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Building a sustainable automotive supply chain

IBM Business Partners

IBM Supply Chain Intelligence Suite​ can monitor supply to minimize production delays, reduce costs, and facilitate streamlined and tighter collaboration, teamwork, and communication. Blockchain enables manufacturers to respond to demands for greater variety with shorter lead times and avoid counterfeit parts.​

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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Services

Near-sourcing, in addition to lowering emissions, also cuts transportation costs and delivery times. And global sourcing provides businesses with access to less expensive resources in low-cost regions. Another way to use strategic sourcing methods to reduce costs is through digital transformation , such as automating manual processes.