IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In today’s business environment, regardless of the product or service, leaders must develop a well-honed business strategy. A successful business strategy must clearly define an organization’s objectives, decision-making processes and long-term business goals.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 7, 2023

It is a strategic method of managing suppliers, where the focus is on aligning suppliers and partners with your business strategy. Supplier collaboration goes beyond traditional buyer-supplier relationships by promoting cooperation, transparency, and innovation throughout the supply chain.

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Una

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Elements of a Diversified Procurement Strategy A diversified procurement strategy will utilize both traditional and nontraditional methods of sourcing to drive cost savings and value. This includes implementing aspects of a traditional procurement strategy and adding in some unconventional means to get desirable results.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Business process reengineering (BPR) is the radical redesign of core business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance, efficiency and effectiveness. This can lead to can significant improvements in efficiency, accuracy and scalability and enable the organization to operate more effectively.

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The Good Spending

AUGUST 16, 2022

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.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 2, 2023

Supplier integration enables a robust supply chain process. Further, we will uncover to you key strategies for better supplier integration. . This collaboration includes idea generation, new product development, product concept development, large-scale production, and market testing. .

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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. Improved efficiency in production processes and resource utilization.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 75

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

MAY 31, 2022

Broken supply chains, unavailability of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and production stoppages had a negative impact. It made several manufacturers realize the need to focus on Risk Mitigation strategies to re-imagine their supply chains. Supply Chain Risk Assessment – Ground Reality.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

On November 2nd – 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s biggest supply chain sustainability issues. Check out our roundup of supply chain sustainability collaborations and industry groups.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

On November 2nd – 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s biggest supply chain sustainability issues. Check out our roundup of supply chain sustainability collaborations and industry groups. .

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 20, 2023

Procurement plays a critical role in the success of an organization and requires the right tools, strategy, and people to remain competitive. At its core, procurement strategies are all about managing the change aimed at driving continuous improvement in the supply chain. Disruptions are never going to end.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Holistic Insight: LCI provides a comprehensive understanding of a product’s life cycle, facilitating pinpointing areas of highest environmental impact. Targeted Strategies: Armed with LCI insights, companies can focus efforts on reducing resource consumption, emissions, and waste generation, thus optimizing sustainability endeavors.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

When I began my career there was no such thing as “Supply Chain Management” Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? Interestingly there are many views on how to define Supply Chain.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Invest in data hygiene and collection strategies to keep your engine running smoothly. Healthcare, insurance and education are more hesitant due to the legal and compliance efforts to which they must adhere—and the lack of insight, transparency and regulation in generative AI. Garbage in, garbage out.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

How effectively and efficiently an organization can conduct data analytics is determined by its data strategy and data architecture , which allows an organization, its users and its applications to access different types of data regardless of where that data resides. Watsonx comprises of three powerful components: the watsonx.ai

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 9, 2023

As a global technology company, they provide networked innovation, quality, and compliance solutions to consumer brands that want to reduce supply chain risk, innovate faster, speed up business processes, and take control of data. 13.36] An overview of TraceGains – what they do and how they help their customers. “The

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Things Startups Must Know Before Launching a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)! Product innovation is at the center of many success stories. Every product that exists now, or that existed before, was once an innovation. This is also where your marketing strategy should shine.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 20, 2023

Procurement plays a critical role in the success of an organization and requires the right tools, strategy, and people to remain competitive. At its core, procurement transformation is all about managing the change aimed at driving continuous improvement in the supply chain. Disruptions are never going to end.

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Her satisfaction depends on the efficiency of the supply network. It is important to recognize that a Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) company’s network determines its supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. When designing a supply chain the following steps must be followed: Define the business objectives.

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Her satisfaction depends on the efficiency of the supply network. It is important to recognize that a Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) company’s network determines its supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. When designing a supply chain the following steps must be followed: Define the business objectives.

Supply Chain Optimization 40

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

Whether you’re a procurement professional looking to stay ahead of the curve, a business leader seeking to drive efficiency, or simply someone interested in business innovation, this post is for you. These technologies enable better supplier evaluation, improved contract management, predictive analytics, and enhanced transparency.

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Barkers Procurement

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The right digital procurement technology can centralise spend data, identify trends and compliance to metrics, pinpoint opportunities, and simplify supply chain decisions as a result. Risk management strategies encourage forward thinking, and the ability to react.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

7 Laws of Successful Supply Chain Alliances. In order to increase the efficiency of the whole supply chain, modern businesses relies on the stronger and closer relationship with their trading partners. 3) Operational Alliance (constant communication about capacity and demand/supply issues). Basic Concept.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Strong supplier relationships lead to new product development and innovation, as well as reduced costs and increased efficiencies. Product quality improves and the supply chain is more likely to keep humming along, despite disruptions caused by global or political events — which seem to be common these days.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For example, 80% of a product’s lifetime emissions is determined by product design. While 86% of companies have a sustainability strategy—with 73% of those set on a net-zero carbon emissions goal—only 35% act on that strategy. Achieving sustainability demands a transformation of thought.

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Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Value Creator knows how to align procurement with business objectives and get the best possible impact from their procurement strategy. Value-Creation Maestro You invest a bit more in fuel-efficient, low-maintenance vehicles with a longer lifespan. Process & Operational Efficiency Efficiency is the name of the game.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 14, 2015

In order to increase the efficiency of the whole supply chain, modern businesses relies on the stronger and closer relationship with their trading partners. In this article, the basic supply chain alliances concept together with the critical success factors will be presented.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

A revolution across revenue operations, customer engagement, employee satisfaction and the seamless flow of product development and delivery. Empowering your hybrid cloud strategy A pivotal aspect of modern IT environments blends the cost-efficiency, scalability, privacy and dependability advantages of both private and public clouds.

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Pipefy

MARCH 6, 2023

Following recent events like the pandemic, the shift to non-office work models, and supply chain pressures, the demand for business process transformation has accelerated. This radical shift begins with reassessing existing business process management practices, strategies, and technologies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Here at Supply Chain Game Changer our fundamental mission is to share experiences and expertise for the benefit of all. Supply chain is both deep and broad. I read multiple magazines and supply chain blogs to keep current. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

In an era where efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and strategic value are paramount, managed procurement services play a vital role. Whether you’re new to procurement or looking to enhance your existing processes, this guide is designed to empower you with knowledge and strategies to succeed. So, let’s dive in!

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

As an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, Körber offers products, solutions and services that inspire. The close cooperation between supply chain management and internal stakeholders as well as external partners made a major contribution to this.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

As sustainability and transparency become the new standards for consumers, marketing leadership will have to quickly follow suit. Supply Chain Risks: In a world where citizens and consumers have more access than ever to information about companies, CMOs are working even harder to understand the risks faced by their brands.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

As sustainability and transparency become the new standards for consumers, marketing leadership will have to quickly follow suit. Supply Chain Risks: In a world where citizens and consumers have more access than ever to information about companies, CMOs are working even harder to understand the risks faced by their brands.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Data monetization strategy: Managing data as a product Every organization has the potential to monetize their data; for many organizations, it is an untapped resource for new capabilities. But few organizations have made the strategic shift to managing “data as a product.”

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Customers have high expectations for the digital customer experience, including efficiency, ease of use, security and trust. They will have to focus on the entire value chain, including product development, delivery, service, support and post-purchase interactions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Our fundamental objective at Supply Chain Game Changer is to share experiences and expertise and lessons learned. Mistakes & set-backs are the great source for development opportunity. John Heffernan, Chief Supply Chain Officer at ModusLink. Subscribe Here!

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