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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

IBM Supply Chain Blog

The pandemic and its aftermath highlighted the importance of having a robust supply chain strategy , with many companies facing disruptions due to shortages in raw materials and fluctuations in customer demand. A supply chain control tower can connect many sources of data-driven information and improve end-to-end visibility.

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The Supply Chain Management Playbook: Your Game Plan for Operational Success

World of Procurement blog

The ultimate goal of SCM is to reduce costs while satisfying customer demands. Effective SCM gives businesses an edge over the competition by being more responsive to demand changes and disruptions. Risk Mitigation SCM minimizes supply chain risks through careful planning and collaboration.

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It is about time that we leveraged supply chain analytics

Solvoyo

Here are 5 reasons why spreadsheets are not the best alternative as a supply chain planning tool anymore : 1) Lack of end-to-end visibility to the overall supply chain. When working with spreadsheets, planners usually focus on their part of the supply chain.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Solvoyo

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . This includes internal and external data sources.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Solvoyo

2) Real-time visibility is extremely valuable during times of crisis! In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level. End-to-end scenario analyses require this visibility data as input.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Solvoyo

2) Real-time visibility is extremely valuable during times of crisis! In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level. End-to-end scenario analyses require this visibility data as input.

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AI Solutions and Digital Supply Chains

Solvoyo

As supply chain professionals, in this rapidly changing world, we deal with many analytical challenges when it comes to planning and execution: . uncertainty regarding future demand. bias in every aspect of the supply chain . mismatched and missing data between different sources.