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? If you haven’t been thinking about these questions, the time to start is now. Inventory positioning: Visibility across your entire network allows you to optimize the fulfillment of each order.

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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. For your supply chain map to have any real benefit, you must go beyond your direct suppliers.

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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. For your supply chain map to have any real benefit, you must go beyond your direct suppliers.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain Real-time Visibility 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

They seemed rather administrative at the time and took away valued time to work on more pressing matters. As a company you may be disrupted in your ability to get your raw materials delivered, your goods processed, or your products shipped to your customers. Proactive, Real Time Visibility.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 2, 2018

In Global organizations, successful inventory management is a complex science that requires modelling across an entire network to determine interdependencies between locations and the calculation of the ideal inventory targets from raw materials through work-in-progress to finished goods; no small undertaking.

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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. Customers receive orders on-time without backlogs. This enhances customer satisfaction and retention.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

These technologies can examine huge portions of data from multiple sources, and recognize patterns and tendencies that would be impossible for humans to discern. Whether it will be worth it, only time will tell. An expensive one, we dare say. Blockchain and supply chain transparency We can’t complete our list without blockchains.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Given the costs of infrastructure development, I suspect these tight capacities to remain for some time and drilling companies will be looking to other alternatives (namely pipeline, truck, or ship) to move oil around the country. This has been a priority of shippers for a long time in order to optimize their supply chains.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Commodity and raw material shortages of every kind have delayed the manufacturing and distribution of goods across most industries, driving up prices in the process. Once admired just-in-time systems have faltered badly. This type of visibility would also allow for instantaneous course corrections based on what is going on.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Multi-functional technology enables you to train anywhere at any time, while ever-learning programming allows you to experiment and practice to achieve different outcomes. LavenirAI allows you to train anywhere, any time, so you can stay at the top of your game. It promises to assist with improving buyer and supplier collaboration.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Now that we face the prospect of a second wave of the virus, how should Supply Chain professionals focus their time and energy ? There were calls to domestically source materials, or to establish Parallel Supply Chains. Wearing masks, social distancing, washing hands, and more will likely be the norm for some time to come.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Is Just In Time Past Its Time? Most of the pre-pandemic Inventory Management strategies were centred around improving inventory turnover, keeping inventory levels as low as possible, and reducing the amount of cash tied up in inventory. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Get Our EBOOK HERE.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 25, 2023

Procurement, in its simplest form, is the process by which businesses acquire the goods, services, or works they need from external sources. Through tools like spend analysis, businesses can gain in-depth insights into their spending patterns, identify cost-saving opportunities, and drive strategic sourcing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2020

The very real problem of healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ventilator shortages has highlighted problems with National Strategic Stockpiles. The visibility to and the impacts of this disruption is also unprecedented. Dual Sourcing. A clear problem highlighted by the pandemic is with single sourcing strategies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 4, 2021

Schedules would be adhered to, deliveries would be made on time, commitments would be met, financial results would be accurate, customers would be delighted, employees would be happy, and stakeholders would be sitting back at ease watching their company flourish. Reduce, if not eliminate, single or sole sourced materials and services.

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Procurement Software

JULY 4, 2023

It also provides real-time data and analytics that can be used to improve purchasing decisions. Ultimately, digital procurement enables organisations to enhance the overall procurement experience, as well as increase efficiencies and transform their end-to-end procurement function. What is procurement tech?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Leading companies will invest in AI, ML and intelligent workflows to deliver end-to-end forecasting capabilities that utilize real-time feeds from multiple data sources, leveraging hundreds of AI and ML models, to deliver more granular and accurate forecasts and customer insights.

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