IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

Part one of this series examined the dynamic forces behind data center retransformation. Now, we’ll look at designing the modern data center, exploring the role of advanced technologies, such as AI and containerization, in the quest for resiliency and sustainability. AI and containerization are not just buzzwords.

Data 64

Data Sustainability Strategic planning Demand 64

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 9, 2023

IBM today announced it is launching IBM watsonx.data , a data store built on an open lakehouse architecture, to help enterprises easily unify and govern their structured and unstructured data, wherever it resides, for high-performance AI and analytics.

Data 72

Data Sourcing Networking Leadership 72

ivalua

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By 2026 SSAB aims to be the first in its market to offer fossil-free steel to the market and largely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from its own operations by around 2030. SSAB is a global steel company with a leading market position in high-strength steel and related services.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 130

Procurement Insights

MARCH 21, 2025

Here are the blended results: ROI Summary Across All Industries Year Savings ($M) Cost ($M) Annual ROI (%) Cumulative ROI (%) 1 (2025) $75 $3 2,400% 2,400% 2 (2026) $75 $0.75 9,900% 3,900% 3 (2027) $74 $0.75 9,800% 4,963% 4 (2028) $74 $0.75 9,800% 5,812% 5 (2029) $73 $0.75 9,633% 6,083% 6 (2030) $75 $0.75 9,900% 6,590% 10 (2034) $82 $0.75

Stakeholder engagement 52

Stakeholder engagement Change management Logistics Procurement 52

Procurement Insights

APRIL 6, 2025

Economic recovery post-2008 spurred interest, though data is anecdotal. 20242025: AI-Driven Surge Current data (e.g., Attendance likely grew modestly (e.g., hundreds to low thousands) as globalization increased supply chain complexity. Industry focus on resilience post-disruptions drove engagement.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain Supply Chain Visibility 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

That data plays a crucial role in the judicial system, helping investigators, lawyers and judges fit together the circumstances surrounding a particular case in an effort to see that justice is served. Now that all pleadings are in electronic form, the data can be used in new ways.

Quantity 81

Quantity Data Management Raw materials 81

IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

According to a Gartner® report , “By 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have used generative AI APIs or models, and/or deployed GenAI-enabled applications in production environments, up from less than 5% in 2023.”* For more information about the IBM and AWS partnership, please visit www.ibm.com/aws. All rights reserved.

Data 71

Data Collaboration Innovation Management 71

Spend Matters

MAY 29, 2024

According to Hazziez, adoption is key so that organizations “don’t need a data scientist to issue a PO.” The company wanted a fully integrated software solution built on a single data model, which is what led it to Ivalua. Next year, Leidos plans to implement e-procurement, with invoice and payment coming in 2026.

supply chain software solutions 117

supply chain software solutions Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Contract 117

ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

Almost all governments are looking to onboard CTCs, with most of Europe being covered by 2026. Because a network is an unneeded link in the data chain and it acts as a data barrier to suppliers. France 2024: The Details From the outside, France 2024 appears simple–even trivial, but the impact is extraordinary.

Procurement strategies 130

Procurement strategies Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Networking 130

Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

These include data granularity, decision frequency, business impact, system complexity, and human centricity. These ever-increasing levels of automation are creating unprecedented levels of machine data that can feed the algorithms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and enable cognitive automation — the automation of decisions.

supply chain software solutions 147

supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting Supply chain 147

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Now, real-time connections provide more accurate data and information, which helps create collaboration in the digital world. As per an estimate , in 2020, its worth was $253 million and predicted to grow up to $3,272 million in 2026. For example, the end users only can see the blockchain data and can’t make any changes to it.

Supply Chain Efficiency 105

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain management Supply chain management 105

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In early 2020, online shopping increased 74% and projections point to the surge continuing up to 200 billion packages annually by 2026. Data from across 34,00 deliveries. Mailroom management software offers residential properties the ideal solution for handling increased volume while boosting tenant satisfaction in a big way.

supply chain software solutions 94

supply chain software solutions Logistics Management Supply Chain Efficiency 94

IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

According to the report, a stunning 92% of executives surveyed expect to digitize their organization’s workflows and leverage AI-powered automation by 2026. All departments and employees are now expected to process more information more quickly and manage more data across more, sometimes incompatible, tools and platforms.

Data 85

Data Management Risk Import 85

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 25, 2023

It stands alongside IBM Consulting’s existing global AI and Automation practice, which includes 21,000 data and AI consultants who have conducted over 40,000 enterprise client engagements. IDC 1 estimates the AI Services market will grow from approximately $36 billion USD in 2023 to approximately $65 billion USD in 2026.

Innovation 99

Innovation Ethics Collaboration Data 99

Jaggaer

JULY 4, 2024

CBAM takes effect in 2026, with reporting already required from 2023. Also from 2026, importers of products included in the six categories will begin to pay a border carbon tax for their products based on allowances in the European Union Emissions Trading System. From data to insight to action Having the data is one thing.

Strategic sourcing 59

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Trend

MAY 26, 2024

Well run, traditional IBP can have many positive outcomes, but there are also many limitations like sequential process steps, arbitrary periodic planning & decision cycles, excessive (pre)meetings, lack of strategy integration, cumbersome data management, analytics waste, and not the least, an information focus rather than a decision focus.

Quality 78

Quality Data Strategy Demand 78

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 5, 2024

However, SaaS architectures can easily overwhelm DevOps teams with data aggregation, sorting and analysis tasks. Broadly speaking, application analytics refers to the process of collecting application data and performing real-time analysis of SaaS, mobile, desktop and web application performance and usage data.

Real-time Visibility 79

Real-time Visibility Data Networking Quantity 79

SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

While it’s true that only some prefer to follow trends, data-driven decision-making is vital for businesses to remain competitive and relevant. These technologies can examine huge portions of data from multiple sources, and recognize patterns and tendencies that would be impossible for humans to discern. billion by 2026.

Supply Chain Efficiency 90

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting 90

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 18, 2024

It includes sensitive user data that should be handled carefully. billion figure by 2026, which was $1.0 Centralized data management helps in managing inventory and effective order tracking. The system involves IoT-enabled real-time shipment tracking with data shared through digital channels. billion in 2021.

Supply Chain Optimization 98

Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 98

Pipefy

JULY 24, 2024

Workflow integration is the effective connection of different business systems and processes, enabling seamless data sharing between various platforms. In this scenario, data exchange between these platforms becomes unavoidable. Data-driven decision making: Connected workflows and systems improve data insights on business trends.

Strategy 52

Strategy Real-time Visibility e2e Purchase orders 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

However, there will be a phase-in period for compliance, with the largest companies reporting, as required, on climate-related risks by fiscal year 2025 and on emissions by 2026. Compliance dates for smaller companies range between 2026 and 2028, depending on their registrant type. How can IBM help?

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Risk Strategy Risk management 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act amended the Clean Air Act and introduced new fines for methane leaks starting at USD 900 per metric ton of methane emissions in 2024, rising to USD 1,500 by 2026. billion levied in 2026, rising to USD 1.8 billion in 2028.

Management 68

Management Sustainability Strategy Strategic planning 68

Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 25, 2024

There are too many, too frequent for planners to address withing a short time frame, even more so given that IDC estimates that 50% of data decays within hours. Gartner estimates that 65% of short-term supply-chain decisions will be automated by 2026. This is the gap between planning, data & analytics and business value.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 78

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain 78

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

In fact, 83% of IT executives feel that modernization is central to their organization’s strategy, but only 27% say their organizations have modernized the requisite workflows (including applications, data and underlying systems). CIOs can enable application modernization through several factors 1.

Innovation 88

Innovation Sustainability Risk Demand 88

IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Gartner predicts that 90% of global enterprises will use containerized applications and one in five apps will run in containers by 2026, as CIO reported. Modern container monitoring tools create dashboards where DevOps teams can view container data in the aggregate and in individual visualizations that display specific data.

Real-time Visibility 71

Real-time Visibility Import Sourcing Data 71

SupplyShift

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Real data is required. Real data” involves engaging your immediate and upstream suppliers to understand who they are and what they are doing in regards to ESG issues. However, it will also increase the burden on gathering supply chain data , making consistency even more critical. Performance, not just reporting.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability Supply chain Supply 52

Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Specifically for supply chain, Gartner estimates are that short term planning decisions will be automated for 65% in 2026. The options to choose from and trade-offs will largely be known, so are the data, plans & insights required. Estimates are that 32% of work can be automated, and 42% augmented. Some go as far as 80%.

e2e 88

e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Leadership 88

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Privacy and data security are the primary concerns regarding AI in instant payments transactions. The mandate requires robust implementation of security and data privacy through fraud detection and fraud prevention. December 2026: Banks of EU non-Eurozone countries are required to support receiving SEPA instant payments.

Innovation 58

Innovation Cost of ownership Data Risk 58

Procurement Software

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

billion in 2021 to a projected $8 billion by 2026, which corresponds to a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 25.3% the process of using quantitative methods to derive actionable insights and outcomes from data. It involves the capture and use of data to support fact-based decision-making. during that period.

Procurement 59

Procurement supply chain software solutions supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Arkestro

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By 2026, the procurement analytics market is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 20% , equating to $8.36 This approach leverages data science, machine learning, and automation to analyze large quantities of data and make procurement decisions with minimal human intervention. billion in the U.S.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Innovation Procurement supply chain software solutions 52

Barkers Procurement

JULY 12, 2023

This will provide a much more accurate picture on the true impact that their solutions have upon the planet, but will require accuracy of data collection and a commitment to maintain the collation and reporting of this data. To accurately report on such data, it is likely that water companies will require specialist support.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Collaboration Contract Suppliers 52

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2022

According to the Victorian Government’s Digital Strategy 2021-2026, a 4-step approach for selecting software is construed as the need of the hour. Staying within the bounds of these regulations and streamlining the process of procurement is now a key imperative for procurement leaders.

Risk management 52

Risk management Risk Suppliers Management 52

Arkestro

MARCH 1, 2024

Indeed, Gartner predicts, “by 2026, advanced proficiency in data and technology competencies will be equally as important as social and creative competencies (i.e., Digital fluency , especially when it comes to data, will be a crucial procurement skill in the years to come. soft skills) for procurement staff.”

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Sourcing Negotiation 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 24, 2019

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently predicted manufacturing will be the only major occupational group that will experience a decline in the 10-year period from 2016 to 2026. Growth of Manufacturing Linked to a Loss of Manufacturing Jobs? In fact, in the 10-year period from 2000 to 2010, the US lost 5.7 million manufacturing jobs.

supply chain software solutions 56

supply chain software solutions Quality Supply Chain Efficiency Consumer demands 56

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

APRIL 12, 2021

billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 31.0%. This ensures the protection of data and provides a controlled and seamless workflow. Because these organizations house critical data and information, they have witnessed strong adoption of digital technologies in recent years. Banking and Financial Services.

Procurement 40

Procurement Contract Data Demand 40

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

There are several data-intensive disclosures within the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) covering greenhouse gas emissions, energy, waste, water, recycling and social metrics. Companies that are already subject to the NFRD will need to report on 2024 data (reporting year 2025). What is the EU CSRD?

Sustainability 43

Sustainability Data Risk Strategy 43

Bonfire

APRIL 8, 2022

all funds and programming must be completed by December 31, 2026. In Louisville, Council decided on seven priorities they wanted to address based on data around community need. The US Treasury has placed a timeline on the use of ARPA funding: all funding must be “obligated” by December 31, 2024.

Procurement 52

Procurement Collaboration Management Procurement team 52