transforming ibm supply chain with the power of ai
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Transforming IBM Supply Chain with the Power of AI
Joanne WrightVP & Chief Supply Chain OfficerIBM
IBM Supply Chain
Global Systems & Solutions
Fulfillment Network
2016 Revenue
Supported: $71.7B
>175 markets
>150,000 contracts
managed
>20,000
professionals
>11,000 suppliers
> 3.7M visits to
eTools
>5,000,000
deliveries
Challenge
• Supply disruptions
exacerbated by
dark data
Objectives:
• Better understand
& meet the supply
demand balance
• Bring people
together with
intelligence &
capabilities to
respond to
disruptions
IBM Supply Chain In Action
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• Teams leverage single source of trusted information when resolving disruptions
• Aggregated KPIs, alerts, analytics and collaboration capabilities
• Built leveraging cognitive and advancedanalytics technology
IBM Transparent Supply Chain Initiative
Early Outcomes
• 90% faster data
retrieval times
• Late orders reduced
by 75%
Disruption
Mitigation
• Disruptions
management down
from 18+ days to just
hours
• 52% reduction in
expedite costs
Inventory
• Reduced working capital
• Saved millions $$$ on
inventory and reduced
freight costs alone
• As an example, avoiding
one supply disruption
saved $60 million in
revenue
• 18% reduction
in inventory levels
• 2.5% reduction in
structural costs
• Maintained consistently
high serviceability targets
Procurement Cost Savings
Industry 4.0 in IBM Supply Chain - Smart Manufacturing
Integrating Augmented Reality solution into parts kitting, build and system test debugging process…
Deploying Visual Recognitionsolution to automate quality inspection for better efficiency and client satisfaction…
Developing Command Center to visualize E2E supply chain activities for real-time decision making…
…powered by IBM Power Systems
How can
Watson Supply Chain
help your transformation?http://www.ibm.com/watson/supply-chain