How IBM Drives Value With Supply-Chain Analytics | SupplyChainBrain

How IBM Drives Value With Supply-Chain Analytics

Steven Bayline, Sr. Manager, Smarter Analytics, IBM Integrated Supply Chain

January 6, 2014

IBM continues its journey toward creation of a truly global supply chain, through the use of embedded analytics to gain cross-process visibility. A finalist in the 2013 Supply Chain Innovation Award competition of CSCMP and SupplyChainBrain. [Run Time (Min.): 10:50]

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