IBM Practices What it Preaches in Supply Chain Transformation
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IBM Practices What it Preaches in Supply Chain Transformation
Modern supply chain management systems extend beyond conventional logistics, impacting factors like product and service excellence, delivery efficiency, expenses, customer satisfaction, and ultimately, overall profitability. This evolution has spurred global supply chain leaders to reevaluate traditional methods, recognizing that clinging to outdated practices poses significant risks amidst disruptions. However, despite progress, many supply chain operations…
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Improve Background Process Design with Process Chain Scheduling
The true value of any new algorithm or process implementation can be derived only when the batch process in which these functionalities are executed has been optimally designed. Learn the fundamentals of process chain scheduling and then walk through eight scenarios in which you can implement such scheduling using sample utilities to improve your process...…
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SAP Sets Vision for Autonomous Supply Chain
SAP envisions a future where supply chains evolve through digital, adaptive, and autonomous stages, utilizing advanced technologies to enhance efficiency and reduce human intervention, ultimately empowering professionals to focus on critical tasks.
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Build Industry Solutions with SAP S/4HANA and IBM Watson deployed on IBM Cloud
Manufacturing company Mondi is using SAP S/4HANA, IBM Cloud and Watson APIs to automate month end processing. An Asian transportation company transformed to ward off stiff competition from Uber and Grab by combining IBM Weather data with Cognitive Fleet management. How can you create new solutions for your industry with SAP and Watson Solutions? What...…
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Manage Supply Chain Risks with SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0
SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0 offers extended performance and risk indicators in a number of key areas, including the Supply Chain Council’s Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model. Learn how to effectively map these key risk indicators to an enterprise risk management program using SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0 and SAP Risk Management...…
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Use World-Class SOP Strategies to Balance Future Supply and Demand
Having difficulty balancing supply and demand? Doing OK but want to do better? Learn the key strategies to put Sales and Operations Planning (SOP) to work for you. Key Concept One of the key activities in the area of supply chain planning is the periodic review of anticipated demand and available supply. This business process...…
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Evolving Supply Chain Control Towers
Supply chain control towers are becoming a standard module in leading supply chain planning solutions. This specific module is marketed very prominently and, in some cases, is often marketed as THE capability required to run fully autonomous supply chains in the future. Suppose you are familiar with the features within the control tower functionality of…
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Building Cognitive Supply Chains with Bristlecone
Digital transformation is not only optimizing but revolutionizing supply chain operations, enhancing adaptability to unforeseen challenges. The adoption of AI and ML is on the rise, not just for their automation capabilities, but for their capabilities in managing the ever-increasing big data. As AI takes the lead, digitized processes, efficient workflows, and precise data operations…
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Safety Stock: Which Method Is Right for You?
Learn about various methods of safety stock supported by standard SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO), including a new method that provides a more cost-effective way of managing safety stocks in a supply chain. Key Concept Supply chains are exposed to multiple uncertain influencing factors, such as demand upsurges or production disruptions. Safety stock...…
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Use Down Payment Chain Functionality to Improve Efficiency of Tracking Contractual Events
Track contractual events that occur in long-term projects with the down payment chain functionality in FI. Walk through the end-to-end configuration of the functionality supported by process steps with an example. Key Concept SAP’s down payment chains functionality groups all the accounting documents that belong to one contract. It also allows you to structure the...…
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