IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Envisioned to comprehensively address information and communications technology (ICT) risk management in financial services, DORA aims to harmonize existing regulations across EU member states. Article 7 of the draft RTS delves into cryptographic key management, emphasizing the importance of lifecycle management for cryptographic keys.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Jarrod McAdoo, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Ivalua. Currency and country exposure — Decreases financial risks by accurately tying projected spend to the correct currency to facilitate hedging strategies. Risk management. Why Supplier Buy-in for Data Management is Critical. Operations.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nowadays, Procurement practitioners primarily talk about emerging topics like the reduction of scope 3 emissions, supplier-enabled innovation and supply risk management. Many large organizations implement a Procure to Pay platform with the aim to deliver efficiency, visibility, simplicity, and compliance.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

By the end of this article, you will have an idea of the importance of procurement tracking in your business and which procurement tracking software you would want to utilize. Procurement Tracking is the process of monitoring and managing procurement activities. What is Procurement Tracking?

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

AI can help create greater efficiency and value across all source-to-pay processes, including spend analysis, opportunity identification, sourcing and contract management, category management, supply relationship management and risk management.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Introduction Brief Explanation of Managed Procurement Services In today’s interconnected business world, the seamless acquisition of goods and services is paramount to the smooth operation of any organization. This is where managed procurement services come into the picture.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Technology that streamlines and automates transactions and contract management can significantly reduce these errors and expedite sourcing processes. It also can help optimize transportation costs and service-level agreements as well as improve inventory management and visibility.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Blockchain has evolved as a highly secure and fast way of managing transactions and has proven benefits in almost all fields. What is a supply chain management system (SCM)? It comprises all elements from the origin (the raw material) to the consumption networks (end users). It has made visible changes in the SCM systems.

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HICX

MAY 12, 2023

For example, the master data is now in place and they have managed to eliminate over 1,000 spreadsheets and reports over the past three years.  Particularly around risk listening. In his words, “If we don’t have visibility of it, we don’t know where to go at it.” We do not need an end-to-end solution.

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Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Stakeholders are becoming more demanding, and both suppliers and procurement functions are finding themselves managing more ESG priorities and having to meet more requirements. Often, multiple priorities need to be managed concurrently. What are the events impacting the end-to-end supply chain ? What are the benefits?

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Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Stakeholders are becoming more demanding, and both suppliers and procurement functions are finding themselves managing more ESG priorities and having to meet more requirements. Often, multiple priorities need to be managed concurrently. What are the events impacting the end-to-end supply chain ? What are the benefits?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic created a dramatic and highly visible disruption in that paradigm. procurement techniques) as opposed to educating the next generation of leaders equipped with the broadest possible set of management and leadership skills to run the entire end to end operations of a massive global company.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1. According to the 2021 Deloitte Chief Procurement Officer Survey, “Around 70% of CPOs felt that they had good visibility on the risks that existed in their direct (tier 1) suppliers. Yet only 26% were able to confidently predict risk within their supply bases. Dirty Little Secret #1.

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Barkers Procurement

AUGUST 2, 2023

There is no longer a one-size-fits-all model, often multiple priorities need to be managed concurrently. Procurement leaders can lead functions to mitigate issues through: Identifying vulnerabilities with a full 360 risk assessment and enhanced transparency. What are the events impacting the end-to-end supply chain?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In supply chain management, it is essential to keep all unnecessary costs mitigated. It is vital in supply chain management to avoid these five costly errors. Neglecting metrics and analytics your supply chain management collects. In all aspects of managing a business, you need to plan for the future.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue. Visibility provides regulatory and consumer assurance in the face of issues like counterfeiting. To combat these issues, health and pharma need supply chain visibility—all the way down the supply chain. Managing Supplier Relationships.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As the name suggests, the role of a fractional CFO revolves around financial management. During financial management, a CFO reviews the company’s financial situation to ensure accurate and timely reports. Other than financial management, the CFO is the first line of defence for risk management.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Introduction Brief Explanation of Managed Procurement Services In today’s interconnected business world, the seamless acquisition of goods and services is paramount to the smooth operation of any organization. This is where managed procurement services come into the picture.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

By assessing and proactively managing risks inherent in the supply chain , organizations can shield themselves from disruptions and strengthen the resilience of their operations. This enables an effective and adaptive approach to sourcing that creates value and minimizes risk. Some may not agree with the proposed changes.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

The term ‘IBP’ was introduced by the management consulting firm Oliver Wight to describe an evolved version of the sales and operations planning (S&OP process) they originally developed in the early 1980s. The management team defines the organization’s long-term goals and objectives.

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

Carrying out this process manually makes it susceptible to bottlenecks — (one out-of-office manager can delay the order by days — and introduces costly errors and risks. It also provides visibility into your entire invoice workflow, from issuance to payment. After all, it’s there to simplify and streamline.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Compliance and risk management is a growing and interesting use case of GenAI for procurement, finance and, of course, legal operations. Its uptake is only going to grow as organizations begin to rely on its power to tackle big business issues, such as third-party risk management (TPRM).

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 30, 2018

Her TMS solution wish list includes: End-to-end execution. Carrier contract/bid management. Risk management capabilities. Item visibility. Integrated freight management services. Connectivity. Ease of use. Security and support. Freight settlement capabilities. Global logistics functionality.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 22, 2022

One thing led to another and I joined a company to help set up their supply chain from scratch in terms of claims, claims management and how to service customers. I really started to cut my teeth on the whole end-to-end category management and the industry as a whole, the progression was natural for me.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Contract Logistics is a critical aspect of the supply chain that often remains behind the scenes but plays a significant role in ensuring the efficient movement and management of goods. Contract logistics is a specialized service offered by third-party logistics (3PL) providers to manage supply chain operations on behalf of a company.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 18, 2021

Clearly these are breakdowns in end to end Supply Chain Management which impact on nature and our environment. A lack of business and government focus on managing impacts to nature will result in further, and irreversible, degradation to nature and to our biodiversity, and by extension to the global economy.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Critical Factors —Risk management such as planning for additional guests and forgotten food items; considering alternate plans for missing ingredients; and managing waste and food safety. Planning —Creating detailed plans for executing the event. Devising a budget and planning out logistics, headcount, sourcing, and estimating.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. There was still a lack of functionality, particularly in contract management. So we are delighted to introduce you to our Future 5 as we capture their voices. Today please get to know dSilo.

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The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 24, 2022

Understanding the value of pre-emptive end-to-end supply chain management. Starting as a management trainee, he'd take calls in customer service. In 2011, just after the earthquake in Japan, he helped DHL develop a supply chain risk solution called Resilience 360. Collaboration and sharing responsibility.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 6, 2015

In this article, Professor Burcu Keskin from University of Alabama will share 7 trends that procurement and supply chain management professionals should watch. With “Internet of everything” concept expanding, there are more opportunities to connect supply chains and increase the visibility from order initiation to order delivery.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

And, as we explored all of those topics, one thing became abundantly clear – there are inherent risks lurking in the shadows. 04.04] How the pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains worldwide, bringing the topic of risk to the fore; and the most significant lessons we learned. “No-one No-one was prepared!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This article was posted on Oracle’s Supply Chain Management blog. What do these capabilities really mean in terms of the day-to-day realities of managing a supply chain? This level of visibility also provides unprecedented responsiveness to changes in customer demand. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future!

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Working within a resilient global supply chain results in complexities around basic matters like communication, time zones and languages, along with more challenging aspects like risk management, compliance and sustainability. Third-party risk management through a specialized vendor moves beyond the onboarding and intake process.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

José Carande, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy, explained some of the difficulties and challenges faced by banks and financial services companies at a JAGGAER webinar on October 8, 2020. Moreover, the bank lacked any collaborative supplier relationship management or sourcing tool.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 26, 2021

Implementing elements of a Digital Supply Chain , based on a backbone of real end to end electronic connectivity, will enable the real time visibility to manage every aspect of any Supply Chain quickly and effectively. Conclusion. Pandemic fatigue has set in, at a very minimum.

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Procurement Tactics

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Supplier Relationship Management Software — Everything You Should Know. Supplier relationship management software is a very important factor for procurement managers to strengthen their relationship with their suppliers. However, what is this supplier relationship management software?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Business Process Management (BPM) is a systematic approach to managing and streamlining business processes. Conversely, it has a larger scope than task management, which deals with individual tasks, and project management, which handles one-time initiatives. BPM is often confused with other seemingly similar initiatives.

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