey Report. A: Cost is a huge factor in determining what technologies and tools your company uses. This is where you truly see operational effectiveness (more value delivered), agility, and systemic change.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

With budgets not growing at an adequate pace, or even shrinking, procurement cannot deliver the value that digital transformation promises. They should also extend this digitalization to supply chain management (supplier portal, webEDI, etc.) This is precisely the approach that JAGGAER has adopted with the launch of JAGGAER ONE.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Founded by Jason Busch in 2004, they were the first of the major procurement and supply chain blogs. These are the companies that Spend Matters recognises as “best in class in the procurement and supply chain technology market”. Since 2019, Spend Matters have also published what they call the Future 5.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Founded by Jason Busch in 2004, they were the first of the major procurement and supply chain blogs. These are the companies that Spend Matters recognises as “best in class in the procurement and supply chain technology market”. Since 2019, Spend Matters have also published what they call the Future 5.

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