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The missing link: Why visibility is essential to creating a resilient supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Supply chain visibility has been the missing link since the shockwaves of 2020 rippled throughout the world and consumers felt the impacts of broad-based supply chain issues. But what does supply chain visibility mean? And since one of the major drivers of resiliency is visibility, you can see where this problem takes root.

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Supply Chain Visibility ā€“ An Overcomplicated Challenge!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. Even the most robust ERP systems seem to lack the visibility that organizations are desperate to acquire, and in real-time. Shipment to customer. ā€œCā€ Subscribe Here!

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Zivio: Vendor Analysis, 2023 Update ā€” Services sourcing solution overview, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Since we covered Zivio in 2020, Zivio has enhanced its core capabilities and introduced new features. Zivio focuses on simplifying complex services categories to help procurement teams achieve contract compliance improvements whilst improving efficiency, visibility and control.

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Next-Generation Disruption Management through Supply Chain Visibility

FourKites

These companies represent two of FourKitesā€™ oldest partners, so I was delighted to have an opportunity to speak with them and learn a bit about each companyā€™s unique perspective on the growing role of platforms and location visibility within the supply chain. Visibility is no longer about answering the question, ā€œWhereā€™s my truck?ā€

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Dermaclara Gets an Inventory Glow-Up with Finale

Finale Inventory

The 2017 start-up relaunched in 2020 to focus more heavily on their silicone patch products and immediately found themselves overwhelmed by rapid growth. Finale provides Dermaclara with a centralized, cloud-based inventory visibility, which captures a holistic view of the business in real-time.

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How the importance of risk management has changed for procurement ā€“ and what to do about it

Spend Matters

As little as 10 years ago, we heard stories of pretty much indifference to risk: ā€œsupply risk management was young,ā€ we heard, and ā€œwe didnā€™t worry too much about risk; we spent a very small percentage of our time on it.ā€ According to one procurement leader we spoke to, all that changed around 2020. And Stephen is not alone.

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Key Trends and Themes for Supply Chain and Logistics in 2024

SCMDOJO

Whether it will be worth it, only time will tell. The amplified visibility lets companies verify the authenticity and provenance of products, reduces the risk of counterfeiting, and helps ensure regulatory compliance. An expensive one, we dare say. billion by 2026.