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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SCMDOJO

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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Are fragmented control towers hindering your supply chain’s growth and response time? Attempting to manage disruptions through various departmental control towers with basic analytic overlays hinders agility and, ultimately, your resiliency. Today’s volatile landscape requires inherent visibility across your entire value chain and the ability to orchestrate course corrections within a unified platform.

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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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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

A warehouse management system for e-commerce makes managing a giant warehouse 24/7 no easy task. Additionally, when you need to oversee a considerable number of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), it is like a nightmare without an efficient tool. The WMS proves to be a great tool for managing the entire activities of a warehouse, effortlessly handling tasks ranging from inventory management, replenishments, receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping, to tracking the logistics system.

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