IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Taking all your feedback and market insights into perspective and careful consideration, we are thrilled to announce that in 2023. Here’s a comprehensive recap of everything we launched in 2023, awards and links to the latest update and how you can get started with each enhancement. Learn more in our announcement blog.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. Sudhir Bhojwani: “We aim to be the procurement front-end for companies. ORO is purpose-built to automate end-to-end workflows so they can do just that.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Contract Lifecycle Management Evisort , which was once a promising contract analytics upstart looking to disrupt the market with its strong AI and post-signature capabilities, has evolved into a well-rounded, end-to-end CLM provider that can compete for both mid-market and large enterprise customers.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. So, if you automate this end-to-end process, and in each step of the process you have a 20% chance of misinterpretation, at the end it’s either approximately right or precisely wrong.”

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. It is our goal to create end-to-end intelligent and autonomous execution across the procurement process through our patented technology. Today please get to know dSilo.

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Barkers Procurement

AUGUST 2, 2023

What Are The Pressures That Procurement Faces In 2023 And Beyond? It has been reported by McKinsey that in 2023 alone the typical workload on the function is set to increase by over 10%. What are the events impacting the end-to-end supply chain? Questions such as: What vulnerabilities do current suppliers have?

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Market trends in procurement technology 2023 — Drawing from the information gathered during the data-driven process called SolutionMap and the general knowledge our analysts have gained from their work, the Spend Matters analyst team shared notes on the changes and trends they have seen in the procurement landscape.

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Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 20, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. Contract Lifecycle Management Software — The Ultimate Guide of 2023. Most of this software is designed to provide visibility into corporate spending, create ways in making the contract process efficient, and lower administrative costs. Ultimate Supplier Plotting Checklist 2023.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Automation will enable organizations to identify and resolve critical supply chain issues faster with end-to-end visibility , advanced analytics and actionable workflows. Improve visibility across manufacturing, operations, and distribution Orchestrate your end-to-end supply chain with a smarter control tower.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 12, 2023

As the only parcel TMS provider enabling end-to-end supply chain visibility, from shipping analytics and automation to customer delivery experience management, organizations are optimizing their shipping operations with Enveyo’s cloud-based suite of solutions. “The This episode was filmed at Manifest 2023.

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We work within the Allianz group structure with group policies and systems and I think that, within the Allianz group, we enjoy a good position of trust and visibility in recognition of our maturity levels. Procurement is a fantastic career choice; you never get bored as it is so multi-faceted and requires such a broad range of skills.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Remote work will make sure of it A poll released by the GBTA earlier this year shows three in four travel managers expected their company to make more business trips in 2023 compared to 2022. and Europe will surpass half of 2019 levels in the first half of 2023. And those predictions have certainly rung true.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The challenges continue: one 2023 survey found 44% of companies had to make changes in the past year due to issues with their supply chain footprint, and 49% said supply chain disruptions had caused planning problems. A supply chain control tower can connect many sources of data-driven information and improve end-to-end visibility.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 11, 2023

As we wrap up Think 2023, we’re excited to recap a few of the exciting new capabilities we are launching in our IT Automation portfolio. The platform then provides visibility of status updates as incidents are resolved. The platform also automatically suggests remediation actions.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 18, 2023

When it’s time to configure new cloud networks and connect applications, our approach is designed to turn weeks into hours and move from manual to automated processes, with robust visibility into performance and minimized risk of IAM misconfigurations. This is done by streamlining telemetry, root cause analysis and reconfiguration.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

S2P is the end-to-end process that encompasses all the activities between an organization and its suppliers. By gaining visibility into spending patterns, demand, supplier performance, and supply markets–opportunities will be uncovered.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. Only since we have this end-to-end solution that optimized data input did customers gain the confidence in the developed data pipeline and the quality of the data.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Additionally in 2023, we expanded our accessibility of IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh to the Equinix Metal platform to enhance our customers’ ability to take advantage of the extensive Equinix infrastructure footprint to choose where to deploy and connect their enterprise applications in a flexible and efficient way.

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Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Last year, McKinsey reported that in 2023 alone, the typical workload on the function was set to increase by over 10%. in November 2023 to 4% in December. in December 2023. What are the events impacting the end-to-end supply chain ? The Pressures That Procurement Faces In 2024. Core inflation remains at 5.1%

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Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Last year, McKinsey reported that in 2023 alone, the typical workload on the function was set to increase by over 10%. in November 2023 to 4% in December. in December 2023. What are the events impacting the end-to-end supply chain ? Core inflation remains at 5.1% We recognise that one size does not fit all.

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We work within the Allianz group structure with group policies and systems and I think that, within the Allianz group, we enjoy a good position of trust and visibility in recognition of our maturity levels. Procurement is a fantastic career choice; you never get bored as it is so multi-faceted and requires such a broad range of skills.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Procurement needs to think AI-first in 2024 and beyond The generative AI wave of 2023 truly brought us into the AI economy, with companies realizing how advances in AI have the potential to transform key processes and workflows that underpin how they operate and generate value.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2023

Operating in over 40 countries worldwide, SEKO lead the industry with innovative and customizable IT solutions, which provide a seamless flow of information to deliver their growing customer base true supply chain visibility. It’s about visibility, it’s about the experience.” You can increase your conversion by providing more options!”

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 11, 2024

In November 2023, Broadcom finalized its acquisition (link resides outside ibm.com) of VMware for USD 69 billion, with an aim to enhance its multicloud strategy. Container-first approach : IBM offers a comprehensive end-to-end stack of products and services designed to meet the complex needs of modern enterprises.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The average cost of a data breach set a new record in 2023 of USD 4.45 Greater visibility and speed are core requirements for effective cybersecurity. You get near real-time visibility and insights from your ingested data. Some examples include AWS IAM Identity Center, AWS Control Tower, and AWS Cloud Trail.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations that don’t optimize supplier master data management (MDM) could have wrong information for half of their suppliers! To cover your full master data needs, Procurement should work with all internal stakeholders to map out the supplier lifecycle from end to end. That’s significant.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

between 2018–2023 (MarketWatch 2020). The market can expect to be evaluated at a $9.9BN industry by 2023 (Banerjee 2019). Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1. And, only 15% had visibility into tier 2 or beyond. Dirty Little Secret #1. Yet only 26% were able to confidently predict risk within their supply bases.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

The plan aimed to address digital transformation along with a digital construction plan for 2023. They identified the lack of an end-to-end perspective and the need to enrich process management methods. A Digital Transformation Office was established to oversee the company’s digital transformation efforts.

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Pipefy

MAY 21, 2024

New features of ITIL 4 include the introduction of an end-to-end digital operating model to help IT teams create, deliver, and operate IT products and services that align with their organization’s business strategy. Collaborate and promote visibility. The latest release is version 3, which was released in 2023.

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Pipefy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This gives teams more visibility and control by providing a central hub for all purchases, payments, and other information. Better visibility improves alignment between buyers, legal teams, and accounts payable. All information can be integrated into a database for easier retrieval, deeper visibility, and to simplify updating records.

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Una

MAY 11, 2023

By Hugo Britt | May 11, 2023 Search Whether you’re building a new house, moving to a new city, or learning a new skill, starting from scratch can be a daunting task. Look for solutions that streamline your procurement process, improve visibility, and enhance collaboration.

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Pipefy

JULY 24, 2024

Nearly half of respondents to a 2023 Salesforce study reported that they have used generative AI; over one-third use it daily. In 2023, a study found that the AI market was valued at 196.63B, largely due to the technology’s ability to analyze historical data very quickly. Few businesses make full use of AI technology, however.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue. Visibility provides regulatory and consumer assurance in the face of issues like counterfeiting. market will have to be fully compliant with product tracing requirements (which were phased in starting in 2015) by 2023.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 25, 2023

However, one McKinsey study found that 7% of CPG companies apply end to end autonomous planning. We already have seen examples of S&OE decisions go from a day to merely seconds due to automation (Van Hove, 2023). Some go as far as 80%. It will likely depend on industry and function.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 6, 2023

It is more challenging than ever for IT operations (ITOps) teams to maintain a complete view of their end-to-end IT environment and effectively manage events and incidents. Enhanced visibility: AIOps Insights provides real-time status updates and notifications, enabling more continuous monitoring and more timely incident resolution.

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Finale Inventory

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Scanning a label takes a fraction of the time needed to jot down even the briefest of details – and items are immediately visible in your online system with full product details available. This lack of visibility has an impact on the bottom line: Last year, out-of-stock products and deep discounting of excess merchandise cost merchants $244.5

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It also can help optimize transportation costs and service-level agreements as well as improve inventory management and visibility. Broader technologies like supply chain control towers may also help reduce supplier risk by providing visibility across the entire end-to-end network.

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