IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

For the energy and utilities industry (E&U), time is not on their side. 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. However, maintenance inventory optimization is only part of the solution.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 7, 2020

In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic the need for complete, end to end Supply Chain visibility has never been more important! The necessity for visibility started with store shelves being emptied of toilet paper , food, and various household items. Supply Chain visibility and the Digital Supply Chain has never been more important!

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This week, as thousands of network operators, technology vendors, and mobile device providers from all over the world converge on Barcelona for Mobile World Congress , it’s the perfect time to discuss how IBM® is shaping the future of network operations and telecommunications.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This helps reduce errors to improve data quality and response times to questions, which improves customer and supplier satisfaction. For instance, one company is using a network of trusted suppliers built on IBM Blockchain® to provide product provenance for sustainably sourced shrimp.

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Una

OCTOBER 17, 2023

EPISODE 137 Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney By Kelly Barner | October 18, 2023 In the race to build global empires of data and digital systems, today’s businesses must not risk forgetting what all of those zeroes and ones mean.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

​ Many companies are beginning to recognize that rebuilding supply networks is imperative to remain viable in a rapidly transforming global automotive sector. Monitor supply to minimize production delays and reduce the time needed for critical supply chain disruption management. Why is this happening?

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Una

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is where strategic sourcing professionals spend most of their time, communicating directly with their top suppliers through an SRM program , and using cutting-edge procurement software to analyze spend and track risk. Even with the help of procurement tech, it takes time and resources to bring an unruly tail spend under control.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2021

The Anaplan for Supply Chain solution, offered on the Anaplan cloud-native platform, takes a holistic approach to supply chain management by enabling real-time visibility across the network.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Today Peter Gowanlock, VP of Freight Solutions at KNNX, will be telling me all about KNNX and what they do; bringing the benefits of blockchain to supply chain; using technology to facilitate collaboration; and solving the challenge of visibility and information sharing for organizations. It’s a collaborative network for freight.”

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

What’s needed is a solution that not only safeguards the performance of your mission-critical applications, but also goes above and beyond through reduced cost, time efficiency and monetary savings. An array of problems, anywhere from application bottlenecks to network latency to bugs can cause app performance issues.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Edge computing is a new technology that allows data to be processed at the edge of a network rather than in its center. This will minimize delays caused by transferring data between locations via secure channels or over wireless networks, which may not operate at optimal speeds due to congestion issues. Distributed Data Is Efficient.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

The technology opens up a wealth of capabilities not previously possible for the procurement practitioner in terms of data availability, end-to-end visibility, cost, time and risk reduction, and ultimately the overall health of the third-party network. And those risk factors can change at any time; it’s a very dynamic landscape.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

While companies may focus on transforming the customer-facing experience, they are constantly challenged on the back end to optimize inventory management and their supply chains, thereby enabling real-time, enterprise-wide insight into inventory, as well as a flexible supply chain that supports dynamic inventory movement across channels.

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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. We’re working on optimizing our network to take out costs while our rates fluctuate… we’re focused on capital efficiency, and looking at what the consumer really wants.”

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

For example, the global e-commerce giant Amazon uses AI algorithms to analyze historical sales data, customer behavior, and external factors like weather and holidays to predict demand for millions of products across its vast network of warehouses. Whether it will be worth it, only time will tell. An expensive one, we dare say.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

Our unrivaled licensing and banking networks are setting new standards of security, transparency, and speed for B2B cross-border payments,” said Sinead Fitzmaurice, CEO of TransferMate Global Payments – a subsidiary of the Clune Tech Group. All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 27, 2020

GlobalTranz Enterprises, LLC, a third-party logistics solutions provider recently announced the launch of the next generation of the GlobalTranz Mobile app, which will support the company’s independent agents and network of truckload carriers through access to freight opportunities, real-time visibility and 24/7 support.

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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. Advanced software tools can automate some parts of forecasting, providing real-time updates and alerts when inventory levels are too high or low.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The global digital payments ecosystem continues to evolve as new and incumbent financial institutions, payment networks, central banks, governmental agencies, businesses and other market players push for innovation. They all work toward the common goal of creating secure, compliant, real-time, ubiquitous and low-cost payment rails.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2022

Cargo Chief enables 3PLs and freight brokers to expand their carrier network, gain visibility into real-time pricing, and streamline their processes. And Hubtek is a tech-enabled talent and automation solutions provider for transportation companies across North America.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 19, 2023

With a pre-connected network, they’re aiming to move the needle from months to trade down to minutes. 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.

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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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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Working within a resilient global supply chain results in complexities around basic matters like communication, time zones and languages, along with more challenging aspects like risk management, compliance and sustainability. That alone increases efficiency,” he continued.

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ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

The first and most visible element of this change are the emergence of Government tax networks or Continuous Transaction Controls (CTC) systems. Europe will join Latin America, India, China, and other countries already on the path to real-time tax collection. What are the implications?

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This integration ensures the visibility of inventory, efficient order processing, and synchronized fulfilment across all channels. Having clear visibility into inventory is critical for omnichannel fulfilment. Limited Visibility: These supply chains have restricted visibility, with real-time information being scarce.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 18, 2019

By automating business processes, such as transportation, materials management, invoice/PO, bid, project management, firms improve efficiencies, reduce errors and admin time, increase productivity, and speed cash-to-cash cycle. The post How a Collaborative Network Will Change the Construction World!

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Multi-functional technology enables you to train anywhere at any time, while ever-learning programming allows you to experiment and practice to achieve different outcomes. LavenirAI allows you to train anywhere, any time, so you can stay at the top of your game. It promises to assist with improving buyer and supplier collaboration.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2022

Digital supply chains use one integrated network for all relevant supply chain partners, including procurement, suppliers, service providers, and even customers. The financial benefits include greater profitability, reduced costs, accelerated time-to-market, and faster time-to-delivery. .

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 25, 2023

Today Richard White, Founder and CEO of WiseTech Global, joins me to chat all about the company and what they do; his entrepreneurial journey; using real-time data visibility to bring your workforce together; accelerating growth through acquisition; and his vision for empowering the world’s supply chains.

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The Network Effect

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Note: This is the next installment in an ongoing series that explores shelf-connected supply networks. The basic definition of a supply “network” implies collaboration versus a supply chain which of course is serial in nature. The post Collaboration in a shelf-connected supply network appeared first on The Network Effect.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Today I want to talk about the challenges faced by today’s automotive suppliers, and why a network model for their supply chain can help. Executing these strategies requires manufacturers to fully leverage the potential of today’s innovative network-based supply chain systems and processes. Supplier shipment information accuracy.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Cloud costs are out of control, and teams spend too much time fixing instead of innovating. It’s time for IT to go from reactive to proactive and preventative. You’ll find automated full-stack visibility, one-second granularity and three seconds to notify.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 30, 2022

A supply chain is made up of an interconnected network of suppliers that all function together to deliver products or services to customers efficiently. Demand planning enables businesses to stock the proper amount of inventory and maintain correct inventory levels. Visibility. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Conclusion.

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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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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 16, 2023

With a real-time connected network of 10 million drivers, OneRail finds the right vehicle for the right delivery so shippers gain low prices and greater capacity to rapidly scale their businesses. 15.13] A closer look at OneRail’s integrated network and its benefits. The shipper is in total control.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

One of the terms that has entered the zeitgeist, holding the promise of providing some exciting new future state, is the “Metaverse” For some time we have also been describing a future that will define much of how businesses and economies and institutions will run in the future. The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun!

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 14, 2015

Am I able to allocate supply in real time across my entire network to maximize revenues?”. Are we able to reduce our freight costs and maintain on time deliveries?”. “Do Do we have any opportunities to reduce inventories while simultaneously improving customer service levels?”.

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