IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Your customers, employees and shareholders want to know you have a plan to address supply chain sustainability. Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted to products and delivered to market.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

At Ivalua, we’ve seen how a Procure-to-Pay business process ensures sustained benefits through good buying practices, improves visibility and swifter issue resolution, and enables proactive management of suppliers. Solution: Automate end-to-end processes. Pain-Point: Manage supplier risk and visibility.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2022

Consumers also expect transparency – in product origin, quality standards, and how organizations are improving their environmental and sustainability efforts. . High levels of visibility reduce supply chain risk and address sustainability initiatives, such as tracking a product’s full line of custody.

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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.

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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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Procurement Tactics

MAY 22, 2023

Sustainable Procurement Course Maintain profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. Integration of different logistics activities provides visibility of the entire operation to key stakeholders and management, which can lead to better decision-making based on solid data. Why is it important?

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 10, 2024

Just 1% of respondents to a poll Procurement Leaders conducted at the World Procurement Congress said they have “excellent” multi-tier visibility of the supply base. Which leaves 28% of those who responded admitting that the visibility they have is “not great” and, at best, goes as far as Tier-1. This is surprising.

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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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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Viparis has chosen Ivalua and CKS to equip its Procurement department with a software suite that meets the challenges of an exceptional deadline for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and will help sustain the Group’s growth. With Ivalua, we benefit from a fully integrated, end-to-end process that meets this goal perfectly.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

. ​ Automotive supply chain facts Up to 50 percent of unscheduled downtime is due to a lack of spare parts or stockouts ( The Importance of Inventory Optimization in MRO, July 2015 , Aberdeen Group) Generally, 99% of [semiconductor] manufacturing foundries have no visibility where the part is going. Why is this happening?

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. Sustainable Procurement Course Maintain profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. These tools allow for automated, integration to suppliers and visibility in procurement data at any time.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 17, 2023

Today I’m joined by GateHouse Maritime , a market-leading ocean tech brand that is using its expertise and deep industry knowledge to make ocean visibility simple. GateHouse Maritime delivers next-generation data insights for end-to-end ocean visibility. What’s important is that you try to plan better!

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 8, 2023

Sustainable Procurement Course Maintain profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. Additionally, integrating automated systems and tools for inventory tracking and management can increase productivity by saving time and providing real-time visibility into inventory status. Inventory Management Software 1.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 20, 2023

Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. This integration enables businesses to have real-time visibility into order status, inventory levels, and supplier performance, enabling them to make informed decisions and respond quickly to changing market demands.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Leverage new technologies (machine learning, AI, IoT) for visibility across the end-to-end supply chain. Enact sustainability practices throughout the delivery process.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Automation will enable organizations to identify and resolve critical supply chain issues faster with end-to-end visibility , advanced analytics and actionable workflows. Improve visibility across manufacturing, operations, and distribution Orchestrate your end-to-end supply chain with a smarter control tower.

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ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

Once an organization has the complete Strategic Payment cycle in place CFOs can use the end-to-end visibility to control bottom-line growth with targeted programs. . They can also set up agreeable terms for suppliers who align with their overall diversity and sustainability missions.

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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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ivalua

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Many large organizations implement a Procure to Pay platform with the aim to deliver efficiency, visibility, simplicity, and compliance. Procurement as end-to-end process owner . while optimizing the needs for efficiency, simplicity, visibility, and compliance. But there are two issues in practice.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority. The Visibility Challenge: Why Seeing Clearly Matters A major insight from the report is the visibility gap, particularly with tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 14, 2023

Today Will Urban, Chief Revenue Officer at Flexport, joins me to chat all about the company and what they do; making sustainability a priority; the importance of providing visibility and control in a fragmented industry; and why global trade is a force for good. 41.15] The future for Flexport. “We 41.15] The future for Flexport.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Configuration is a far more logical and sustainable approach. Our Public Portal provides public access to solicitation, awarded contracts, analytics, and details of the end-to-end bid management process to provide greater visibility, context, and supplier inclusion for active and planned solicitations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

The impending changes include connected, end-to-end, value chains, and more intelligent, automated, and autonomous distribution systems. This gives the supply chain manager not only greater visibility into the supply chain itself, but also visibility into the supply chain stakeholder dynamics within or even outside the organization.

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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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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. All of these aspects impact procurement processes.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

When it comes to the latter, retail leaders are also facing new government regulations that make sustainability promises a must-have rather than a nice-to-have. The good news is that sustainability and profitability go hand-in-hand, especially in the retail supply chain. Simple: communicate! Checking all these boxes is no small feat.

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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. By gaining visibility into spending patterns, demand, supplier performance, and supply markets–opportunities will be uncovered. Ready to revolutionize your S2P process? Let’s get started below!

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Despite the cataclysmic disruption caused by the pandemic, inertia will prevent real and sustainable progress from being made. Supply Chain and it’s importance is more visible than at any time in history. And having the courage to implement these changes will be the real test of leadership. The pandemic has brought this about.

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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. 52.14] The future for Altana.

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Una

JULY 28, 2022

Let’s examine a handful of examples: IT, Sustainability, and Finance. Gain visibility and control of auto-renewing IT contracts, enabling the business to reconsider and renegotiate if necessary. Partnering with the sustainability team. This is a complex and lengthy exercise requiring an end-to-end review of the supply chain.

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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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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. Similarly, the control and visibility delivered by a good TMS solution supports the accurate management of a diversified supply chain. Develop a Risk Mitigation Strategy.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In sourcing, the AI can rapidly analyze supplier options based on pricing, quality, sustainability and other factors to identify optimal partners, while also predicting performance to mitigate risk. These AI-powered source-to-pay innovations will empower our clients to balance cost, risk and sustainability and become more agile and resilient.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The end to end electronic connectivity of all elements of the Supply Chain, as enabled by an extensive array of exciting new technologies, will define all progression over the next few decades. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Digital Supply Chain? Conclusion. What’s the message?

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