Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 24, 2023

The 2020’s have escalated nonstop supply chain disruption, from delays to shortages and workforce challenges. Supply chain obstacles are still being cited for growing global inflation. Supply chain leaders are still struggling with an ongoing labor shortage—making getting and staying ahead harder.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Integrated planning incorporates supply chain planning, demand planning, and demand forecasts so the company can quickly assess the impact on inventory levels, supply chain logistics, production plans, and customer service capacity.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As if the gender gap wasn’t enough already, women leaders in supply chain have their work cut out for them. With a decade already punctuated by constant disruption; consumers are more aware of supply chain and how industry shortages , talent gaps, and climate events impact their daily lives and local communities.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain in Africa has been largely male-dominated and reliant on outdated practices, negatively impacting its overall development. They are creating innovative solutions and building teams to tackle issues affecting the development of the African continent.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 23, 2023

With a decade hallmarked by disruption, consumers are more aware of supply chain and how industry shortages, talent gaps, and climate events impact their daily lives and local communities. One dialogue that is still catching fire is how closing the gender gap in supply chain can help the industry build its ranks and agility.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Many companies still see incredible value in their on-premise technology: 71% of executives say mainframe-based applications are central to their business strategy. This power duo has helped transform how clients like Sund & Baelt approach business outcomes and drive accelerated deployment, minimized costs, and ensured compliance.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Successful companies fuse product development practices with overarching business strategies to ensure sustainable innovations that will resonate efficiently and sustainably with customers—both in existing markets and among new target audiences. Will a product or feature drive specific and measurable business value?

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Understanding Procurement Technology Procurement technology refers to the software and systems that automate and streamline procurement processes for businesses, covering everything from sourcing materials and services to managing contracts and analyzing spending. Software like Concord and Agiloft comes to mind.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. Additional procurement software includes spend analytics tools and supplier relationship management (SRM) software.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Data provides the raw materials for AI algorithms to learn and evolve, while AI extracts actionable insights from data that shape business strategies and customer experiences. IBM’s expertise in data management, AI research, and innovative solutions aligns perfectly with AWS’s cloud infrastructure and global reach.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the role of warehousing within the supply chain has grown to be more pivotal than ever. However, the role of the warehouse in the supply chain can vary significantly depending on the nature of the goods stored and the requirements of the business it serves.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

For instance, organizations that are struggling to build their own IT services can assess whether some internal legacy tech should be replaced with technologies from software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers. Digital transformation is an important component of a modern organization’s business operations.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. But, before we turn out the lights and lock the door to a fully automated, self-aware, supply chain “Ava Ex Machina” , let’s take a moment and put this idea into some perspective. The Driverless Car Analogy. From CBC News [link].

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It offers businesses the capability to capture and process real-time information from diverse sources, such as databases, software applications and cloud services. This helps ensure that they not only access data but also use it efficiently across multiple streams, maximizing its potential positive impact on the business.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain. Digitization – increased computing power, more analytical software, the availability of data – have made it possible in a week.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Luke Elliott discussed the dramatic shift in Procurement landscape and how Digital Procurement can help leaders stay resilient in the face of current challenges with respect to price inflation being at a 40-year high and disruptive supply chains leading to stock issues. 96% of the leaders believe that this a long-term trend.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Data science is an area of expertise that combines many disciplines such as mathematics, computer science, software engineering and statistics. It focuses on data collection and management of large-scale structured and unstructured data for various academic and business applications.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Businesses have come a long way from just selling products and services to refining various processes and audience targeting. Today, running a business is undoubtedly rewarding but challenging at the same time. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Depending on the organization’s goals, the AI strategy might outline the steps to effectively use AI to extract deeper insights from data, enhance efficiency, build a better supply chain or ecosystem and/or improve talent and customer experiences.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

This is why asset reliability is such a critical component of business strategy. Examples of physical assets include machinery, factories, office supplies, production plants, assembly lines, vehicle fleets, buildings and civil infrastructures. appeared first on IBM Blog. What is an asset? What is asset reliability?

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

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Skill Dynamics

AUGUST 15, 2022

Opportunistic activities and slow delivery may indicate that the supplier is not sufficiently invested in the relationship, or maybe held up within their own supply chain and haven’t communicated this effectively as the relationship has not encouraged them to do so. Get the most out of strategic suppliers.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

Both options deliver complex Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. For the purposes of this blog post, the integrator is you. Businesses have to walk a complicated financial line and part of that is keeping enough cash in reserves. appeared first on IBM Blog.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Interestingly, 2024 is seeing a shift in funding through software line items, with fewer leaders allocating budgets from innovation funds, hinting that gen AI is fast becoming an essential technology. Fine motor skills: It’s conceivable for AGI software to pair with robotics hardware.

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HICX

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The effective management of supply chains is critical to business operations and by adopting newer digital solutions, organizations can benefit from improved efficiency, reduced costs and operational improvements across the supply chain as a whole. The result is a more synchronized and agile supply chain.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

No more policy vacuum Cybersecurity in business strategy is taking center stage in India. As the policy vacuum gets addressed with the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, a new wave of Indian businesses will leapfrog onto the digital transformation path—however, very few have an active security strategy in place.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 6, 2022

Klaus Imping is an expert in digital business process transformation with more than 3 decades of experience in industry and consulting and focus on supply chain.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 13, 2023

Mitigating remote risks Providing software to track hours. During the pandemic, we had to transition to remote work. Some significant challenges were employee training, setting straightforward tasks for their team, and managing expectations. Documenting clients’ expectations. Providing best practices benchmark for KPIs.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 6, 2023

Coby and John found obvious deficiencies in these same organizations’ supply chain and operational systems, and thus, Enveyo was born. Every day, Coby & John focus their efforts on Enveyo’s core mission – to enable businesses to make business-transforming shipping decisions by leveraging comprehensive data & integrated systems.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 26, 2023

Over the last few years, a lot has changed in the supply chain industry. Fueled by constant disruptions that peaked during the pandemic and constant news headlines about the latest chain issues, consumers are more informed about supply chain and how it impacts their communities and daily lives.

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Slimstock

AUGUST 27, 2019

Inventory Allocation Explained – Why You Need a Strategy. Put simply, inventory allocation encompasses all of the decisions made around how inventory should be distributed throughout your supply chain. Tell-Tale Signs of an Effective Vs Ineffective Allocation Strategy. Make automated replenishment work for you.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A 2023 report found that global investment in green or low-carbon energy sources exceeded USD $1 trillion, 1 while advanced data collection tools and artificial intelligence (AI) are helping to better monitor emissions and inform sustainability strategy. What is sustainability? 2 Sustainability , United Nations, January 2024.

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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?

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Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

Importance of procurement in modern businesses In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, procurement plays a crucial role in driving efficiency, cost savings, and overall success. Advantages of digital procurement systems The digital transformation of procurement processes offers numerous advantages to businesses.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Major software vendors, including Microsoft and Apple, offered some quick fixes, but long-term protection could be years away, involving a wholesale redesign of the affected chips. So far, there do not appear to have been any attempts by hackers to exploit the flaw, says Tim Crosby, senior security consultant with Spohn Security Solutions.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Get the COO’s Pocket Guide to Enterprise-wide Intelligent Automation 3 main types of business process management Integration-centric BPM focuses on processes that don’t require much human involvement. Business process management examples BPM can help improve overall business operations by optimizing various business processes.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 31, 2023

Consolidation of Supply Chain: Through better understanding of one another, buyers and suppliers can work together to mutually benefit from improved efficiency in the supply chain. With established trust between supplier and client, businesses can look forward to improved communication.

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