IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In a research brief defining “5 trends for 2023,” the IBM Institute for Business Value reports, “In 2023, rapid response is the new baseline. Uncertainty is expected and complexity is compounding. As threats materialize on multiple fronts, organizations must reduce the time from insight to action.”

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Arkestro

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ross School of Business LinkedIn Mike Betts Predictive Procurement Orchestration Solution Advisor, Arkestro LinkedIn Paul Cloutier Enterprise Sales & Business Development, Western Region, Arkestro LinkedIn Grant Waller Account Executive, Arkestro LinkedIn Additional Resources 3 Ways Arkestro Can Assist With Your Automotive Sourcing Strategy Read (..)

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This includes logging HTTP requests, database queries, server response times and system resource utilization. Technologies like distributed tracing and service mesh enable end-to-end visibility, allowing teams to understand request flows, identify latency bottlenecks and troubleshoot issues across different service boundaries.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Find out more about membership options here and request pricing information here. Our Spring 2024 SolutionMap results are testimony to how vendors are stepping up to the challenges of a volatile business environment. They are investing in new capabilities, especially in AI/GenAI , as well as partnerships.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

generates database queries and content like Requests for Proposals (RFPs) or Requests for Information (RFIs), while Watson Discovery analyzes supplier financial reports. A platform prioritized for enterprise AI IBM is focused on helping organizations create business value by embedding generative AI. In the background, watsonx.ai

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Spend Matters

APRIL 16, 2024

Moreover, the delivery of e-signature requests is now more flexible. The UI/UX demoed live resembled best-of-breed solutions that have made investments in these areas, such as intake management providers (which are heralded for their usability). Other new features in IAM include e-signature improvements.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

If you are interested in knowing more about Ivalua’s Procure to Pay solution , please visit our Procure-to-Pay page or request a demo of our Procure to Pay software. 2nd consecutive year award given to Ivalua P2P Solutions, continuing widespread recognition of Ivalua Procurement technology by industry leaders and analysts.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 22, 2020

If you are interested in knowing more about the Ivalua’s Procure-to-Pay solution , please visit our Procure-to-Pay page or request a demo of our Procure to Pay software. Investing in Procure-to-Pay solutions is seeing the bigger picture. If true, that would be a real shame. Digitizing the P2P Cycle is good for productivity.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The ability to quickly respond to shifting customer and market dynamics has become key for contending with today’s growing digital economy. In the same survey run by IDC, 36% of IT leaders rated “using technology to achieve real-time decision-making” as critical to business success. [1]

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Get started with IBM Turbonomic or request a demo with one of our experts today. Request an IBM Turbonomic demo The post Unlock true Kubernetes cost savings without losing precious sleep over performance risks appeared first on IBM Blog. Overprovisioning is the go-to strategy for avoiding performance risks.

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Procurement Express

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

One of the things we’ve learned is the importance of choosing the right supplier, and a key aspect of that decision is knowing what kind of request you need to make. While at first glance the difference between them might seem confusing, each type of request has a specific purpose. The different types of requests.

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Pipefy

MARCH 19, 2024

In the case of a purchase request, for example, a request may or may not be approved depending on whether the request is over or under a specified dollar amount. In the case of a purchase request, for example, a request may or may not be approved depending on whether the request is over or under a specified dollar amount.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

How virtual agents work AI technology built from machine learning (ML) algorithms and advances in natural language processing (NLP) allow virtual agents to respond well to almost any request. This guide explores the use of virtual agent technology, including how it works, its benefits, challenges, and a few real-world examples.

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The Thomas Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

These might include: visiting a pricing page, downloading a whitepaper, or requesting a demo. Lead scoring is a strategy used to rank prospects according to their potential to become customers. This system helps sales and marketing teams prioritize leads, tailor their outreach strategies, and ultimately, improve conversion rates.

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Planergy

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Book a Live Demo. RFX – request for X – can refer to any request a buyer issues a vendor – thereby applying to any of these documents. RFI: Request for Information. You’ll likely send additional requests if you find the vendor may be able to meet your organization’s needs. King Ocean.

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Planergy

JULY 5, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. Make sure employees are aware of the policy and what documentation they will need to submit with their reimbursement request. Why Is Expense Reimbursement Important?

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Pipefy

JANUARY 5, 2024

Employees can also submit requests and complaints directly into the chatbot, which converts the information into quantifiable, structured data. HR chatbots provide employees with one centralized place to seek help and make requests. The answer many have discovered is the AI-powered chatbot. What is an HR chatbot?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2021

The storage requested by other operating systems such as IOS or any desktop in order to install the trading application subjected to bitcoin trading is exceedingly huge. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Steps to Pick the Best Bitcoin Wallet for Android! Android phones article and permission to publish here provided by Jean Nichols.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2024, companies confront significant disruption, requiring them to redefine labor productivity to prevent unrealized revenue, safeguard the software supply chain from attacks, and embed sustainability into operations to maintain competitiveness. This requires a holistic enterprise transformation.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Users of the Plus or Enterprise plans of watsonx Assistant can now request early access to Conversational Search. Contact your IBM Representative to get exclusive access to Conversational Search Beta or schedule a demo with one of our experts. Schedule a demo with our experts today How does Conversational Search work behind the scenes?

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Finale Inventory

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

MWS enables you to perform numerous functions, such as managing inventory, reports and orders, creating inbound shipments, and tracking and managing outbound shipment requests. Contact us for more information or to schedule a personalized software demo today. Migrating to the new SP-API is a complex, time-consuming process.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This leaves them grappling to extract meaningful insights from the vast digital footprints they leave behind. Recognizing the need to harness real-time data, businesses are increasingly turning to event-driven architecture (EDA) as a strategic approach to stay ahead of the curve. Do you remember playing in the sandbox as a kid?

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Planergy

AUGUST 8, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. When signing on a new supply customer, you must consider more than just a good-sounding product and price.

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Planergy

AUGUST 11, 2022

Book a Live Demo. Upon delivery, the customer issues three delivery note copies to the department that requested the supplies. Upon receipt, the procurement department will pass the delivered Goods to the requesting department so that they can review everything to make sure it meets their quality criteria and other specification.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 20, 2022

Request a demo today to learn how allocation management and contract performance with NYSHEX can positively impact your ROI. Shippers Lack Interconnectivity Across Systems. Many problems in logistics derive from poor communication and sharing of information across systems. Most shippers forecast allocation on a four-week cycle.

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Spend Matters constantly updates its understanding of the state of the procurement tech market via RFIs for our SolutionMap dataset, vendor interviews, global event attendance and product demos with the aim of keeping tech-selection decision makers ahead of market trends. A recurring request is to reduce risk and contain costs.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Let’s explore some key use cases for these other roles within an organization: Developers : Observability tools like distributed tracing can help developers understand the flow of requests through their applications and identify performance bottlenecks. Why is this a myth? This transformation is inherently sociotechnical in nature.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you use Siri or Alexa regularly, you’re already familiar with prompt-based tools: you request information and the software evaluates the information, finds the most appropriate answer, and responds. Process automation is one of the most effective ways to leverage no-code technology because of its capacity to save resources.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Cost of a Data Breach 2023 global survey found that extensively using artificial intelligence (AI) and automation benefited organizations by saving nearly USD 1.8 million in data breach costs and accelerated data breach identification and containment by over 100 days, on average.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 11, 2023

It captures every instance of the business process and the underlying IT requests on which it executes by using Instana’s 100% capture of trace data so that no business or IT data is missed. Watch the demo. Relying on siloed tools and tribal knowledge to fill this gap doesn’t work.

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Solvoyo

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies tend to engage in request for information (RFI), request for quote (RFQ) and request for proposal (RFP) processes to make sure they end up choosing the right software that meets their business and IT requirements. For risk mitigation, SaaS companies offer a Test-and-Learn (T&L) approach.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

There’s no operational overhead” –Grégory Schiano, Chief Technical Officer, Altissia If you want to enhance your observability practices with full-stack visibility and the ability to monitor your cloud dependencies in real-time, we invite you to request a demo. Why is this a myth?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 2023, the IBM® Institute for Business Value (IBV) surveyed 2,500 global executives and found that best-in-class companies are reaping a 13% ROI from their AI projects—more than twice the average ROI of 5.9%. AI and event processing: a two-way street An event-driven architecture is essential for accelerating the speed of business.

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The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 10, 2022

Lhotse can harmonise across catalogues, giving an integration layer that combines the process of searching for something, no matter if it's a catalog item, or a free text request that will go out to suppliers to get quotes. then this solution could be for you. Lhotse pivots to enterprise with a new solution. What makes Lhotse different?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In the age of constant digital transformation, organizations should strategize ways to increase their pace of business to keep up with — and ideally surpass — their competition. Customers are moving quickly, and it is becoming difficult to keep up with their dynamic demands. Stream processing is at the core of real-time data.

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Bonfire

AUGUST 19, 2022

The process of creating and posting solicitations is intrinsically cooperative; requesters, procurement professionals, evaluators, and approvers each have their own concerns, tools, and processes. Learn more by visiting the Bonfire Solicitation Builder web page or get in touch with us now to book a demo ! Solving RFP Collaboration.

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