IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Here are some reasons why sustainability is a differentiator that can increase revenue and profits: Differentiate your brand: Over the last 12 months , certain brand values have become more important when deciding to shop sustainably or ethically in some categories.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The following are examples of strategic sourcing use cases: Transparency and traceability From fast fashion to fluorite, consumers and stakeholders are keyed into product provenance—expecting brands to uphold ethical, responsible sourcing practices. And from that group, 71% would pay a premium for it.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Information must flow constantly to enable planning and management of inventory, production scheduling, order fulfillment, and more. Effective supply chain management (SCM) provides numerous benefits: Increased Profitability Efficient SCM reduces costs associated with production, inventory holding, transportation, and logistics.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 24, 2023

Because professionals across the global chain are still rebalancing inventory levels and offshoring strategies after the start of the decade, hallmarked by unprecedented chaos that pushed the supply chain front-and-center for business leaders and consumers. Demonstrate a strong work ethic by always following through on your commitments.

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The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 24, 2022

Understanding the value of pre-emptive end-to-end supply chain management. He sees it like the Google Maps of b2b commerce, giving customers multi-tiered visibility of supply chain networks by using a broad pool of datasets, all stitched together with AI. Visibility is lacking, all round and this needs to change.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This end-to-end workflow , typically managed by procurement and finance teams, ensures compliance, efficiency, and transparency across transactions. Supplier information stored in different systems rarely aligns, creating a lack of visibility across suppliers and spending that hinders strategic decision-making.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

With Procurement behind the drive for sustainable/ethical supply of goods and services to efficiently and effectively support the operations of the organisation. Addressing ethical business and supply chain practices. Payment terms, Inventory and capital spend are also key areas for focus. Managing money well.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 12, 2018

As the expert of a specific category of products, the in-depth knowledge of the Retail Category Manager will drive the pricing, shelving, marketing and promotions of the category’s products to make them as visible, accessible, and appealing to customers as possible. inventory reflecting business demand. Visibility of activity.

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Claritum

AUGUST 4, 2020

Procurement behind the drive for sustainable/ethical supply of goods and services to efficiently and effectively support the operations of the. Addressing ethical business and supply chain practices. Having a true understanding of the end to end impact of their Category of. Extent of control / visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Recent projects include the digital transformation of a worldwide service and repair parts program; enabling an OEM’s end-to-end supply chain visibility of outsourced manufacturers, assemblers, distribution hubs and 3PL’s; and forming a B2B business development capability for a successful B2C eCommerce company.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, only 3% of companies apply automated execution and 7% autonomous end to end planning. For example a monthly triggered risk analysis (set of simulations) from your e2e supply chain. There need to be controls for machine ethics and bias in automation and augmentation.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

The challenges that shape this lack of confidence in their current protection and security processes include full compliance with data legislation and standards, feeling their operational data (management, financials, supply chain, inventory, and personnel) is protected and secure, and their customer’s data is secure.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Collaborative efforts between stakeholders, enhanced visibility through digital technologies, and strategic inventory management are pivotal in mitigating the impact of supply chain disruptions and ensuring the continued flow of goods to meet consumer demand.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Leading companies will invest in AI, ML and intelligent workflows to deliver end-to-end forecasting capabilities that utilize real-time feeds from multiple data sources, leveraging hundreds of AI and ML models, to deliver more granular and accurate forecasts and customer insights.

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