IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

The good news is, it’s possible to alleviate these perilous pain points by building healthcare supply chain resilience. Supply expenses escalate due to over-ordering, waste and emergency orders. Supply expenses escalate due to over-ordering, waste and emergency orders.

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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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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Supply chain resiliency is also a critical objective for HS2, as the industry contends with challenges including commodities, hyperinflation of material prices, deficits in skilled labour and changing consumption habits. What is HS2? HS2 will form the backbone of the UK’s transport network.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

The budget, or annual operating plan, is normally the first year of the strategy. Integrated Business Planning serves to align enterprise wide plans with the organization’s strategy. Decisions from an IBP meeting need to be made in the light of the company’s vision and strategy.

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HICX

MAY 12, 2023

In his words, “If we don’t have visibility of it, we don’t know where to go at it.” Analytics, on the other hand, done correctly, can provide this visibility. He gives an example in the area of supply chain resilience. We do not need an end-to-end solution.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

We need to bring cost, resilience and sustainability into harmony and in doing so we need to look again at strategic leadership in the function. From resilience to agility As Iain was quick to point out, there is no shortage of people offering advice on supply chain resilience. This is the first of two articles.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Risk Management and Mitigation Supply chains face risks like natural disasters, geopolitical events, labor disputes, supplier failures, and cyber attacks. Risk management strategies include supplier diversification, security stock buffers, business continuity planning, and scenario modeling.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 17, 2024

As the future of commerce unfolds, each use case interacts holistically to transform the customer journey from end-to-end–for customers, for employees, and for their partners. Experience building strategies like these have been  used by online retailers for years. But none of these use cases exist in a vacuum.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

80% of manufacturers report MRO asset management in their facilities needs improvement 60% of construction companies admit their industry is behind when it comes to adopting digital technology 5 ways the industrial sector can improve its supply chain resiliency 1. Optimize your maintenance inventory.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2025

These AI agents leverage real-time data, predictive analytics, and generative AI to enhance resilience, reduce costs, and improve overall efficiency in AI-driven supply chain resilience. The integration of blockchain and AI further strengthens supply chain transparency and helps address issues such as counterfeit goods.

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