Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Regardless of the event or platform, attendees can anticipate insights and perspectives that are truly enriching and uniquely practical. Not having that visibility is a real challenge for organizations… getting the parts they need at the right time… and the ongoing labor issues.” 37.06] The future for SDI.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Time and again, we see IT teams struggle to deal with seasonal spikes in demand and outages. It’s an outdated and impractical practice for modern eCommerce and ultimately makes you less competitive over time. The result is faster mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to resolve (MTTR).

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Apache Kafka is a well-known open-source event store and stream processing platform and has grown to become the de facto standard for data streaming. It does not have any visibility of what kind of data are being sent and received, or what data types it might contain. Provision an instance of Event Streams on IBM Cloud here.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

Efficient transportation systems minimize delays, reduce costs, and ensure timely delivery to customers. This involves supplier selection, negotiation, and contract management to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement. Efficient order fulfillment processes ensure timely and accurate delivery, enhancing customer satisfaction.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Ashley and I sat down to talk about some of the ways organizations can level up, create visibility, achieve agility and drive sustainability in the supply chain. 27.32] Sarah and Ashley discuss a report that names the three key investment areas for retail as agility, sustainability and visibility. 35.14] An update on upcoming events.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This will allow companies to have more visibility into their inventory, improve their cash flow and provide them with an overall better understanding of where they stand in relation to their customers’ needs. Real-Time Visibility and Responsiveness to Unstuck Supply Chains. Distributed Data Is Efficient.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 19, 2023

Today Erik Kiser, CEO and founder of Orderful, joins me to chat all about the company; the challenges involved with traditional EDI solutions; bringing supply chains together; achieving visibility and addressing risk; and the future of EDI. IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: [05.59] A reminder of who Orderful are, and how they help their customers.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

But before we get to that, let’s establish why supply chain visibility matters. Why Supply Chain Visibility Matters In the First Place Supply chain visibility refers to the ability to track and monitor products as they move through the supply chain. Having supply chain visibility is crucial for several reasons.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In DevOps , the concept of observability has evolved to refer to the end-to-end visibility of a system state as dictated by telemetry data. Logs Logs include discrete events recorded every time something occurs in the system, such as status or error messages, or transaction details.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They all work toward the common goal of creating secure, compliant, real-time, ubiquitous and low-cost payment rails. Liquidity must be managed 24 hours a day to ensure the availability of funds for both customers and the bank’s real-time payments, alongside clearing and settlement systems.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They need strong SCM practices to help work out the logistics of transporting goods across long distances and through multiple countries without creating longer lead times or delays. By developing contingency plans and resilient supply chains, companies can continue to operate even when unexpected events occur.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 23, 2023

The main goal of last mile logistics is to ensure that goods or services ordered by customers are delivered efficiently and on time. This tracking system enables real-time updates on the shipment’s whereabouts and estimated delivery time.

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Arkestro

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

More and more, procurement professionals everywhere are seeing the value of using a platform like Arkestro for sourcing and spot purchase events, making their procurement processes more competitive, and driving cost savings. You can unsubscribe at any time. No spam, just relevant procurement news and tips.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

So why is it that the Supply Chain in so many companies is being run without the end to end visibility needed to even function, yet which we have in our personal lives? In this age of exponential growth in digital connectivity the time has come to ensure you have End to End Supply Chain visibility.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Loss of sales and market share are the most visible and measurable impacts. Under pressure to quickly identify new sources of supply, due diligence has–at times been reduced, thereby increasing the likelihood of quality issues, unknowingly supporting forced labor, or exposing organizations to fraud. Few knew until impacted.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Let’s explore the technical details of how observability works in different technology stacks and why it should be adopted universally: Mobile applications : Observability in mobile applications involves instrumenting code to capture relevant events, metrics and logs.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 6, 2023

Inventory forecasting, also known as demand planning or demand forecasting, is a market research technique that accurately predicts future inventory needs. By analyzing past data, trends, and upcoming events, businesses can ensure sufficient product availability while avoiding excess inventory.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Customer-facing AI use cases Deliver superior customer service Customers can now be assisted in real time with conversational AI. The IBM team is even using generative AI to create synthetic data to build more robust and trustworthy AI models and to stand in for real-world data protected by privacy and copyright laws.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

By removing the friction in global supply chains, for the first time, the payment and the sourcing event are seamlessly linked. This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For the first time, the rule establishes additional recordkeeping requirements for any US-based entity that manufactures, processes, packs or holds foods on the Food Traceability List. With greater tracking and traceability, for example, comes real-time demand insight.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 20, 2023

As the risks that trigger supply disruptions, regulatory non-compliance and missed corporate objectives continue to gain visibility, an ‘eyes wide open’ attitude towards supplier risk assessment and mitigation strategies has become imperative to improve operational resilience.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

The company has implemented sophisticated barcode scanning and point-of-sale systems to collect real-time data from its stores. By employing these technologies, Walmart gains valuable insights into customer buying behavior, sales trends, and inventory levels.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 26, 2023

Today I’m joined by Blume Global , a market-leading, sustainability-focused software brand that is removing a huge $1 trillion of waste from the global supply chain, and making logistics processes more agile, dependable, and sustainable with innovative execution and visibility solutions. This episode was filmed at Manifest 2023.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

When it comes to managing a supply chain, having access to real-time data can be a game-changer. By providing visibility into every aspect of the supply chain, companies can identify bottlenecks, reduce waste, and minimize delays. This can result in faster delivery times and improved customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 16, 2020

Here are three reasons why logistics management software like TMS, YMS Freight Audit and others is essential to the survival of business during events like global pandemic. So how does logistics management software prepare shippers to accommodate any business environment – even those that materialize in the wake of unexpected events?

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Making procurement decisions is a complex task that requires considering a wide range of factors such as price & quality, delivery times, and terms & conditions. From the time an order is placed, procurement teams can track its status with real-time updates powered by geotagging and RFID technology.

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. The key to the success of these strategies begins with communication and transparency, both of which are also essential in times of crisis.

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The Thomas Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

This improves the company’s online visibility, helps it reach a wider audience, and enhances its authority and credibility within that niche. A successful SEO strategy will improve your visibility on search engines and allow more prospects to find your business. The right keywords will drive organic traffic to your website.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Using real-time monitoring and visualization tools, operations teams can track the health of distributed systems and detect anomalies or failures. They can identify the impact of specific events on system behaviour and respond promptly to mitigate any issues.

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ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

Thus when launching an information gathering initiative, it can be difficult to ascertain where to put the most time to get the fastest and strongest return on the project. Block a supplier from participating in a sourcing event. Launch a sourcing event to find additional capacity. Here are three examples.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

Data analytics plays a central role in inventory optimization. It provides real-time visibility into stock levels, lead times, and demand patterns. Businesses can make precise forecast demand, identify obsolete inventory, and can use data analytics to make smart decisions about stock allocation and replenishment.

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Skill Dynamics

DECEMBER 22, 2022

There’s a common misconception that Christmas is the crucial period for supply chain planning, but if the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that threats to the supply chain don’t just occur at moments of high visibility. A real-time holistic view of the supply chain is essential for efficient demand-driven planning.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

From data-driven decision making to real-time spend visibility, predictive analytics, supplier collaboration, intelligent automation, and data security, we will explore each trend in depth, shedding light on their significance and potential impact on businesses.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

As a result, businesses can optimize their logistics processes using Orchestration and save time and resources. This technology allows businesses to monitor their supply chain from order placement to final delivery in real-time. This increased visibility leads to more efficient supply chain and inventory management.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue. Visibility provides regulatory and consumer assurance in the face of issues like counterfeiting. To combat these issues, health and pharma need supply chain visibility—all the way down the supply chain. Climate change is also a massive issue.

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Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 21, 2022

After taking the time to read this article, you will have a deeper understanding of what supply chain collaboration is all about. Thus, allowing you to know if your decision is right when the time comes you are going to collaborate in the supply chain. . Defining Supply Chain Collaboration. However, this idea turns out to be untrue.

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Arkestro

APRIL 25, 2023

The workforce shortage reached half a million this year , and many sectors continue to grapple with increased lead times, and volatile material costs. At the same time, the number of young, able-bodied construction workers has decreased by 8% over the past decade, further exacerbating the industry’s labor shortage.

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