IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

By leveraging these insights, apps can optimize their operations, personalize user experiences and drive business growth. Automated processes and real-time data exchange enable faster order fulfilment and smoother logistics operations.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Procurement differs from purchasing in a few key ways: Strategic focus : Procurement has a strategic, long-term focus on analyzing spend, reducing costs, managing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk. Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Bullwhip Effect is a pretty popular phenomenon and conversational topic in supply chain management. In most cases, it refers to inventory problems that occur due to miscommunication between organizations in a supply chain. Email Address. Planning and purchasing.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. We will decide and response faster in our supply chain and make higher quality operational and strategic decisions. I believe that soon enough it will become a must to provide new roles to young graduates for them to be interested in working in supply chain.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. The ultimate goal of SCM is to reduce costs while satisfying customer demands.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Along with cost savings, procurement managers are focusing on optimizing and automating processes. New-age data players are disrupting the procurement and supply chain in various ways, such as cost-saving initiatives, cycle time reduction, or supplier performance improvement.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 19, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. With supply chain disruptions, low capacity, and skyrocketing fuel costs, manufacturers and shippers are facing monumental hurdles. LTL networks need to improve efficiency and reduce costs without an impact to customer service. Optimize Routes.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Logistics is the central system that controls physical inventory flow in a supply chain. Experts wrote many articles emphasizing the importance of Logistics , Logistics optimization, Logistics planning, and Logistics space optimization. One of the articles on Logistics space optimization can be found here.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The concept of the “control tower” is increasingly becoming widespread in Supply Chain Management, and Control Tower technologies are a popular topic right within the supply chain community. Until recently, supply chain control towers have been all about providing visibility to your immediate trading partners.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 6, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! Societal disruptions, like those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, can also lead to changes in the way producers and supply chain managers handle their distribution networks, including eCommerce fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. … Principles for World Class E-Commerce Fulfillment! Budget-drainers in the fulfillment process can add up quickly and prevent your business from rapid growth, but it can be really tough to identify them if you don’t have the proper systems in place. Subscribe Here!

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

And while enterprise resource planning (ERP) integrates and manages all aspects of a business, BPM focuses on its individual functions—optimizing the organization’s existing, repeatable processes end-to-end. BPM also provides the foundation for making refinements and enhancements that lead to continuous improvement.

Real-time Visibility 54

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Everyone, including those who are best in class, has the need to reduce costs, improve the speed and accuracy of order fulfillment and warehouse activities, optimize inventory, and provide sufficient capacity to support growth at your busiest times of the year. The Pressure Points.

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