IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They pointed out that the topic of training data, including its source and composition, is often overlooked. Positive curation means adding items from certain domains, such as finance, legal and regulatory, cybersecurity, and sustainability, that are important for enterprise users.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 8, 2024

Instead of featuring one woman in supply chain, we’re featuring three – and talking about a topic that affects us all. What these female leaders, entrepreneurs, and supply chain professionals are doing continues to push the needle toward excellence, and every year, I feel blessed to celebrate these wonderful women of logistics. “The

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Supply Chain Trend

JUNE 16, 2017

S&OP continuous to be a popular topic that remains high on the agenda of executives. To assess the current state of S&OP, I interviewed 7 S&OP thought leaders at the end of 2016 for my blog supply chain trend. S&OP requires hard work from senior leaders. S&OP is not a silver bullet.

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Procurify

MAY 19, 2022

For most finance people, that’s easier said than done. Spring is the busiest season for most accounting and finance professionals. This guide helps accounting, audit, tax, and finance teams eliminate the struggles of working from home so they can: Develop easy and efficient remote month-end close processes. Billing and AR.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Blog post provided by [link]. An article in the Wall Street Journal called Supply Chain the hot new MBA , outlines how more and more future business leaders are also coming around to seeing the function as a career of the future. This great article provided some great perspective on the topic. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2021

The authors document the advantages of lean production over mass production and offer guidance to leaders in every industry wanting to transform traditional enterprises with lean production. Toyota overtook General Motors, the largest automaker in the world, twenty years after the book was published. The Fear Index.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

On November 2nd – 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s biggest supply chain sustainability issues. Read on for five core learnings to keep in mind as you continue on your own journey.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

On November 2nd – 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s biggest supply chain sustainability issues. Read on for five core learnings to keep in mind as you continue on your own journey. .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Blog post originally created and published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Lora Cecere. On one side, I am seeing market consolidation among traditional application providers, which does not bode well for innovation (a topic I discuss later in this article). Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Supply Chain 4.0

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. These leaders all have 20+ years S&OP experience and published books, whitepapers and articles in renowned magazines. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders.

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Shapiro Negotiations Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

What sets exceptional leaders apart from the rest? Great leaders inspire and empower their teams, fostering creativity and perseverance in the face of adversity. His presentations cover a wide array of topics, including negotiation, customer experience, technology, and marketing. It is a strategic advantage.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Blog post and permission to publish provided by Milan Vyas. Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

In this blog, we will delve into the exciting future of spend analysis and discuss the key trends that forward-thinking organizations should watch out for. Training programs should cover topics such as identifying phishing attacks, recognizing suspicious activities, and following best practices for handling sensitive data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

I will focus on Procurement for this article as it is the topic that I am most familiar and it seems even more relevant today as I build ProcurePro Consulting ( www.procurepro.ca). Failure To Hire the Right Leader For the Job. The right People , like the right Leader is critical. Penny Wise, Pound Foolish.

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Bonfire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This is a topic municipal finance expert and former mayor of Kansas City, Mark Funkhouser, recently sat down to chat about with seasoned finance and water utility leaders. Here are 4 a-ha moments from their conversation that should be on the mind of every finance professional. Access the recording here.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I will focus on Procurement for this article as it is the topic that I am most familiar and it seems even more relevant today as I build ProcurePro Consulting ( www.procurepro.ca). Failure To Hire the Right Leader For the Job. The right People , like the right Leader is critical. Penny Wise, Pound Foolish.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Blog post originally published at tenfold.com Permission to publish provided by Ira Padilla. In April 2017, Salesforce conducted a study of marketing leaders worldwide, and the results were mind blowing. This emerging tool for businesses already has significant buy-in from thought leaders around the globe. Subscribe Here!

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