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Supply chain visibility in the energy and utilities industry

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Equipment-heavy and reliant on an aging infrastructure, E&U clients suffer from costly supply chain disruptions as wear, tear and time take their toll. Visibility. Visibility into other key inventory (e.g., 4 tips to help energy & utility supply chains avoid unexpected downtime 1.

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Visibility is crucial for supply chains

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As any supply chain professional will tell you, managing various day-to-day operations and keeping track of everything going on in the supply chain are among the most difficult parts of the job. Why is visibility so important? Reduced costs Ultimately, visibility boils down into long-term operational efficiency.

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Application performance optimization: Elevate performance and reduce costs

IBM Supply Chain Blog

What’s needed is a solution that not only safeguards the performance of your mission-critical applications, but also goes above and beyond through reduced cost, time efficiency and monetary savings. An array of problems, anywhere from application bottlenecks to network latency to bugs can cause app performance issues.

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#1! Are you a Supply Chain Digital Champion?

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As the demands on supply chains continue to increase, so do the expectations of consumers. Supply chains are particularly affected by these changes, as well as other external influences that threaten to disrupt their daily operations, such as: extreme weather conditions, supply shortages, global health issues, and economic crises.

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Building a sustainable automotive supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Pair that with a semiconductor shortage amidst global car sales that are forecasted to top 69 million , and you can understand that disruptions in the automotive supply chain would be detrimental to the industry.​ 3 tips for accelerating the path to a more resilient and sustainable automotive supply chain 1.

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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability.

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What is supply chain sustainability?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Your customers, employees and shareholders want to know you have a plan to address supply chain sustainability. Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted to products and delivered to market.