Supply chain solutions

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How our supply chain solutions can help

Exceed customer expectations and differentiate your band

Get your customers what they need – when and where they need it – while preserving business continuity.

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Enable intelligent, end-to-end supply chain visibility and transparency

Get real-time intelligence and actionable recommendations to reduce disruption mitigation time from days to hours.

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Simplify, expedite and automate supplier management

Reduce the time, cost and risk associated with qualifying, validating and managing new suppliers and respond to supplier issues quickly — even in times of crisis.

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Sense and respond to changes in demand

Evolve supply chain planning and processes to reduce operational silos, respond to market disruptions, mitigate risk and maintain business continuity.

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Supply chain client success stories

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JOANN Stores

See how IBM helped JOANN Stores’ supply chain quickly respond to COVID-19.

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Anheuser-Busch

IBM Business Transaction Intelligence with AI gives Anheuser-Busch end-to-end visibility into transaction lifecycles.

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Farmer Connect

Farmer Connect uses IBM Food Trust™ to transparently connect coffee growers to the consumers they serve.

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Sonoco

Sonoco + IBM: Safeguarding the efficacy of lifesaving medications with blockchain.

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Building supply chain resiliency with AI-driven workflows

Intelligent workflows help supply chain leaders outperform their peers in revenue growth and profitability.

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Supply chain products and solutions

Industry solutions for supply chain

Healthcare

Explore the vaccine management solution designed to provide the trust and transparency needed to accelerate delivery on a global scale.

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Retail and consumer products

Optimize your retail supply chain with the ability to respond to trends at any scale.

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Manufacturing

Industry 4.0 taps into hidden data to help you transform supply chain planning and operations.

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Supply chain news and events

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Read:

Supply chain security: Understand the challenges and explore best practices for managing security risks.

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Experience:

Find out how Golden State Foods is using blockchain to drive differentiation and build a more resilient supply chain.

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Learn:

Gartner and IBM discuss how digitization and multi-enterprise business network can help you build a smarter supply chain.

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Explore supply chain topics

Supply chain management

Handle the entire production flow of a good or service

Supply chain analytics

Make data-driven decisions based on trusted data

Order management

Track orders from inception to fulfillment

Inventory management

Manage inventory from raw materials to finished product

Blockchain for supply chain

Add greater visibility and efficiency across the supply chain

Supply chain optimization

Improve supply chain network efficiency and performance

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