ProcurePort

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Real-time visibility, data analytics, and integration with emerging technologies enhance efficiency, cost savings, and financial control, fostering transparency and accountability across procurement operations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility – An Overcomplicated Challenge! A recent Deloitte survey estimated only 15% of CPO’s have visibility beyond their tier one suppliers. I found this striking that there is so little multi-tier Supply Chain visibility. Visibility comes at a cost – one we’ve spoken about before: trust.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Supply chain visibility has been the missing link since the shockwaves of 2020 rippled throughout the world and consumers felt the impacts of broad-based supply chain issues. But what does supply chain visibility mean? And since one of the major drivers of resiliency is visibility, you can see where this problem takes root.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Discover Ways to Boost Supply Chain Visibility through Digital Marketing Supply chain visibility is essential for providing a superior customer experience and sustaining customer loyalty over time. Customers face significant frustrations that erode brand trust and sales without supply chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 2, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Last-mile delivery visibility is key to business success. In fact, 93% of customers say they want to be informed with increased visibility throughout the entire delivery journey, from in-transit status through to final arrival date. Predictive visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Control Tower – Is Yours Real or Smoke and Mirrors? In my last article, I spoke about the hesitancy standing in the way of multi-tier visibility. But once you have that visibility the journey has only just begun. Then and Now: The notion of visibility and “control”. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 4, 2020

For good or for ill, truck drivers seem to always play an integral role during these challenging times, serving as a flash point for the consciousness of America. Perhaps due to this dedication to keep cargo moving in spite of any obstacles, there is a pattern of drivers being caught in the crossfire during times of civil distress/unrest.

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Finale Inventory

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This blog explores the strategic importance of returns and inventory management, illustrating how strategic returns can drive business success in the dynamic ecommerce environment. For customers, inadequate customer support leads can lead to delays, extending the time for processing and refunds.

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ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

In my last blog post , I talked about how the need for better supplier information was a dominant theme across the automotive industry, as well as for many other discrete manufacturers. Providing the supplier with access to the same data in real time can also enable resolutions before problems grow too large.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This year’s edition comes at an interesting time, with the Covid-19 pandemic having shifted Procurement priorities and employee working practices. In Gartner’s Magic Quadrant, they forecast the Procure-to-Pay software market to dip slightly this year, as companies focus on solutions with faster time to value.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

3 steps to building healthcare supply chain resiliency Step 1: Improve visibility and proactivity Hospital systems work with multiple fragmented teams, technologies and processes to manage daily operations, leading to a pervasive lack of data visibility. Doing so streamlines purchasing power and optimizes inventory management.

Supply Chain Efficiency 77

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. The key to the success of these strategies begins with communication and transparency, both of which are also essential in times of crisis.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 20, 2023

This integration enables businesses to have real-time visibility into order status, inventory levels, and supplier performance, enabling them to make informed decisions and respond quickly to changing market demands. This automation saves time and effort, making the procurement process more efficient.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Black Friday—and really, the entire Cyber Week—is a time when you want your applications running at peak performance without completely exhausting your operations teams. You need automatic capture to achieve a comprehensive real-time view of your application. Real-time change detection.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2022

Cargo Chief enables 3PLs and freight brokers to expand their carrier network, gain visibility into real-time pricing, and streamline their processes. And Hubtek is a tech-enabled talent and automation solutions provider for transportation companies across North America. Check out our other podcasts HERE.

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ivalua

JANUARY 12, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll discuss six key strategies to help public procurement teams optimize their workflows while maintaining regulatory compliance. . To maintain efficiency during times of high demand, teams must have a system in place that allows them to easily scale up their processes as needed. Processes and Compliance.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

For the energy and utilities industry (E&U), time is not on their side. Equipment-heavy and reliant on an aging infrastructure, E&U clients suffer from costly supply chain disruptions as wear, tear and time take their toll. Visibility. However, maintenance inventory optimization is only part of the solution.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Time and again, we see IT teams struggle to deal with seasonal spikes in demand and outages. It’s an outdated and impractical practice for modern eCommerce and ultimately makes you less competitive over time. The result is faster mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to resolve (MTTR).

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Modern application environments need real-time automated observability to have visibility and insights into what is going on. All of this requires manual effort and takes considerable time and resources to install, set up and continuously maintain New Relic monitoring. Instana does all of that for you—automatically.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This helps reduce errors to improve data quality and response times to questions, which improves customer and supplier satisfaction. The ability to make these sourcing decisions in real-time can help increase profits during peak demand periods and better meet customer expectations. Read our solution brief to get started.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

This blog will answer these questions plus a few more. By removing the friction in global supply chains, for the first time, the payment and the sourcing event are seamlessly linked. According to the latest Ardent data, supplier inquiries are at an all-time high of 22% of AP FTE time.

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ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

These challenges in the direct material supply chain pose a real threat, especially in a time of crisis. However, it is up to the procurement team to find a way to ensure that suppliers: Are not risky; Perform well over time; Meet quality & regulatory requirements; Maintains the right certifications, and more; and.

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 10, 2024

Just 1% of respondents to a poll Procurement Leaders conducted at the World Procurement Congress said they have “excellent” multi-tier visibility of the supply base. In real terms, this translates to three of those who responded to our poll claiming they had “cracked the code” of supply chain transparency. This is surprising.

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ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

The huge growth in the use of technology has been the most visible part of that developing picture. I first saw this term used a few years ago by Philip Ideson, as a title for his website and excellent series of podcasts, and it feels like this may be an idea whose time has come. Blog first published by our friends at Procurious.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 13, 2022

Additionally, Google Maps offers an option for quick reroutes by factoring in accidents and traffic snarl-ups in real-time, making it one of the most efficient tools in route planning. While this trend has been around for some time now, its uptake in 2022 and beyond is likely to rise with the rollout of the 5G network.

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Procurement Leaders

JANUARY 8, 2024

The results of the transformation were profound: a 50% reduction in the number of days to delivery, as well as much tighter financial controls and supplier visibility in a sector where “because it’s a matter of life and death, speed is of the essence”.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Spend Visibility. Spend visibility is a pretty big deal when it comes to procurement or any type of invoicing management for that matter. Automatic spend visibility checks can help you identify opportunities for cost savings but more importantly tell you where your money is going. Real-time Spend Tracking.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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. Greater visibility and speed are core requirements for effective cybersecurity.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

. ​ Automotive supply chain facts Up to 50 percent of unscheduled downtime is due to a lack of spare parts or stockouts ( The Importance of Inventory Optimization in MRO, July 2015 , Aberdeen Group) Generally, 99% of [semiconductor] manufacturing foundries have no visibility where the part is going. Why is this happening?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Cloud costs are out of control, and teams spend too much time fixing instead of innovating. It’s time for IT to go from reactive to proactive and preventative. You’ll find automated full-stack visibility, one-second granularity and three seconds to notify.

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EazyStock

AUGUST 28, 2023

When combined with manual inventory management processes, you increase the risk of human errors, which can culminate in stockouts and overstocking. In this blog, we’ll explore the untapped potential of data-driven inventory management. Manually calculating the EOQ is time-consuming and prone to errors in replenishment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

These conditions can impact their reaction times as well as judgment. Torrential rain can reduce the visibility at the construction site. Like torrential rain, fog can also reduce visibility. And since it takes time to clear out, construction work is delayed for long periods. Strong Winds. How You Can Monitor the Weather.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For the first time, the rule establishes additional recordkeeping requirements for any US-based entity that manufactures, processes, packs or holds foods on the Food Traceability List. With greater tracking and traceability, for example, comes real-time demand insight.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 1, 2024

For example, combining generative AI with technologies such as blockchain helps to keep data about the material-to-product transformation unchangeable across different entities, providing clear visibility into products’ origin and carbon footprint.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

With its decentralized feature, blockchain technology allows real-time data sharing between different parties while ensuring secure data storage and preventing unwanted changes in a network. This application eliminates redundant paperwork and provides real-time freight tracking.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Instana’s single-agent architecture approach allows it to collect data in real-time, enabling it to comprehensively map and understand the entire application stack automatically. Smart alerting and visualization Instana goes beyond simply predicting incidents—it confirms that the right people are alerted in a timely manner.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 16, 2020

Coming at a time when the pandemic is depressing global consumption of oil thanks to plummeting travel plans and shelter in place orders, it seems counter intuitive that demand to move oil would be at record high volumes. By Furnishing Upstream and Downstream Visibility to More Effectively Coordinate with all Facets of the Supply Chain.

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