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2023 Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 
Procurement Tactics
DECEMBER 21, 2022
33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. Financial Supply Chain — The Ultimate Guide of 2023. Supply chain collaboration is definitely new to many newcomers in the supply chain industry. It may be an overused term in the supply chain but still confuses a lot of people. .
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ivalua
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
per cent in January 2023, down from 9.2 It also has an impact on procurement teams as they are responsible for managing supplier relationships, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and ensuring that goods and services are delivered on time and within budget. Eurozone annual inflation was down 8.5 per cent in the previous month.
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SCMDOJO
APRIL 4, 2023
If you’re in the business world, you’re probably always looking for ways to streamline your supply chain operations. Luckily, supply chain analytics is here to help! But like any new technology, there are hurdles to overcome when implementing supply chain analytics.
Una
JANUARY 17, 2023
A Snapshot of Supply Chain Technology. Breaking down the latest supply chain technology into several categories to provide a snapshot of the current state of the industry. By Hugo Britt | January 17, 2023. Spare a thought for supply chain managers during the Age of Sail. Supply chain technology.
Speaker: Cathy Morrow Roberson, Research Manager for the Reverse Logistics Association
In today's competitive business landscape, providing a seamless return experience and maintaining an efficient supply chain are critical to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Businesses need to leverage advanced tracking systems and data analytics to identify bottlenecks and improve supply chain visibility.
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 28, 2023
In the era of the Digital Retail Revolution, adaptive supply chain management is imperative amid the surge in online retail and the social commerce boom. In addition to the ever-changing marketing landscape, the supply chain often fails. You need to integrate your supply chain management systems to meet this demand.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
In today’s complex global business environment, effective supply chain management (SCM) is crucial for maintaining a competitive advantage. Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals.
ivalua
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability.
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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SCMDOJO
AUGUST 21, 2023
Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.
EazyStock
JANUARY 6, 2023
The supply chain world has been rocked repeatedly over the past few years due to global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping container shortages, catastrophic weather events, and socioeconomic issues – many outside our control. You can read more about demand forecasting techniques in our article.
EazyStock
JANUARY 6, 2023
The supply chain world has been rocked repeatedly over the past few years due to global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping container shortages, catastrophic weather events, and socioeconomic issues – many outside our control. Supply chain issues. Increased supply chain visibility.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
DECEMBER 24, 2023
This week, I was joined by good friend of the show, and VP and Supply Chain Strategist at Sleep Number Corporation, Ashley Yentz. Ashley and I sat down to talk about some of the ways organizations can level up, create visibility, achieve agility and drive sustainability in the supply chain.
SCMDOJO
MAY 13, 2022
By mid-April, the shipping traffic jam, part of a broader gridlock in supply chains around the world amid disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, started thinning while record cargo volumes were reported in the U.S. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard. To combat runaway inflation, which reached 7.9%
ivalua
APRIL 27, 2023
CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time? According to Supply Chain Now’s Greg White, the cracks have been exposed and there is nowhere to hide.
ivalua
APRIL 27, 2023
Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time?
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ivalua
MARCH 9, 2023
By gaining visibility into spending patterns, demand, supplier performance, and supply markets–opportunities will be uncovered. Supplier on-boarding time: S2P can significantly reduce the time it takes to on-board new suppliers.
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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.
Pipefy
JANUARY 9, 2023
Supply chain risks heightened by geopolitical conflict. 2023 will serve as a chance to reset, rebuild, and forge a path forward by implementing technology that delivers process excellence, drives innovation, and empowers procurement teams to do more despite fewer resources. . 5 procurement trends for 2023.
Finale Inventory
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
With a perfect storm of factors in play—ranging from shifting consumer habits and economic pressures to supply chain hiccups—this season will be anything but predictable. This means the time to focus on brand awareness is NOW! Chad Rubin, CEO & Founder, Profasee We must talk supply chain—disruptions are guaranteed.
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. AI-powered tools can take organizations to new heights of productivity by optimizing their processes, which is why many businesses are using them to increase their bottom line.
Una
JUNE 29, 2023
5 Types of Supply Chain Strategies for Every Sourcing Hero Explore the superpowers offered by various types of supply chain strategies that businesses can adopt to meet their objectives. By Hugo Britt | June 29, 2023 Search Search At Una, we lovingly refer to procurement professionals as “sourcing heroes.”
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The average cost of a data breach set a new record in 2023 of USD 4.45 On the bright side, data also shows that artificial intelligence (AI) and automation can improve security readiness and speed response to attacks, to help dramatically shrink the data breach window before causing real harm.
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Let's Talk Supply Chain
MARCH 26, 2023
Today I’m joined by Blume Global , a market-leading, sustainability-focused software brand that is removing a huge $1 trillion of waste from the global supply chain, and making logistics processes more agile, dependable, and sustainable with innovative execution and visibility solutions. 27.19] The ideal client for Blume Global.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
This week, as thousands of network operators, technology vendors, and mobile device providers from all over the world converge on Barcelona for Mobile World Congress , it’s the perfect time to discuss how IBM® is shaping the future of network operations and telecommunications. The telecom industry is no exception.
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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.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 11, 2023
For IBM, Think is a perfect time for us to connect, collaborate and help our clients and partners continue to forge ahead with digital transformation and innovation. 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.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 21, 2023
To that end, IBM has been building out an ecosystem of technologies and partnerships to help clients optimize their core operations across assets, infrastructure and supply chains. Without data, sustainability is not visible, it’s not actionable, and it’s not operational.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
JANUARY 30, 2024
Increasingly, enterprise organizations are adopting a multicloud approach—the use of cloud services from more than one cloud vendor—to optimize performance, control costs and prevent vendor lock-in. billion in 2023. times the value derived from a single-platform, single-cloud vendor approach. to total $678.8
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 17, 2024
” Given the statistics—82% of surveyed respondents in a 2023 Statista study cited managing cloud spend as a significant challenge—it’s a legitimate concern. Optimized: Cloud environments are now working efficiently and every new use case follows the same foundation set forth by the organdization.
Spend Matters
JUNE 19, 2023
I have seen top performers with catalog content that includes volume/promotional pricing, real-time price checks, multi-currency, multilingual and custom or specialty attributes for industry-specific inventory data, which were also embedded into shopping lists and more.
Arkestro
JANUARY 9, 2024
According to Deloitte, the manufacturing industry was in contraction throughout most of 2023 due to challenges like increased lead times, tight labor markets, and rising costs. Another report found that 50% of respondents are investing in AI to improve employees’ use of time and allow for more high-value work. Reduce complexity.
Una
APRIL 11, 2023
By Eric Edwards | April 11, 2023 Search In the world of business software applications, few are bigger and more expansive than enterprise resource planning applications, also known as “ERP” systems. They also typically provide analytics and reporting tools that allow managers to monitor performance and make data-driven decisions in real time.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 28, 2024
billion in 2023. A multicloud setting helps clients avoid vendor lock-in and allows them to run the most optimal computing environment for each workload. A private cloud offers greater visibility and access control by storing sensitive data and applications behind private firewalls. billion by 2033, up from USD 92.64
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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Let's Talk Supply Chain
JULY 16, 2023
With a real-time connected network of 10 million drivers, OneRail finds the right vehicle for the right delivery so shippers gain low prices and greater capacity to rapidly scale their businesses. Best Workplaces 2023, No. 23 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Startup Employers 2023, No. 48 on the Inc.
Una
OCTOBER 17, 2023
By Hugo Britt | October 17, 2023 Search Search “Hey, Procurement?” “Yes, Dave?” “Contact Supplier X’s chatbot and see if you can negotiate a 15-day increase on payment terms for all products.” This ensures that procurement support is readily accessible at any time, increasing efficiency and reducing delays. Sure, Dave.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 6, 2024
While the overall clinical trial termination rate has decreased over time, low accrual rates within trials remain the most common termination reason. The number of first-time clinical investigators has declined, especially among non-US based investigators. Ensuring early assumptions resonate with real-world execution is paramount.
Arkestro
DECEMBER 12, 2022
The pandemic and resulting supply chain disruptions have added extreme pressure on the health and pharma sector to address shortages quickly and efficiently. Constrained supply chains and the associated shortages have resulted in mounting pressures for organizations to diversify their supplier bases.
Arkestro
APRIL 25, 2023
The workforce shortage reached half a million this year , and many sectors continue to grapple with increased lead times, and volatile material costs. In fact, 71% of all companies said the cost of raw materials is the biggest threat to their supply chain in 2023. from February 2020 to August 2022.
Spend Matters
JUNE 19, 2023
Data Modeling The ability to build more sophisticated analyses on cost drivers, demand, contracts, working capital, risk, supply chain and overall procurement performance while maintaining data that is flexible and rich enough to fully support this type of spend analytics.
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. IBM offers alternative solution options with optimal scalability, from scale-up to scale-out, enabling VMware transition and helping move to AWS.
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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. Cycle counting is the practice of counting a rotating subset of your inventory on a regular, frequent basis. Adopt continuous cycle counts.
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