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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In today’s complex global business environment, effective supply chain management (SCM) is crucial for maintaining a competitive advantage. Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals.

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Adapting Supply Chains to the Digital Retail Revolution

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In the era of the Digital Retail Revolution, adaptive supply chain management is imperative amid the surge in online retail and the social commerce boom. The complexity of the e-commerce landscape is compounded by the presence of multiple sales channels, posing challenges to efficient management.

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Unlocking Insights with Life Cycle Inventory Analysis

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This is where the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) comes into play. A comprehensive analysis of the energy and material inputs, outputs, and environmental impacts associated with a product’s life cycle, LCI helps us unlock valuable insights into sustainable practices. What is the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI)?

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The Importance of Supply Chain Collaboration

The Good Spending

Why is supply chain collaboration essential? Once, I was asked what makes the supply chain important to a company. Shadow procurement, supply chain, and logistics have become standard for many companies. The supply chain is the most collaborative function in the business.

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Inventory Management vs Product Information Management (PIM)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? The following Product Information Management (PIM) article was written by guest author Alex Borzo, a content contributor at Amber Engine , a software company passionate about eCommerce. Product manufacturing. ? Subscribe Here!

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Lead Time Definition – How to Calculate & Reduce it?

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In supply chain management, total lead time is a crucial metric encompassing the period from customer order to delivery, be it in B2B or B2C scenarios. Production Lead Time: Encompassing manufacturing, quality control, assembly, and related processes. Each type of lead time can impact the global process.

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Business process reengineering (BPR) examples

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Business process reengineering (BPR) is the radical redesign of core business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance, efficiency and effectiveness. The purpose of BPR is to streamline workflows , eliminate unnecessary steps and improve resource utilization.