Strategic Sourceror

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

For these reasons, many high-end supply chain organizations are investing their money into visibility solutions to get a better handle on their supply chains. Why is visibility so important? Reduced costs Ultimately, visibility boils down into long-term operational efficiency. Brought to you by the StrategicSourceror.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

They consider factors—like supplier performance or sustainability —that support long-term partnerships, advance business needs and increase purchasing power. Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Visibility. Visibility into other key inventory (e.g., Automate to ensure consistent service levels Without real-time demand sensing combined with visibility into performance across supplier networks, increasing grid/energy demands for consumers and growing communities can lead to product excess or shortages.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Manufacturers with a global supply chain network took the brunt of suspended operations during the pandemic. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined!

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

Sustainable asset performance has become one of the key drivers in decision-making for asset planning and grid modernization business processes. Existing network assets are aging, and more intelligent asset management strategies must emerge to maintain and replace the grid within tightening budgets.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

​ Many companies are beginning to recognize that rebuilding supply networks is imperative to remain viable in a rapidly transforming global automotive sector. 3 tips for accelerating the path to a more resilient and sustainable automotive supply chain 1. Why is this happening?

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Value chain : Transparency in operations and across multiple supplier tiers gives you visibility into potential gaps in supply continuity. Information sharing through supplier collaboration supports effective inventory management and enables you to plan proactively while identifying risks such as shortages and delays.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 14, 2020

Define the contours of your supply chain network from end-to-end – inbound from vendors to production facilities and outbound from DCs to customers. Validate Capacity Within the Logistics Network. Diversifying the array of suppliers within the supply chain is as important as diversifying the carriers within the network.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

3 steps to building healthcare supply chain resiliency Step 1: Improve visibility and proactivity Hospital systems work with multiple fragmented teams, technologies and processes to manage daily operations, leading to a pervasive lack of data visibility. Supply expenses escalate due to over-ordering, waste and emergency orders.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The global food supply chain is an interconnected and complex network that doesn’t always follow a linear path: while some companies are responsible for providing their data requirements, they may also rely on upstream parties for previous historical visibility.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 6, 2015

The biggest implication of this new imposition on procurement process is that now procurement managers have to deliver suppliers that are cost conscious and timely in their operations but at the same time can adapt to the changing demands of end customers. Reducing the dependence on a sole supplier is crucial in managing risk.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Perttu Nihti, Chief Product Officer, spoke about setting the stage for a touchless future by addressing major industry trends, such as AI innovation and automation, increasing fraud, regulatory compliance, labor shortages, the importance of data and sustainability and ESG considerations.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. I suggest that KPIs should rather indicate how well-orchestrated the end-to-end network is (e.g.,

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Technology-driven visibility AI and machine learning can be used to analyze large amounts of data quickly and accurately, providing insights that can improve forecasting, inventory management, and customer service. A supply chain control tower can connect many sources of data-driven information and improve end-to-end visibility.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 12, 2024

Altana is the world’s first Value Chain Management System – a unified, comprehensive approach that goes far beyond supply chain risk management, with unprecedented visibility, contextualized netrt across business areas, and a collaborative network with end-to-end workflows to get jobs done.

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

With an increasing influence on operational and financial performance, tracking and managing ESG goals has become a top priority for companies, too, as they look at ways to incorporate sustainability into all points of the supply chain. Organizations need to prepare, as regulation on these matters will only continue to increase.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Working within a resilient global supply chain results in complexities around basic matters like communication, time zones and languages, along with more challenging aspects like risk management, compliance and sustainability. That alone increases efficiency,” he continued.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

Suppose you stay ahead of trends like AI optimization, blockchain transparency, and sustainable practices. Top Logistics Trends in 2024 As businesses seek higher efficiency and resilience, the supply chain trends for this year reflect a resumed focus on digitization, sustainability, and agility. billion by 2026.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 27, 2021

For that reason we wonder whether the resilient Supply Chain is a passing fad or a sustainable strategy? Why do we face this uncertainty and lack of sustainable resolve to establish resilient Supply Chains? It’s hard to get more resilient than having real time visibility and decision making. So What’s the Problem?

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Finale Inventory

JANUARY 27, 2025

As a crucial component of a comprehensive barcode inventory system , scanning technology enables businesses to maintain real-time visibility of their inventory movements. This instantaneous update ensures that inventory counts remain accurate and shipment tracking stays current, providing visibility throughout the fulfillment process.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability. Sustainability Together with traceability and transparency comes sustainability—and 60% of CEOs say they’re already feeling pressure to be more transparent about their organization’s sustainability performance.¹

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The key question is: What are you doing to continuously make yours more sustainable? A sustainable supply chain needs to embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practices into how raw materials are sourced, turned into products and delivered to market. There’s no such thing as a perfect supply chain.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Depending on the specific needs of the client, the scope of contract logistics can range from managing individual aspects of the supply chain to offering full end-to-end solutions. These providers have established networks, infrastructure, and economies of scale that enable them to operate more efficiently and cost-effectively.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 7, 2021

From automating processes, generating higher visibility to garnering real-time insights, AI has become a tool that supply chain leaders can’t just ignore. Supply networks become more complex, fluid and dispersed with every passing day. According to research by CISION , by 2024, AI-led SCM market will reach $1.3

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2021

Distribution Network. Find customers or distributors networks that will sell the foodstuffs. You can generate channel partnerships with local organisations or internally create distribution structures that can sustain the networks. Link these channels with reliable logistics networks.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. SCaaS providers typically use advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain to improve visibility, traceability, and collaboration across the supply chain.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. 5) It provides you with a valuable starting point for understanding supplier sustainability performance.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. 5) It provides you with a valuable starting point for understanding supplier sustainability performance.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 2, 2018

Inventory Optimization requires an organization to sustain and maintain the right mix of cost versus service. The start-point for any Inventory Optimization initiative is Visibility. Getting the mix right is difficult and like any plan it requires constant fine-tuning to take account of the many variables that impact stock.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 11, 2021

This begs the question: How does each system talk to the rest of the network? Maintaining an E2E chain of custody is almost impossible. Achieving the end game of ‘customer delight’ requires visibility and control over each touch point until the product is in the customers hands – not to mention returns handling.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 24, 2023

Never in modern history have supply chain leaders had more visibility, vulnerability, or accountability laid squarely at their feet. Supply chains need to evolve from low cost and optimized to risk-resilient and sustainable and SAP can help. I’m managing more than just warehouse operations. I see women leaders rising to the top.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Sustainability SCM plays a key role in corporate sustainability initiatives by reducing carbon emissions in transportation and promoting ethical sourcing. It enables greener and more sustainable business operations. Ongoing risk monitoring, control towers, and supply chain visibility enable rapid response.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

According to Geraint John , Vice President Analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain practice, “Supply chain executives overwhelmingly recognize the necessity to make their networks more resilient and agile.” This includes visibility across multiple departments and divisions and across your extended supplier and partner ecosystem.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

The concept of “connected logistics” covers the relevant end-to-end processes of warehouse management, transportation management, track & trace and the entire logistics network. Thus, increased real-time visibility into shipments leads to more efficient throughput of goods and reduced logistics lead times.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As supply chain leaders, we’ve seen unprecedented levels of disruption, challenges with our ecosystem trading partner networks, tariff wars, real wars and tremendous turnover in human capital. Many supply chain structures remain functionally siloed and struggle to execute predictably end-to-end.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2020

The visibility to and the impacts of this disruption is also unprecedented. Some companies have figured out how to enable curb-side pickup, or fulfillment from within stores, which certainly has helped sustain some level of business. Cyber security with personal equipment and unsecured networks will be a prime consideration.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 4, 2021

Forecasts never improved in any meaningful or sustainable way. Deploy a “Don’t Touch” supply chain strategy wherein you minimized all excess handling, movement and storage of goods throughout your entire network. Let’s create an action plan to improve the forecasting. Focus on process simplification everywhere.

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