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The Supply Chain Management Playbook: Your Game Plan for Operational Success

World of Procurement blog

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. It eliminates waste and enables companies to manufacture products at lower costs.

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What is supply chain resiliency?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

For years, supply chain professionals have measured success by how well they have been able to drive down costs and drive up efficiency. Goods arrived exactly when needed, waste and holding costs were kept to a minimum, and single source strategies prevailed due to ease and cost savings.

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Approaches to migrating your VMware workloads to AWS   

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Forrester® further states that clients are looking at alternative options such as virtualization, cloud management, end-user computing and other viable approaches. Clients are likely to start evaluating alternatives for VMware, both from cost and functionality perspective for their current IT landscape.

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

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Contract Logistics is a critical aspect of the supply chain that often remains behind the scenes but plays a significant role in ensuring the efficient movement and management of goods. Contract logistics is a specialized service offered by third-party logistics (3PL) providers to manage supply chain operations on behalf of a company.

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How to build a successful procurement strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. A successful procurement strategy also mitigates risks inherent in the supply chain.

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How to choose the best enterprise asset management software

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Large organizations are comprised of many assets that require continuous monitoring to ensure optimal productivity. EAMs optimize the quality and utilization of physical assets throughout their lifecycle, increase productive uptime and reduce operational costs.

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Procurement Technology: 6 Solutions You Should Know In 2024

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In the 2024 State of Procurement Data Report by Amazon Business, 95% of decision-makers surveyed acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization. Teams will need to rely on greater investments in the right tools and technology to make these optimizations, from no-code automation to AI and data analytics.