IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Because organizations with strategic sourcing mindsets look beyond price and cost savings-centered supplier selection initiatives. They consider factors—like supplier performance or sustainability —that support long-term partnerships, advance business needs and increase purchasing power.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

Budget Constraints Dynamic Cost Optimization: Autonomous agents analyze spend patterns, negotiate with suppliers in real-time, and reroute logistics during disruptions (e.g., Example: During a tariff spike, agents switch suppliers or adjust logistics routes, capping cost overruns. mismatched invoices, incorrect orders).

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TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

This request typically includes details like the product specifications, quantities needed, and preferred suppliers. Issuing a purchase order (PO) After the request is approved, a is created and sent to the supplier. The PO serves as an official record of the transaction between the buyer and the supplier.

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TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

Additionally, businesses should assess whether the vendor complies with relevant industry standards, ethical practices, and legal regulations. These insights assist in making informed decisions about contract renewals, supplier changes, or performance enhancements, empowering businesses to take strategic actions based on real data.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Supplier management involves selecting, onboarding, and maintaining relationships with tier 1 suppliers and those further up the supply chain (tiers 2 and upward). Effective supplier management ensures quality control, risk mitigation, and compliance with sustainability and ethical sourcing standards.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 22, 2025

is a leading AI-powered platform specializing in third-party risk management, compliance, and supplier lifecycle automation. Third-Party Engagement: Suppliers and partners can auto-complete questionnaires, upload documents, and supplement responses with live data from the Internet, streamlining due diligence and ongoing monitoring.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Supply chain disruptions are caused by a variety of factors, from pandemics, natural disasters and political instability to supplier bankruptcy and IT failures. A supply chain control tower can connect many sources of data-driven information and improve end-to-end visibility.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 12, 2024

Altana is the world’s first Value Chain Management System – a unified, comprehensive approach that goes far beyond supply chain risk management, with unprecedented visibility, contextualized netrt across business areas, and a collaborative network with end-to-end workflows to get jobs done. 52.14] The future for Altana. “An

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 12, 2022

By whatever means necessary (always ethical and legal of course) Supply Chain must get goods flowing again as quickly as possible. air cargo) Establish Executive level relationships and networks with your suppliers to be leveraged in times of need Enable end to end electronic connectivity enabling real time visibility and decision making (ie.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Sourcing and procurement professionals operating with a strategic sourcing mindset assess a supplier’s quality, reputation and service.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

The amplified visibility lets companies verify the authenticity and provenance of products, reduces the risk of counterfeiting, and helps ensure regulatory compliance. What’s more, blockchain’s ability to track products from source to consumer empowers businesses to execute sustainable and ethical practices across their supply chains.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It can nurture collaborative partnerships with suppliers and integrate ethical and environmental (green purchasing) considerations into the sourcing strategy. Building strong supplier relationships to encourage favorable contracts and service is also a common goal. Some may not agree with the proposed changes.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Procure-to-Pay commonly known as P2P, encompasses the entire cycle of buying activities from identifying a need for goods or services to completing payment to a supplier. Its an integrated, end-to-end process that unifies procurement and finance, helping organizations streamline purchasing, minimize delays, and ensure timely payments.

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Finale Inventory

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Defining Supply Chain Traceability In straightforward terms, supply chain traceability means having full visibility and transparency across the entire supply chain. It allows businesses to understand where their products come from, how they are made, and how they reach the end consumer.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Here are some reasons why sustainability is a differentiator that can increase revenue and profits: Differentiate your brand: Over the last 12 months , certain brand values have become more important when deciding to shop sustainably or ethically in some categories. Suppliers: Build out your own viable and sustainable ecosystem of partners.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In our poll, webinar participants saw business partnering, supplier innovation and collaboration, and supply chain risk management as their key areas of focus for procurement. Moreover, the bank lacked any collaborative supplier relationship management or sourcing tool.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This end-to-end workflow , typically managed by procurement and finance teams, ensures compliance, efficiency, and transparency across transactions. Purchase Order is issued: Once the purchase requisition has been approved by the relevant management, a purchase order is issued to the supplier.

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The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 24, 2022

Understanding the value of pre-emptive end-to-end supply chain management. He sees it like the Google Maps of b2b commerce, giving customers multi-tiered visibility of supply chain networks by using a broad pool of datasets, all stitched together with AI. It doesn't work to expect them to deliver on short deadlines.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 10, 2024

Conducting market research : AI can scan the web to collect pricing information, identify potential suppliers, assess supplier reputations, and keep up-to-date with market and industry trends. One of the biggest challenges in procurement has been gaining visibility into exactly where money is being spent across the organization.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Focus Procurement on supplier optimisation. With Procurement behind the drive for sustainable/ethical supply of goods and services to efficiently and effectively support the operations of the organisation. The following diagram shows the relationships that should exist between suppliers, users and Category Managers.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Sustainability SCM plays a key role in corporate sustainability initiatives by reducing carbon emissions in transportation and promoting ethical sourcing. Source Sourcing involves identifying suppliers and negotiating pricing, lead times, quality, and other terms. Careful supplier selection and supplier relationship management are key.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

The concept of “connected logistics” covers the relevant end-to-end processes of warehouse management, transportation management, track & trace and the entire logistics network. Thus, increased real-time visibility into shipments leads to more efficient throughput of goods and reduced logistics lead times.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 25, 2023

It’s a delicate balancing act, where businesses must juggle quality, cost, supplier relationships, and risk management, all while keeping an eye on their bottom line. They must also ensure ethical and sustainable procurement practices, as consumers increasingly demand transparency and social responsibility from businesses.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 12, 2018

As the expert of a specific category of products, the in-depth knowledge of the Retail Category Manager will drive the pricing, shelving, marketing and promotions of the category’s products to make them as visible, accessible, and appealing to customers as possible. 2 Defining the perfect Procurement world. invoices matching orders.

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Claritum

AUGUST 4, 2020

Procurement behind the drive for sustainable/ethical supply of goods and services to efficiently and effectively support the operations of the. are adhered to and that there is appropriate supplier selection. strategic suppliers, approved suppliers and competitive bids for. Focus Procurement on supplier optimisation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Recent projects include the digital transformation of a worldwide service and repair parts program; enabling an OEM’s end-to-end supply chain visibility of outsourced manufacturers, assemblers, distribution hubs and 3PL’s; and forming a B2B business development capability for a successful B2C eCommerce company.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, only 3% of companies apply automated execution and 7% autonomous end to end planning. For example a monthly triggered risk analysis (set of simulations) from your e2e supply chain. Add to this more complex planning decisions (For example with relationship complexity, NPD or price decisions with suppliers and customers).

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The intricate web of interconnected suppliers,manufacturers,and distributors is experiencing unprecedented strain,leading to bottlenecks and inefficiencies in the logistics processes. shipping container shortages continue to hamper international trade routes.

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