IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When your sourcing team chooses what to buy and who to buy from, are you selecting vendors who share the same social values as your brand? Your customers, employees and shareholders want to know you have a plan to address supply chain sustainability. Why is supply chain sustainability important?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Subscribe Here!

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

The Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) market has experienced significant growth in recent years, with even greater potential ahead. SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. Let’s delve into this emerging concept.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Here, we’ll discuss how it becomes useful for SCMs and what are some blockchain supply chain examples. Understanding Supply Chain The production industry uses a variety of procedures to serve its consumers through the market; all these activities can be covered under one umbrella term: supply chain.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 6, 2022

Modern enterprises rely on supply chain software to track several activities, including manufacturing and distribution of goods. Many supply chain systems are closed-source, all-in-one, proprietary, expensive, and difficult to customize ( read Why ERP Sucks ). Benefits of No-code Platforms.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. Supply chain mapping has plenty of more far-reaching benefits, too.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. Supply chain mapping has plenty of more far-reaching benefits, too.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 16, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Preparing Business for the Digital Supply Chain! We were a global Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution company. I/T was going to be a source of competitive differentiation. And I/T was going to power the Smart Supply Chain of the future!

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

There’s no such thing as a perfect supply chain. A sustainable supply chain needs to embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practices into how raw materials are sourced, turned into products and delivered to market. Primary suppliers may subcontract portions of large orders to other firms.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 10, 2024

By leveraging technologies like machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networks, AI-driven solutions can help procurement teams work smarter, faster, and more efficiently. This supports strategic sourcing efforts. This maximizes value from sourcing partnerships.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One of the best use cases for AIOps is strengthening end-to-end system resilience by consolidating data from multiple sources and correlating events into incidents. Want to revolutionize IT operations and get more value and efficiency from your organization’s IT infrastructure?

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 27, 2022

The disruption the global supply chain is facing today has been a long time coming, yet it seems to have caught the entire industry off guard. Markets that were considered untouchable two years ago have been rocked by consumer demand that arose just as supply-side networks were thrown into flux due to Covid-19.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply chain management and contract lifecycle management are key ingredients to business success. The journey from idea to end product to shipment and delivery is exciting, yes, but rather complicated — fueled with many moving parts. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1. And, only 15% had visibility into tier 2 or beyond.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

Supply chains are vital to businesses, facilitating the movement of goods, services, financial flows, and information. Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. However, they are also susceptible to disruptions and risks.

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Risk reduction is especially important in the supply chain, where leaders are focused on supply and supplier transparency to assess vulnerabilities. Strategic sourcing remains critical, especially given our inflationary environment. Here are a few of the top concerns we’re hearing.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The dynamic, open-source , microservices-based configuration of Kubernetes can be a great fit for businesses that are looking to maximize infrastructure agility. In DevOps , the concept of observability has evolved to refer to the end-to-end visibility of a system state as dictated by telemetry data.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The pandemic and resulting supply chain disruptions have added extreme pressure on the health and pharma sector to address shortages quickly and efficiently. Limited Supplier Network. It’s vital that supplies are predictable, so you can get the products and services you need. Supply Chain Visibility.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 6, 2015

As pressure to improve supply chain cost performance increases for many companies, the evaluation and selection of competent suppliers becomes a key concern. In this article, Professor Burcu Keskin from University of Alabama will share 7 trends that procurement and supply chain management professionals should watch.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

Then, executives need supply chain technology to stay ahead of the game. Markus Rosemann, Vice President for Logistics and Order Fulfillment, SAP There is a great opportunity for technology to relate massive amounts of data from sensors, telematics systems and RFID tagged items in the Supply Chain and Logistics industries.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 2, 2018

From the most basic to the most advanced organization, Inventory Optimization is a critical goal and one which underpins the effectiveness of the supply chain operation. The start-point for any Inventory Optimization initiative is Visibility.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain. Most sixteen-year-old adolescents can successfully drive a car, but you may not want to entrust your global value network to them. Detect, Diagnose, Direct.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. Optimized supply chains lead to improved profit margins.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Spend management and procurement will play a key role in enabling banks to achieve their efficiency targets while managing supply chain risks,” he added. Attijariwafa Bank has successfully implemented a source-to-contract solution with the JAGGAER ONE platform. It has subsidiaries in Europe and in Egypt.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 11, 2023

The need for efficient and error-proof procurement processes has never been greater. Following recent unprecedented events and disruptions, one thing has become clear: procurement optimization is no longer just about cost-effectiveness or efficiency. . What is a procurement transformation roadmap?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. But for those who are professionals working in the Supply Chain field there can be very unique distinctions in this terminology. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What’s the Difference Between Logistics and Distribution? ” That is the definition in a nutshell.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Companies also take advantage of ML in smartphone cameras to analyze and enhance photos using image classifiers, detect objects (or faces) in the images, and even use artificial neural networks to enhance or expand a photo by predicting what lies beyond its borders.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2024, the logistics and supply chain industry will continue its transformative journey, driven by technological advancements and growing consumer expectations. According to industry reports, over half of business leaders acknowledge the need for supply chain improvements, with 52% believing they could enhance their operations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2019

6 Reasons Supply Chain Employees Look For New Jobs! At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. I first connected with Bronwen with the launch of Supply Chain Game Changer. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Bronwen Hann.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

But now, IT is much more of a team sport, and the older approaches aren’t always effective or cost-efficient. For example, they can monitor CPU usage, memory usage and network traffic to detect performance spikes or resource bottlenecks. In the past, organizations may have relied on SREs to troubleshoot and remediate incidents.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. But there is a profoundly significant Procurement value chain. The Procurement Value Chain Continuum. They have an end to end view of the Supply Chain. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Could the CPO Be Replaced by the Chief Value Officer?

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Pipefy

JANUARY 9, 2024

Smart procurement is the use of technology to improve efficiency and help build more agile procurement processes. Smart procurement is the use of advanced technology, such as AI, automation , and RPA to optimize procurement processes and relieve professionals from monotonous tasks in order to achieve greater efficiency.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

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