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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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#1! Are you a Supply Chain Digital Champion?

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Consumers also expect transparency – in product origin, quality standards, and how organizations are improving their environmental and sustainability efforts. . The financial benefits include greater profitability, reduced costs, accelerated time-to-market, and faster time-to-delivery. .

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What is supply chain sustainability?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

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. Your customers, employees and shareholders want to know you have a plan to address supply chain sustainability.

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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Why supply chain management matters Supply chain management involves coordinating and managing all the activities involved in sourcing , procurement, conversion and logistics. Advanced software tools can automate some parts of forecasting, providing real-time updates and alerts when inventory levels are too high or low.

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The Supply Chain Management Playbook: Your Game Plan for Operational Success

World of Procurement blog

Customers receive orders on-time without backlogs. Sustainability SCM plays a key role in corporate sustainability initiatives by reducing carbon emissions in transportation and promoting ethical sourcing. It enables greener and more sustainable business operations. Proactive risk management prevents major losses.

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New Year Insights for the procurement solutions and services marketplace 2024: GEP

Spend Matters

Today, for procurement organizations too, applying an AI-first approach has become imperative, especially in the source-to-pay process. Generative AI, in particular, offers transformative potential in optimizing source-to-pay processes. And the maximum value can be extracted from these new tools through strategic integration.