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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EazyStock

JUNE 16, 2022

As global supply chains become more complex, disruption in one link in the chain can significantly impact other areas. Having systems and processes in place to reduce the possibility and subsequent impact of supply chain issues is extremely important. What is artificial intelligence?

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EazyStock

MARCH 17, 2021

As globalization extends supply chains around the world, the likelihood of negative impacts stemming from supply chain disruption increases. Supply chain disruptions are an inevitability for any supply chain, though the severity of the impacts can vary. Types of Supply Chain Disruptions.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Fundamentally, as a Cloud Operator, you need to ensure great end-user experiences while staying within budget. In this blog post, we will review the various methods of GCP cloud cost management, what problems they address and how GCP users can best use them. Learn more about IBM Turbonomic. Figure 1 shows the application stack.

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Arkestro

OCTOBER 3, 2024

SolutionMap contains 500+ RFI requirements across 15 procurement technology solutions with mandatory demos and impartial, anonymized customer ratings. Moreover, tech investment stakes are also higher than ever as budgets come under scrutiny and rapid savings/ROI is more important than ever.”

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Arkestro

OCTOBER 3, 2024

SolutionMap contains 500+ RFI requirements across 15 procurement technology solutions with mandatory demos and impartial, anonymized customer ratings. Moreover, tech investment stakes are also higher than ever as budgets come under scrutiny and rapid savings/ROI is more important than ever.”

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 5, 2023

You can scale your cloud resources up or down to meet demand, and costs will follow. However, cloud services costs can be higher than anticipated, so monitoring and optimizing your cloud spend is critical. Why do you need cloud cost optimization? Limit data transfer fees by avoiding unnecessary data transfers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Lead generation is a pivotal process for business growth in any industry, including supply chain and logistics. Email and LinkedIn outreach campaigns enable sales teams to reach out to prospects and quickly convert them to customers without harming a company’s budget.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

Re-platforming With a re-platforming migration, some adjustments or optimizations are made to the applications before moving them to the cloud. Cost overruns Estimating and controlling expenses throughout a cloud migration and beyond is hard work.

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Arkestro

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Then we’ll discuss how AI and other innovative technologies are removing current complexities, allowing oil and gas companies to reduce costs, optimize supply chains, and make data-driven decisions. As a result, the industry’s efficiency is falling while operational costs rise. trillion.

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Arkestro

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Getting a Thanksgiving dinner from farm to table is an intricately complex affair for food and beverage procurement teams, with supply chain shortages, inflation, and rising food costs affecting consumer decisions all playing a part. Supply chain, logistics, and supply all dictate how the market price shapes up.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

IBM and AWS partnership focuses on delivering solutions in areas like: Supply chain optimization with AI-infused Planning Analytics IBM Planning Analytics on AWS offers a powerful platform for supply chain optimization, blending IBM’s analytics expertise with AWS’s cloud capabilities.

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TYA Suite

AUGUST 26, 2024

For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), optimizing procurement processes is essential for maintaining a competitive edge and ensuring operational efficiency. With the right SMBs can streamline their purchasing activities, reduce costs, and enhance overall productivity.

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Arkestro

JUNE 20, 2023

You may face challenges such as choosing reliable suppliers, controlling costs, and managing orders. Research-backed procurement strategies can help CFOs achieve their goals while minimizing risk exposure across global supply chains. This is where cross-department collaboration comes into play.

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Arkestro

APRIL 25, 2023

The workforce shortage reached half a million this year , and many sectors continue to grapple with increased lead times, and volatile material costs. In fact, 71% of all companies said the cost of raw materials is the biggest threat to their supply chain in 2023. from February 2020 to August 2022.

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Finale Inventory

AUGUST 23, 2024

The Basics of Inventory Management Software Inventory management software, also known as inventory control software, is a specialized tool developed to help businesses effectively track, manage, and optimize their inventory levels. Look for software that offers the features you require, has good user reviews, and fits within your budget.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Procurement differs from purchasing in a few key ways: Strategic focus : Procurement has a strategic, long-term focus on analyzing spend, reducing costs, managing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk. Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships.

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Skill Dynamics

JUNE 26, 2024

Supply chain and procurement leaders are continually tasked with planning an eLearning project. We’re dedicated to empowering procurement and supply chain teams to be successful in their roles, and our eLearning courses offer a scalable and affordable way to upskill your team through tailored supply chain management education.

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Finale Inventory

JUNE 13, 2024

In this article, we will explore the importance of inventory management in ecommerce, take a closer look at Finale Inventory solutions, discuss how to implement inventory management solutions, optimize your inventory management practices, and delve into the future trends in inventory management.

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Finale Inventory

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Businesses use the supply chain to order and distribute goods to consumers. Supply chain layers work together to create and distribute products across the globe. However, disturbances in this chain can disrupt access to goods and other business functions. What Is the Bullwhip Effect?

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JULY 25, 2022

Over the past two years, we’ve seen how supply chains are constantly changing and facing uncertainties. The latest updates can help you keep up with your industry competition, reduce costs and optimize your supply chain network to improve performance and mitigate risks. .

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data. Read part 1 here , part 2 here and part 3 here.

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EazyStock

JUNE 23, 2022

Gartner defines big data as: “…high-volume, -velocity and -variety information assets that demand cost-effective, innovative forms of information processing for enhanced insight and decision making”. When it comes to supply chain and inventory management, the amount of data available can be overwhelming. Processing big data.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

E-procurement IT solutions improve process automation, increase spending under management, reduce maverick spend, improve cross-functional process/data integration (e.g., budget compliance and inventory availability), enable effective spend, preferred supplier and category management.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Integrated planning incorporates supply chain planning, demand planning, and demand forecasts so the company can quickly assess the impact on inventory levels, supply chain logistics, production plans, and customer service capacity.

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Solvoyo

JULY 21, 2020

Here are 4 distinct reasons why you should prefer a supply chain platform as opposed to a collection of supply chain tools to ensure success in your digital transformation journey: 1) A platform is a living ecosystem. With a toolset, you get the underlying technology to build a supply chain “something.”

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Planergy

MARCH 2, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. Introduction To Tail Spend Analysis Tail spend analysis examines a company’s spending patterns and identifies opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

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TYA Suite

JULY 17, 2024

In today’s competitive market, effective inventory management is critical for small businesses looking to optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction. Limited resources, smaller staff, and tighter budgets mean that efficient inventory management is crucial.

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Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. This would mean that 70% of your spending is going toward one type of product—in this case, stationery—and 30% is being spent on other types of office supplies.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

A recent survey 1 found that cloud over-spending was higher in 2022 than in the previous year: 56% of companies surveyed admitted that spending on public cloud was significantly over budget, some by over 20% to 30% of their intended spend. But there’s another option: cloud management platforms and FinOps to better manage costs.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Invoice-to-Pay is therefore an integral part of the whole procurement process, and typically includes the following tasks: Rather than the traditional silo’s of Invoice processing, budget allocation and payments, ensuring AP is not an isolated process but part of the whole procurement journey is important. Invoice-to-Pay from Ivalua.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Digitalization has had a profound impact on the manufacturing sector, enabling businesses to optimize processes, improve quality and reduce costs. This technology also enables manufacturers to produce spare parts on-demand, reducing the need for large inventories and improving supply chain efficiency.

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Strategic Sourceror

JUNE 21, 2022

A McKinsey report shows that two-thirds of all ERP transformation projects have a negative ROI and three-quarters of them fail to stay on budget and end up taking far l onger than expected. This isn't an uncommon phenomenon either. 3 Success Tips for ERP Implementation 1. Brought to you by the StrategicSourceror.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The other data from other devices are historical routes do determine congestion and route optimization, speeds and miles traveled, and more. After you’ve narrowed down the options as much as possible from research, request live demos. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. Horizontal integration refers to a company expanding its operations by acquiring or merging with other companies operating at the same supply chain level.

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Pipefy

MAY 22, 2024

During this time, they’re considering the immediate and long-term costs associated with whichever software they choose. The options are down to two, so they’ve decided to conduct a TOC analysis before requesting additional information and demos. Follow these suggestions to improve total cost of ownership.

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Solvoyo

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Traditionally, well-run RFI and RFP processes try to reduce the risk of deployment failure for the buyer via questions and a demo, and sometimes a proof-of-concept study with made-up data. We believe T&L is the obvious choice for optimizing the purchase process for a true SaaS solution! .

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