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Improving supply chain resiliency in the industrial sector

IBM Supply Chain Blog

The industrial sector is facing a perfect storm when it comes to their supply chains: an outdated reliance on manual processes, raw materials demand that will likely outpace supply, as well as potential resource constraints. Delays in repairs can often mean supply chain disruptions.

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Mitigating Risks and Future-proofing the Supply Chain

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This content is part of the latest WBR Report: As the world has been readjusting to the ripple effects caused by the pandemic in the past two years, successful enterprises have developed contingency plans to protect their supply networks from future shocks to the supply chain.

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Maersk Innovation Center Opened in New Jersey

Supply Chain Brain

The center will concentrate on end-to-end supply chain visibility, supply chain resiliency, distribution data, climate change solutions, retail fulfillment and education/employee training.

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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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The Easiest Platform to Manage Shipments

The unprecedented changes in the last couple of years have caused disruption and flustered supply chain resilience. As a result, shippers are dealing with high freight costs, late shipments, lack of visibility, process inefficiencies, and other complexities.

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AI-based supply chains: Using intelligent automation to build resiliency

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Businesses with optimal supply chains achieve 5-15% lower supply chain costs , 20-50% less inventory holdings, and up to 3X cash-to-cash cycle speeds. Tackle your most complex supply chain challenges. For most organizations, these top challenge include visibility, multi-party collaboration and traceability.

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High Speed 2’s approach to building supply chain transparency

Procurement Leaders

was set up by the UK Government to design and construct the railway and is responsible for procuring and coordinating a supply chain of designers and contractors to deliver billions of pounds worth of contracts. As a public funded project, supply chain transparency is critical.