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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Jaggaer

JULY 7, 2020

Over time, this engagement has expanded globally and is still focused on one of the most testing categories of sourcing and contract management within procurement: transport and logistics. In 2019 the company decided to embark on a project to implement global dashboards for sourcing and contracting events. The Solution.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

So why is it that the Supply Chain in so many companies is being run without the end to end visibility needed to even function, yet which we have in our personal lives? In this age of exponential growth in digital connectivity the time has come to ensure you have End to End Supply Chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

So why is it that the Supply Chain in so many companies is being run without the end to end visibility needed to even function, yet which we have in our personal lives? In this age of exponential growth in digital connectivity the time has come to ensure you have End to End Supply Chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Once admired just-in-time systems have faltered badly. One of the fundamental problems which has contributed to the current breakdowns is the sheer lack of visibility. Comprehensive visibility, in real time, would enable the most informed, holistic decision making necessary to deal with what is going on.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It’s a good time to reflect on recent global events and what this should mean for the future. Despite the cataclysmic disruption caused by the pandemic, inertia will prevent real and sustainable progress from being made. And having the courage to implement these changes will be the real test of leadership.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

By removing the friction in global supply chains, for the first time, the payment and the sourcing event are seamlessly linked. This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

First-class OpenTelemetry support Full-stack observability demands thorough visibility and comprehension. OpenTelemetry serves as an indispensable tool for achieving comprehensive visibility, facilitating streamlined practices with common instrumentation, portable formats and interoperable pipelines. Ansible®, PagerDuty, etc.).

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A dedicated supplier portal connecting buyers and suppliers can provide a basic communication venue. Beyond this are more challenging activities such as complex eSourcing events. For the 32 percent who spend over 25 hours a week, the time consumed cost more than $260,000 annually. Is it possible to lighten this load?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The list of challenges is long: cloud attack surface sprawl, complex application environments, information overload from disparate tools, noise from false positives and low-risk events, just to name a few. Greater visibility and speed are core requirements for effective cybersecurity.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

S2P is the end-to-end process that encompasses all the activities between an organization and its suppliers. Either through data analysis or demand from the business–there is a need to execute a sourcing event. Supplier on-boarding time: S2P can significantly reduce the time it takes to on-board new suppliers.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Let’s explore the technical details of how observability works in different technology stacks and why it should be adopted universally: Mobile applications : Observability in mobile applications involves instrumenting code to capture relevant events, metrics and logs.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

Whether it will be worth it, only time will tell. The amplified visibility lets companies verify the authenticity and provenance of products, reduces the risk of counterfeiting, and helps ensure regulatory compliance. An expensive one, we dare say. Blockchain and supply chain transparency We can’t complete our list without blockchains.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 11, 2023

Yet today, IT organizations lack visibility into the specific business processes those applications deliver and the context of how those processes are connected and impacted by the underlying container, cloud and infrastructure platforms they manage. Track business processes end-to-end through the IT stack.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They need strong SCM practices to help work out the logistics of transporting goods across long distances and through multiple countries without creating longer lead times or delays. By developing contingency plans and resilient supply chains, companies can continue to operate even when unexpected events occur.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In times of pressure and crisis , highly responsive and trustworthy suppliers make agility possible. Following widely-known standards keeps your vendor options open so you’re not locked into sourcing from a small pool of specialty suppliers that can negatively impact time to market.

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Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 11, 2023

For IBM, Think is a perfect time for us to connect, collaborate and help our clients and partners continue to forge ahead with digital transformation and innovation. AIOps Insights is a SaaS deployment option for incident management and remediation that provides a comprehensive, real-time view of an organization’s IT environment.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 16, 2020

Here are three reasons why logistics management software like TMS, YMS Freight Audit and others is essential to the survival of business during events like global pandemic. So how does logistics management software prepare shippers to accommodate any business environment – even those that materialize in the wake of unexpected events?

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They all work toward the common goal of creating secure, compliant, real-time, ubiquitous and low-cost payment rails. Liquidity must be managed 24 hours a day to ensure the availability of funds for both customers and the bank’s real-time payments, alongside clearing and settlement systems.

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Solvoyo

AUGUST 17, 2020

What about real-time data processing, scalability or accuracy? Here are 5 reasons why spreadsheets are not the best alternative as a supply chain planning tool anymore : 1) Lack of end-to-end visibility to the overall supply chain. This gets in the way of having end-to-end visibility to the overall workflow.

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Solvoyo

AUGUST 17, 2020

What about real-time data processing, scalability or accuracy? Here are 5 reasons why spreadsheets are not the best alternative as a supply chain planning tool anymore : 1) Lack of end-to-end visibility to the overall supply chain. This gets in the way of having end-to-end visibility to the overall workflow.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In DevOps , the concept of observability has evolved to refer to the end-to-end visibility of a system state as dictated by telemetry data. Logs Logs include discrete events recorded every time something occurs in the system, such as status or error messages, or transaction details.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Consolidating security technologies is made easier with CNAPP, which also increases visibility into organizational operations and allows for more command over security and compliance issues in the cloud. Better Integration and Earlier Detection Attributed to Raised Visibility.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Customers receive orders on-time without backlogs. It reduces vulnerabilities and exposure to events like natural disasters, geopolitical changes, and cyberattacks. Plan The planning phase focuses on forecasting demand to determine what products are needed, the quantities required, and timing of orders.

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Pipefy

JULY 24, 2024

This long-term data visibility gives business leaders the ability to find market patterns and trends; they can then make data-based decisions to drive their companies ahead of competition. AI process optimization can also automate many mundane tasks, freeing up time for users to perform nuanced, high-value, and high-priority work.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue. Visibility provides regulatory and consumer assurance in the face of issues like counterfeiting. To combat these issues, health and pharma need supply chain visibility—all the way down the supply chain. Climate change is also a massive issue.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 6, 2023

It is more challenging than ever for IT operations (ITOps) teams to maintain a complete view of their end-to-end IT environment and effectively manage events and incidents. As modern IT environments have grown in complexity, the number of tools used to manage them has also proliferated.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

Logs: Logs are a record of events that occur within a software or application component. They are also more focused than logs and follow the end-to-end journey of a single request as it moves through the application stack. Prometheus is a time-series database for end-to-end monitoring of time-series data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic created a dramatic and highly visible disruption in that paradigm. When the pandemic winds down there is a very real danger that people will go back to doing, and viewing, things the way they were before the pandemic. Risk management is real. Much of the training is in specific skills (eg.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

First-class OpenTelemetry support Full-stack observability demands thorough visibility and comprehension. OpenTelemetry serves as an indispensable tool for achieving comprehensive visibility, facilitating streamlined practices with common instrumentation, portable formats and interoperable pipelines. Ansible®, PagerDuty, etc.).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 27, 2021

According to mixmov.io , “Supply chain resilience is a supply chain’s ability to be prepared for unexpected risk events. Stuff happens, and it happens all the time. Think about how many times you’ve been asked to review a Disaster Recovery plan. That is not a task for the faint of heart. control towers).

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Finale Inventory

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Scanning a label takes a fraction of the time needed to jot down even the briefest of details – and items are immediately visible in your online system with full product details available. Cycle counting is the practice of counting a rotating subset of your inventory on a regular, frequent basis. Adopt continuous cycle counts.

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Pipefy

MARCH 28, 2024

Process orchestration is a process management method that empowers businesses to seamlessly interweave many automated processes, people, and software for increased productivity, time and cost savings, and security. It ensures that workflows are operating smoothly and guarantees the expected results for each process, every time it runs.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Using real-time monitoring and visualization tools, operations teams can track the health of distributed systems and detect anomalies or failures. They can identify the impact of specific events on system behaviour and respond promptly to mitigate any issues.

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Finale Inventory

JULY 3, 2024

By accurately monitoring inventory, businesses can avoid stockouts, reduce carrying costs, and make informed purchasing decisions. From order placement to fulfillment, businesses need a streamlined process to ensure timely and accurate deliveries. Customers expect seamless order processing, timely updates, and accurate deliveries.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Just-in-time (JIT) became an artform and masters of the practice achieved new levels of precision. The time has come to change the maniacal focus on efficiency for one that balances both efficiency and resilience. How to get started with supply chain resiliency . And this list is far from comprehensive.

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