When an unprecedented 10-year economic expansion came to a grinding halt in early 2020, a lot of companies were left scrambling to adjust their business processes, workforces and supply chains. Disruptive forces like trade wars, Brexit, global labor shortages and rising tariffs were already impacting multiple industries before COVID-19. Yet, it doesn’t take a global pandemic to turn a company […]

Our Summer 2020 Finance Priorities Survey is dedicated to understanding how the role of finance teams has changed since the pandemic began and how these professionals are contributing to their organizations’ recovery efforts. Normally conservative finance leaders are now pushing to change business as usual, including advocating for a larger product set and technology investments. One problem: Priorities for finance […]

Supply chain control towers have had a somewhat slow gestation in many supply chain organizations, but they become critical to provide the speed and agility necessary for true supply chain resiliency in the face of disruptions. A modern control tower must act as a hub to encompass the full breadth of the supply chain beyond just logistics and fulfillment. It […]

Coupa empowers companies around the world with the visibility and control they need to spend smarter and safer. Coupa has helped thousands of finance leaders transform their accounts payable into a strategic asset for their business by eliminating manual work to reduce risk and put working capital to better use. In a new ebook, 5 Steps to Revolutionize Accounts Payable […]

With the economy opening, every business needs to assess its situation: from its business model to its financial health; from understanding the impact of health and safety issues to scenario planning and forecasting; from how it will retain and acquire customers to how it will package and price its offerings and payment terms. And then it must align the entire […]

IBM Sterling Order Management enables more efficient relationships among B2B businesses, their partners, and their customers. IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact TM (TEI) study to interview a B2B organization in the motion control technology industry deals with many unique partners across multiple channels. The organization detailed to Forrester their improved ability to: • Manage inventory• […]

Explore the new standard in omnichannel fulfillment to get at the heart of extraordinary customer experiences. Together, IBM Sterling Order Management and IBM Sterling Inventory Visibility enable you with all the tools your business users need to monitor and proactively manage your fulfillment network without help from IT. This detailed demo showcases how to gain real-time inventory visibility so you […]

A Forrester case study The growing demand for omnichannel fulfillment is forcing businesses to deliver customer promises. A modern omnichannel order management system that can manage inventory and orders across channels is a key investment for many organizations. IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic ImpactTM (TEI) study to help organizations better understand the business value of an […]