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.

Real-time Visibility 86

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Time is really important in business. Knowing how crucial time is for keeping customers happy and influencing what they buy, it’s clear that handling lead time (which means the time it takes to get things ready) is not just needed for business, but it also gives an edge in today’s competitive and complex economy.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 78

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 4, 2015

If ever there was a perfect time to engage a logistics IT solution like TMS, Optimizer or Yard Management tool, it is now. per gallon than at this same time last year according to Transport Topics. Associated Press reports that the US has so much crude they’re running out of places to store it. Projected Savings Range.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 25, 2023

Indeed, in the current inflationary environment, it’s procurement that has real power to move both the top and bottom line. Therefore, now is the time for all businesses to embrace the benefits of digital procurement software. Whether it’s visibility over your processes, enhancing your data , or contract management software.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2021

Needless to say that retailers and ecommerce business owners are having a hard time keeping up with these demands. Increase inventory and supply chain visibility. The better the visibility, the better the ability to address any supply chain management concerns that might come your way. On a Closing Note.

Order Fulfillment 60

Order Fulfillment Strategy Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 60

IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

If you haven’t been thinking about these questions, the time to start is now. Not surprisingly, 57% of CEOs identify unclear ROI and economic benefits as a leading challenge. Transportation and third-party logistics providers can provide similar analysis and options to their B2B customers as well.

Supply Chain Efficiency 114

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

This tale of black holes isn’t science fiction; it’s the story of a real distributor who blasted off from an antiquated system of 12 physical clipboards on a wall to create a command-and-control center on a smartphone. If I don’t feel connected to real value creation, I’m not interested.). The results? Out of this world.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 18, 2024

Manually handling all this is expensive and more time-consuming. A few of these components are accounting systems, selling spots, payment methods and gateways, warehouse management, transport and shipment management, etc. The system involves IoT-enabled real-time shipment tracking with data shared through digital channels.

Supply Chain Optimization 77

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Barcode systems, RFID labeling, hi-tech automated robots for pallet movement, ERP systems, transport management systems, logistics software, augmented and Virtual reality wearables, etc are some of the hi-tech features of WMS. WMS reduces huge human efforts by tracking the entire material movement on a real-time basis.

Supply Chain Efficiency 66

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

But without real-time reliable views of inventory, shipments and automated order orchestration processes, retailers are unable to deliver on order promises. This allows businesses to bring their incumbent solutions into the fold, thereby greatly reducing the time to value to deploy our solutions.

Supply Chain Efficiency 83

Supply Chain Efficiency Management Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility 83

Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The consensus across industries is that improving supply chain visibility is a primary challenge, and that digitizing the supply chain is a way to enhance managing all the data. We believe that the shippers who are connecting the data points well are attaining the best ROI and efficiencies. What should a digital supply chain do?

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FourKites

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Learn more about how customer services contributes to the ROI of Real-Time Transportation Visibility. But they also expect that product to arrive on time, in full, and with a minimum of complications arising from the shipper. Characteristics of a customer-driven strategy.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

In most cases, they are fundamental to the performance of the organization, regardless of whether they are small-scale laptop portfolios or vast transportation networks. To do that, technicians, facility managers, maintenance teams, reliability engineers and project managers need accurate, real-time information at their fingertips.

Management 63

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