IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

By implementing Oracle , one of the world’s leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools, organizations can transform their business processes and significantly increase operational efficiency. Companies large and small are increasingly digitizing and managing vast troves of data.

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 26, 2023

I studied procurement and obtained a Master’s degree in supply chain and international procurement. Since I graduated, I’ve always worked in procurement and supply chain across both indirect and direct categories, across different geographies and also worked as a Consultant delivering transformational projects.

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 26, 2023

I studied procurement and obtained a Master’s degree in supply chain and international procurement. Since I graduated, I’ve always worked in procurement and supply chain across both indirect and direct categories, across different geographies and also worked as a Consultant delivering transformational projects.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Hitting this project goal was an essential milestone, and the momentum began to build and prepare the organization for the next phase. Outcomes of this phase included a higher degree of transparency and forecast accuracy.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For a business to see the benefits of an ERP adoption it must first be deployed properly and efficiently by a team that typically includes a project manager and department managers as well. Best practices for managing your new ERP system: Listen to user and client feedback often. The next step is the design phase.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Transparency: Your employees need you to be clear about the consultant’s role. Their input acts as the guidelines that ensure your business performs efficiently. If you decide to hire a business consultant, you should be transparent and open to your employees about it.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Business Process Management (BPM) is a systematic approach to managing and streamlining business processes. BPM is intended to help improve the efficiency of existing processes, with the goal of increasing productivity and overall business performance. BPM is often confused with other seemingly similar initiatives.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

And herein lays the crux of the dispute: lack of any standardized change management processes. Instead, these solutions are intended to completely replace existing systems with new, more efficient ones, powered by the latest and greatest advances in computing power and integrated industry best practices.

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TYA Suite

JULY 17, 2024

Traditionally, procurement strategy entails meticulous planning to procure goods and services efficiently, aligning with organizational goals. With digital tools and automation, businesses can enhance procurement efficiency, streamline processes, and leverage data for informed decision-making. to meet the unique needs of each category.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Improve transparency and insights One of the benefits of ERP is that it offers full access to every business function and process in an organization all in one place. As ERP can monitor each department and keep all data in one place, there’s an opportunity for more efficient processes and improved cross-collaboration.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 26, 2023

He believed that organizations needed a more rigorous approach to budgeting that would ensure resources were allocated efficiently and aligned with strategic objectives. This process allows for cost-cutting and setting savings goals, leading to lower costs and improved financial efficiency.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

To do that, technicians, facility managers, maintenance teams, reliability engineers and project managers need accurate, real-time information at their fingertips. Other features, such as project management and spare parts purchasing, were also added as solutions advanced.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

And is there a better way—one that offers greater efficiency? A data center consolidation strategy is a plan an organization creates and implements to shrink its data-storage processes and streamline its system of data management. Step 4: Assemble the team Data center consolidation projects are not small endeavors.

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Barkers Procurement

DECEMBER 5, 2024

After a period of significant growth in recent years, Sunbelt had begun to experience a variety of operational challenges in support of their new footprint and scale, including how best to manage its highly complex supply-chain. Sunbelt Rentals selected Barkers to facilitate and manage this significant project.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Ratification, approvals, funding, project management, change management and implementation were still in front of us. Employee engagement would clearly improve with more efficient processes. Selected as one of the Top 75 Supply Chain Blogs, and one of the Top 25 Procurement Blogs, on the Internet.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 26, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 12 Best Change Management Articles! com as one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on Change Management. Change Management Tips article and permission to publish here provided by Mariana Wilona. Change Management Tips.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 17, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Agile Supply Chain! Agile project management article and permission to publish here provided by Andrej Fedek. The agile approach is one of the most popular methodologies among project managers these days. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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