IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

According to Gopal Chandak, FP&A Leader at Landmark, “The consolidation of the financial budget, cost allocation methods and standardization of common records posed as major obstacles. Because of this, the budgeting process was inefficient.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The majority of organizations consider supply chain transparency to be a top priority, however less than a third are satisfied with the level of visibility into their suppliers. Most organizations continue to suffer from severely limited visibility in the lower levels of their supply chains. About the research.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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. Doug has a B.S.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 18, 2023

The following is a business case highlighting the background, context and value proposition of SCMDOJO’s Expert Marketplace, a platform designed to connect businesses with specialized Supply Chain Expert Services. It is within this context that SCMDOJO’s Expert Marketplace was conceived.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 19, 2025

We conclude that different types of loans may help e-commerce supply chains. Grown from the concept of the e-commerce supply chain – end-to-end process from product sourcing through delivery, it has become the determining factor in a business advantage. Here, we get another central point, the capital.

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 16, 2023

It aims to ensure that the goods and services that the business needs are delivered on time and purchased within the budget. This key element manages the contract creation, implementation, and analysis to reduce costs and improve the performance of the business. Why is it important? What is a procurement strategy?

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 22, 2019

Everyone’s talking about the potential and promise of blockchain and other bleeding edge tech tools for “supply chain digitization”. Supply chain digitization is a killer use case for blockchain and it is coming to supply chain management. Will your operations be ready? . <>

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 13, 2020

You already know the biggest supply chain disruption of 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic. With that said, how can you keep your supply chain running as smoothly as possible in the meantime? The best way to safeguard your supply chain will be by building resilience into your operations. But ‘back to normal’?

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 25, 2022

Sebastian Chua started his procurement journey with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies as their country manager for Singapore, India, Thailand, and the Philippines before he took on the job as the regional procurement manager. . Furthermore, He was voted by Supply Chain Digital as one of the top 10 procurement executives worldwide.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Over the years, various methodologies have emerged to address this need, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the integration of both known as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). In this blog, we’ll delve into the integrated Lean Six Sigma approach, exploring its benefits, deployment models, moreover the implications for SMEs.

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It’s all the things you would expect in terms of robust Sourcing, SRM and category management across our supply chain, working closely with our business stakeholders and achieving excellent year-on-year results against an ever-increasing set of challenging KPIs.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) is like solving a financial puzzle. Instead of relying on the previous year’s budget, ZBB requires you to evaluate and justify every expense from the ground up, justifying its necessity and alignment with strategic goals. Learn more about IBM Planning Analytics What is Zero-Based Budgeting?

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ivalua

JULY 10, 2019

Best practice supply chain & procurement capabilities now available for rapid deployment to manufacturers. Supply chain leaders are able to deliver more profitable products to market faster, with less risk and higher quality. Ivalua’s suite empowers customers to better manage their spend and suppliers.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

As organizations strive to harness the power of AI while controlling costs, leveraging anything as a service (XaaS) models emerges as a strategic approach. Embracing the power of XaaS XaaS encompasses a broad spectrum of cloud-based and on-premises service models that offer scalable and cost-effective solutions to businesses.

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Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 8, 2023

It can also help drive sustainability initiatives in your supply chain and procurement process. . Closed loop spend management (CLSM) is an approach geared towards injecting resilience and agility into business operations by optimizing overhead costs and transforming procurement and supply chain processes. .

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2022

Enterprises will continue to undergo the financial burden of revenue disruptions, consumer , and uncontrolled supply chain variables. . As operating budgets tighten, restrictive spending will pressure businesses to focus on savings and creative alternatives. . The Criticality of the Supply Chain (and Suppliers).

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The solutions span the full source-to-pay process and enable customers to make margin gains by streamlining procurement tasks, automating cost reconciliation, and managing multi-tier supplier risk. All whilst ensuring project agility and regulatory compliance. Real time cost value reconciliation ensuring on budget delivery.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

And they’re not the only ones—other department heads are also increasingly budget-conscious, creating a new opportunity to partner with procurement for better budget management. The increase is directly correlated to the turbulent market caused by the pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and rapid inflation. Risk Metrics.

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ivalua

MARCH 5, 2020

In this disruptive age, businesses must move faster and become more agile, so Procurement must respond, to this or we will become obsolete. Along with the rise of automation and AI, which reduce much of the traditional Procurement workload, these external drivers mean we must find a new role if we want to add real value.

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ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

Ikea is a leader with plans to ensure a sustainable supply chain. Many changes can reduce costs or reduce risk at the same time as delivering improved CSR. Digitization of Procurement and supply chain is an area that is ripe for incrementalism. This is a shame not just for the social benefit.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

Budget and Cost Control Procurement expenditures, monitoring variations in the cost and identifying opportunities for savings, and avoiding unnecessary costs shall be monitored in accordance with the approved budget. It also has a great budgeting toolkit that simplifies the planning and management of expenses.

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 27, 2023

Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. What is it that you think makes procurement and supply chain professionals good problem solvers?

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 27, 2023

Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. What is it that you think makes procurement and supply chain professionals good problem solvers?

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2024

How Predictive Procurement Has Become a Game Changer for High-Tech Manufacturing To stay competitive, high-tech manufacturers are increasingly adopting Predictive Procurement technology to gain greater agility, cost savings, and enhanced supply chain resilience.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

Procurement and supply chain professionals are emerging as enterprise linchpins. C-suites are increasingly leaning on the function’s expertise and tools to advance key objectives, such as business continuity, responsible business practices, profitable growth, and competitive advantage. Generative AI offers workload relief.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects within the Manufacturing supply chain, including the ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy. Manufacturers, take charge of your supply chain! Doug has a B.S.

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Supply Chain Trend

JUNE 29, 2023

In two articles, based on the webinar “XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning” , I will discuss the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. Financial professionals are supported by cloud FP&A solutions to collaborate, budget, plan, and forecast.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Global Supply Chain is thriving with each passing day. However, the game-changer is how Cost Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness play their role in the supply chain. Every business focuses on solutions that enhance profitability with cost optimization. What is Cost Efficiency?

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Logistics is the central system that controls physical inventory flow in a supply chain. Key performing attributes signify and monitor the Logistics functioning and create a visibility pattern in the supply chain. The productivity attribute includes the processes and their impact on the supply chain.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

Today I’m joined by Logward , an exciting tech brand with a vision of a future where supply chain departments lead the transformation of their industries, instead of simply transporting it. 41.10] What does and doesn’t work when it comes to digitizing supply chains in the real world. You avoid that by listening properly.”

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Supply Chain Trend

JUNE 28, 2023

In two articles, based on the webinar “XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning” , I will discuss the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. Although there might be a renewed interest, a formalised integration between supply chain planning and finance is not a new idea.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s a new year, and there are reasons to suggest that 2024 might be a departure from the fresh chaos that has hallmarked supply chain since the 2020’s started, or at least a de-escalation. Over the last few years, supply chain professionals have navigated an endless array of challenges.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 16, 2024

Supply Chain is no stranger to change, challenges, and yes, general chaos, but this year has been its own kind of animal charged by a strained global economy, shifting tensions across continents, and a major presidential election that could have resounding impacts across business and commerce this coming fall.

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Spend Matters

JULY 24, 2023

So while this year’s report places a lot of emphasis on operating model set-up and talent management, we wish to highlight the ‘Digitization’ section because Procurement has a clear imperative to build agility and resilience into supply chains. in the 2021 study to 10.9%.”

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 14, 2024

Jonathan O’Brien, CEO of Positive Purchasing , author, and global procurement thought leader, outlines his effective approach to assessing the current levels of sustainability in your supply chain, then prioritizing where and how to focus your resources to make the greatest positive impact. Refine, reorder, and finalize the Hit List.

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The Good Spending

AUGUST 16, 2022

Why is supply chain collaboration essential? Once, I was asked what makes the supply chain important to a company. Shadow procurement, supply chain, and logistics have become standard for many companies. The supply chain is the most collaborative function in the business.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. This includes enterprises across industries such as manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and financial services, where procurement efficiency directly impacts operational costs and supplier relationships.

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