IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

Apache Kafka stands as a widely recognized open source event store and stream processing platform. All major cloud providers provide managed data streaming services to meet this growing demand. You can fix the issue by changing your producer settings, for example, by batching or scaling your plan to optimize performance.

Data 83

Data Import Management Product management 83

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

MES systems can assist managers with process management and process control, helping to facilitate optimal performance of manufacturing. They can create and distribute information across the production line, dispatching work orders and work instructions based on trigger events.

supply chain software solutions 68

supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 68

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2019

“Product managers have traditionally implemented AI technologies to enhance procurement processes through automation or augmentation, or by improving user experience. “The first step in developing successful decision guidance systems is to develop robust procurement workflows from multiple sources of data.”.

Procurement 60

Procurement supply chain software solutions Suppliers Sourcing 60

Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

More recently, he launched Relish’s direct spend solution for sourcing and retail for direct spend, resulting in more than $300M in annual revenue. Jeremy has also led more than 5 different software application mergers from different companies, and developed a product management on-boarding program for all new hires.

Data 52

Data Risk Suppliers supply chain software solutions 52

Let's Talk Supply Chain

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Cybercrime, supply chain disruption, climate change, socioeconomic turmoil – every day seems to bring yet another challenge for compliance, leaving many organizations fighting to keep up. The key is that you have a single source of truth – one set of data.” 28.52] Craig and Laurie’s advice for achieving supply chain compliance.

e2e 52

e2e Export supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The quality of outputs depends heavily on training data, adjusting the model’s parameters and prompt engineering, so responsible data sourcing and bias mitigation are crucial. Product development : Generative AI is increasingly utilized by product designers for optimizing design concepts on a large scale.

Data 118

Data Ethics Quality Project management 118

Finale Inventory

JULY 29, 2024

A dealer acts as an intermediary within the supply chain, connecting manufacturers or distributors with end customers. Operating across various industries such as automotive, electronics, or consumer goods, dealers are key in bringing products to the market. Defining the Terms: Dealer and Distributor What is a Dealer?

Inventory 52

Inventory Supply Chain Efficiency Vendor relationships Supply Chain Optimization 52

Finale Inventory

AUGUST 22, 2024

They form the backbone of your supply chain, ensuring a consistent and uninterrupted flow of goods. Reliable suppliers also minimize the risk of delays, product shortages, and other supply chain disruptions that could negatively impact your business.

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions 52

Finale Inventory

AUGUST 22, 2024

A clear understanding of COGS enables businesses to implement effective inventory management practices, ensuring optimal stock levels and reducing the risk of obsolescence or stockouts. Direct Labor Costs Direct labor costs include wages and benefits paid to employees directly involved in production.

Raw materials 52

Raw materials Inventory Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

An observability solution offers valuable insights to multiple stakeholders engaged in software development and operations, with benefits that extend to developers, operations teams, product managers and even business stakeholders. We’ve made improvements based on those metrics, and to this day, continue to do so.”

Real-time Visibility 55

Real-time Visibility Import e2e Product management 55

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

We have contributed semantic conventions for database servers and provided the open source OpenTelemetry Database Data Collector, expanding OpenTelemetry and Instana’s support for monitoring database servers. By using this feature, your infrastructure map will be enriched to show where the websites are hosted.

Innovation 84

Innovation e2e Real-time Visibility Sourcing 84

Pipefy

AUGUST 1, 2023

It can also reveal the sources of these issues, which gives leadership the means to create a plan of action to not only solve them, but also withstand market volatility, develop the business, and take it into the future. They standardize every possible process, then set specific goals and run trials to optimize each task.

Strategy 52

Strategy supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 52

Finale Inventory

JULY 21, 2024

Breaking Down the Components of Total Manufacturing Cost Understanding the components of total manufacturing cost is important for optimizing operations and profitability. Direct Materials Cost Direct materials cost includes expenses for raw materials and components used in production.

Raw materials 52

Raw materials Price supply chain budgeting Inventory 52

Jaggaer

MAY 12, 2020

Sourcing automation. Supply-Chain and Invoice automation. Sourcing Strategy Advisor. Back in September 2018 Gartner wrote , “Technology product managers must develop AI solutions that are aligned with high-priority procurement use cases, enhance user experience and improve supplier loyalty to gain their confidence.”

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Suppliers 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In financial services, PwC has put together massive amounts of data from the US Census Bureau, US financial data, and other public licensed sources to create $ecure, a large-scale model of 320 million US consumers’ financial decisions. What you get is optimized scenarios that maximize revenues. Check out Supply Chain 4.0!

Supply Chain Efficiency 54

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Buyers supply chain software solutions 54

Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2024

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Read on to learn more about how effective vendor analysis can help you streamline your supply chain management efforts! You can work together to address any issues, improve performance, and optimize processes.

Vendor management 52

Vendor management Suppliers Quality Supply Chain Efficiency 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

We have contributed semantic conventions for database servers and provided the open source OpenTelemetry Database Data Collector, expanding OpenTelemetry and Instana’s support for monitoring database servers. By using this feature, your infrastructure map will be enriched to show where the websites are hosted.

Innovation 43

Innovation e2e Real-time Visibility Sourcing 43