IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Jason Kelley, Global Managing Partner and Strategic Partnership Lead, IBM Consulting, believes that today, organizations need to work with an ecosystem of partners to succeed, even if they’re competitors. Enterprises need to be able to direct and manage the right collaborators to achieve the desired outcomes.

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Collaboration Sustainability Strategy Supply chain 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

With the right guidance and cost management approach, a cloud migration can and should decrease overall IT costs , while increasing operational efficiency and improving IT services. Like other IT expenditures, cloud costs can skyrocket and threaten ROI without the right cloud management solutions.

Real-time Visibility 70

Real-time Visibility Budget Cost optimization Demand 70

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Learn how IBM OpenPages Data Privacy Management can improve compliance accuracy and reduce audit time. The price tag can add up quickly. Example A social media site creates a self-service data management portal. Organizations face fines of up to USD 7,500 per violation.

Data 89

Data Real-time Visibility Risk Networking 89

Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2024

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Vendor analysis is crucial for risk management. Read on to learn more about how effective vendor analysis can help you streamline your supply chain management efforts!

Vendor management 52

Vendor management Suppliers Quality Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

At the forefront of these changes are new technologies which will impact supply chain management in the future. Organizations are digitally transforming the way of managing their supply chains by implementing technologies such as Blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and augmented reality.

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Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 135

Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It’s essentially a type of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), which is a decentralized database managed by multiple participants. Programmable – You can create and run applications on a blockchain, like smart contracts, for example. Time-stamped – Every transaction recorded on a block is timestamped.

Supply Chain Efficiency 53

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Supply Raw materials 53

World of Procurement blog

JANUARY 27, 2021

When I graduated college with my shiny new Supply Chain Management degree, I figured I was heading into my first job to work on supplier contract negotiations, optimizing production line output, and all of the other 'sexy' supply chain management strategy we had spent two years learning about. No man, the line is out.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain Supply 52