IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

SAP ECC has been the ERP solution for over two decades that runs the core business of many global enterprises. While SAP released their next-generation ERP, S/4HANA, in 2015 and announced its plans to discontinue the support for ECC by 2027, more than 60% of customers have yet to initiate their move to S/4HANA 1.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove founder of Supply Chain Trend, interviewed a group of S&OP leaders.

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HICX

JUNE 20, 2024

According to procurement consultants Comprara, it is estimated that by 2027, more than $348 billion will be lost globally due to fraud. This is a particular issue now that supply chains are increasingly complex and globally interconnected, and data remains the main challenge that CPOs face. Why does the issue persist?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

To overcome various challenges associated with multicloud , organizations need to map out a comprehensive multicloud management strategy to achieve overall success. A simple multicloud scenario may involve a company using two different cloud providers to carry out Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) —software applications (e.g.,

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 12, 2023

IBM’s recommendations included API-specific improvements, bot UX optimization, workflow optimization, DevOps microservices and design consideration, and best practices for Azure manage services.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Here is an excerpt from that article: “In his July 5th, 2018 article, Prasanna Rajagopalan wrote about how NetApp “achieved a feat that few other IT hardware or software companies have achieved in history” by successfully transitioning the company’s products to “growth areas of the market.”

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It is with immense gratitude that I thank Ken for his leadership not only across IBM Power, but for his service to IBM in various roles spanning IP, strategy and software during his distinguished IBM career. I am excited to announce, therefore, that a few months ago I took on the role of IBM Power general manager. Read more here.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

I’ve managed to make a short story long, but I wonder if this is the start of a new ERP solution.I Like 1Reply Vera Rozanova MBA, MCIPS Chartered, MEng (Hons)CPO-Chief Procurement Officer | Procurement Director | Supply Chain | Invited Lecturer | Author | Business Trainer | Transformation 2h Jon W. Combine software?

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Una

MARCH 6, 2024

This is super handy in industries where workloads can change in a snap, like customer support or software development. billion by 2027 , growing at a CAGR of 8.8%. billion by 2027 , growing at a CAGR of 8.8%. Scale and flex Outsourcing gives businesses the flexibility to scale up or down at the drop of a hat.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

trillion in 2027. ready-to-use software applications, virtual machines (VMs) , enterprise-grade infrastructures and development platforms) available to users over the public internet on a pay-per-usage basis. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is on-demand access to ready-to-use, cloud-hosted application software.

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Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. High costs, slow processing, and regulatory hurdles pose challenges, but fintech and blockchain solutions help streamline transactions. trillion) by 2027.

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