IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Application modernization is the process of updating legacy applications leveraging modern technologies, enhancing performance and making it adaptable to evolving business speeds by infusing cloud native principles like DevOps, Infrastructure-as-code (IAC) and so on. Application modernization starts with assessment of current legacy applications, data and infrastructure and applying the right modernization strategy (rehost, re-platform, refactor or rebuild) to achieve the desired result.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

While toy imports are down 30% year-over-year, they remain at 2019 pre-COVID levels, suggesting this holiday season may not be all doom and gloom for retailers.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In a bustling warehouse, safety should always be a top priority. Unfortunately, accidents can happen, posing serious risks to workers and operations. Understanding and being aware of common warehouse accidents is essential for preventing them in the first place. Look at some common warehouse accident pictures and you’ll notice most are forklift accident pictures.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are highly useful technologies for reducing business operational costs while improving the user experience. They have several similarities, but their distinct differences make it important to distinguish between them. Leveraging a combination of RPA and AI provides distinct advantages over using them separately.

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Advertiser: GEP

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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CPO Rising

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year (truth be told, the Saturday before Christmas often wins this honor).

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Many organizations have implemented software automation tools that allow them to get more done at a lower cost, but procurement is one area that has lagged behind in this trend. According to Amazon’s 2024 State of Procurement report, 95% of decision makers believe that procurement has room for optimization. The leading activities procurement teams want to spend less time and energy on include: Costs and budgets (38%) Long periods of research gathering data for reporting (37%) Attempting to reac

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