IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Automation will enable organizations to identify and resolve critical supply chain issues faster with end-to-end visibility , advanced analytics and actionable workflows. Improve visibility across manufacturing, operations, and distribution Orchestrate your end-to-end supply chain with a smarter control tower.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Supply chain disruptions are caused by a variety of factors, from pandemics, natural disasters and political instability to supplier bankruptcy and IT failures. A supply chain control tower can connect many sources of data-driven information and improve end-to-end visibility.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Sourcing and procurement professionals operating with a strategic sourcing mindset assess a supplier’s quality, reputation and service.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. It typically looks for details such as supplier information, item descriptions, quantities, prices, or arrival dates. Supplier Performance The quality, timeliness, and adherence to contractual commitments of suppliers shall be monitored.

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Procurement Tactics

MAY 22, 2023

It also requires close collaboration and coordination among all the stakeholders in the supply chain, including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Sustainable Procurement Course Maintain profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. CERTIFICATE COURSES Related courses about this subject 1.

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ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

With new accelerated payment capabilities, users can more readily capture supplier discounts, support growth, and strengthen the supply chain. . Ivalua’s global reach of buyers and their suppliers helps us deliver on our mission-providing access to working capital to businesses so they can grow and thrive. It Pays to Partner!

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The global food supply chain is an interconnected and complex network that doesn’t always follow a linear path: while some companies are responsible for providing their data requirements, they may also rely on upstream parties for previous historical visibility. Digitalization is not one-size-fits-all.

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HICX

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the session, the panelists were asked about whether enough was being done to set suppliers up for success; why, in the suppliers’ view, so much burden was still being placed on them and what more could be done; and what the future of the relationship between enterprises and suppliers looks like.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The key question is: What are you doing to continuously make yours more sustainable? 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. There’s no such thing as a perfect supply chain.

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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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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In sourcing, the AI can rapidly analyze supplier options based on pricing, quality, sustainability and other factors to identify optimal partners, while also predicting performance to mitigate risk. AI-powered source-to-pay is the future At GEP, we leverage proprietary AI algorithms to streamline all procurement processes.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In addition, a well-crafted procurement framework fosters innovation and sustainability. It can nurture collaborative partnerships with suppliers and integrate ethical and environmental (green purchasing) considerations into the sourcing strategy. A procurement strategy is not merely a series of steps for acquiring goods and services.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Viparis has chosen Ivalua and CKS to equip its Procurement department with a software suite that meets the challenges of an exceptional deadline for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and will help sustain the Group’s growth. With Ivalua, we benefit from a fully integrated, end-to-end process that meets this goal perfectly.

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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. We’re also seeing that suppliers are no longer being viewed simply as vendors, but strategic partners. Here are a few of the top concerns we’re hearing.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 8, 2023

Sustainable Procurement Course Maintain profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. Strategies may include negotiating shorter lead times with suppliers or finding alternative suppliers with quicker delivery times. Negotiation Course for Procurement Learn from industry experts who negotiated billion $ deals 2.

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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. 2) It will identify potential loss points and strengthen supplier relationships.

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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. 2) It will identify potential loss points and strengthen supplier relationships.

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HICX

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This has led to organizations investing capital in and spending time on optimizing supply chains to cut lead times, improve supplier performance and increase business profitability. It leaves those organizations that are not focused on the efficiency and robustness of their supply chains susceptible to disruption and revenue erosion.

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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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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Following months of debate based on extensive knowledge of the many procurement technologies they have reviewed, analysed and benchmarked, they arrive at a list of five young providers that they believe are innovative and exciting, have a rapidly rising presence in the market, can grow sustainably and which every CPO should have on their radar.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The end to end electronic connectivity of all elements of the Supply Chain, as enabled by an extensive array of exciting new technologies, will define all progression over the next few decades. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Digital Supply Chain? Conclusion. What’s the message?

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement’s value became evident, as did the importance of the supplier relationships they had built.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Enormous, complex, global enterprises use procurement technology to manage their spend, suppliers, contracts and bids every day without seeming to run into the same stumbling blocks as the public sector, which operates on a smaller and more localized basis. Configuration is a far more logical and sustainable approach.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 14, 2020

Define the contours of your supply chain network from end-to-end – inbound from vendors to production facilities and outbound from DCs to customers. Diversifying the array of suppliers within the supply chain is as important as diversifying the carriers within the network. Develop a Risk Mitigation Strategy.

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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.

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

The impending changes include connected, end-to-end, value chains, and more intelligent, automated, and autonomous distribution systems. Organizations, which are looking to automate their processes significantly by 2025, need to insist that major suppliers have clear strategies to ensure a seamless transition of the processes.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In our poll, webinar participants saw business partnering, supplier innovation and collaboration, and supply chain risk management as their key areas of focus for procurement. Moreover, the bank lacked any collaborative supplier relationship management or sourcing tool.

Strategy 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 18, 2021

There is a lot of information floating around in the media about the environment, climate change, sustainability, pollution, nature preservation and more. Clearly these are breakdowns in end to end Supply Chain Management which impact on nature and our environment. sustainability #environment #supplychainmanagement.

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The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 24, 2022

Understanding the value of pre-emptive end-to-end supply chain management. He sees it like the Google Maps of b2b commerce, giving customers multi-tiered visibility of supply chain networks by using a broad pool of datasets, all stitched together with AI. It doesn't work to expect them to deliver on short deadlines.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. SCaaS providers typically use advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain to improve visibility, traceability, and collaboration across the supply chain.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Depending on the specific needs of the client, the scope of contract logistics can range from managing individual aspects of the supply chain to offering full end-to-end solutions. Suppliers and Manufacturers: Suppliers and manufacturers are the entities that produce or provide the goods needed by the shippers.

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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. Typically, total cost, quality, and delivery performance appear as critical factors in the supplier selection process. All of these aspects impact procurement processes.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Following months of debate based on extensive knowledge of the many procurement technologies they have reviewed, analysed and benchmarked, they arrived at a list of five young providers that they believe are innovative and exciting, have a rapidly rising presence in the market, can grow sustainably and which every CPO should have on their radar.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 11, 2023

Procurement teams are now responsible for driving value, achieving sustainable results, and helping businesses maintain their competitive edge despite market shifts and supply chain disruptions. This shift has become necessary as procurement departments are tasked by management with new strategic duties.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 7, 2021

Starting from the manufacturer, supplier to the distributor, companies can streamline operations with a digital supply chain. From automating processes, generating higher visibility to garnering real-time insights, AI has become a tool that supply chain leaders can’t just ignore. Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The list is presented in the order the responses were received in: 1) Andreas Wieland , Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School Successful supply chain management means that organizations are well-orchestrated in an end-to-end value network. delivery reliability”), but is that really “supply chain thinking”?

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

They should also extend this digitalization to supply chain management (supplier portal, webEDI, etc.) Connect the dots between processes, your teams, and the suppliers to ensure that data flows smoothly. This will play a vital role in making organizations more agile and reducing supplier risk. 4) The “Day of Digitalization”.

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