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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Big Data Hub

It also can help optimize transportation costs and service-level agreements as well as improve inventory management and visibility. Sign up for a 30-day free trial here Risk management Supply chains are under tremendous stress, facing challenges from supply, demand, logistics and shifting industry landscapes.

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The Royal Mint’s diversification means all change for IT and security

CIO Business Intelligence

He says that IT remains largely in-house across helpdesk, data analytics, cybersecurity and development, bar small pockets of outsourced capability for software development and testing, and suggests that business growth hasn’t been the only challenge—not least in the days after Queen Elizabeth II’s death last September.

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