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IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

7.8 /10

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What is IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network?

IBM Sterling® Supply Chain Business Network is a trusted, scalable business-to-business network that helps automate and orchestrate your supply chain processes and partner collaboration on a single cloud-based platform.

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Awards & Recognition

IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network won the following awards in the Supply Chain Management category

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8 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

8 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

4
Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

5
Since last award

72 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network?

0% Negative

5% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Effective Service
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Order Management

Inventory Management

Returns Management

Shipping Management

Customer Service

Manufacturing Planning and Production

Supplier Management

Procurement Management

Warehouse Management

Demand Planning

Transportation Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network Reviews

Janet J.

Role: Finance
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2020

Ideal Supply Management Service

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network from other similar products?

IBM Supply monitors all the necessary processes that focuses on sales and purchasing, making sure there is transparency and efficiency in all the proceeds. Again, IBM Supply has a well connected network with other IBM software, making the tool more effective.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

IBM Supply makes sales and purchasing processes efficient and erro free. Again, the nature of the business operations are all addressed since IBM Supply is flexible and allows us to run most of the business activities. And the team from IBM is knowledgeable.

What do you dislike most about this product?

IBM Supply is so ideal, with all performance abilities, but I however dislike the extra costs or substantial amount of finances required. I think the developer could offer the application in a fair fee, which will be an easy task for investors

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Having a supportive approach on matters that relates to supply and management is a great thing, which IBM Supply has made companies and even entrepreneurs have. The secret is only subscription and have the full support.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network

What is IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network?

Company Details

Need Assistance?

Awards & Recognition

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

4 Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

5 Since last award

72 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Order Management Includes order entry, order processing, order tracking, and parts management.

Inventory Management Includes units tracking and purchasing, backorder status, and product history through barcodes, RFID, IoT and other methods of tracking inventory

Returns Management Includes returns quality check, pending returns, and dispute case tracking.

Shipping Management Includes batch orders, packing slips and labels, rate calculations and tracking details.

Customer Service Support for deliver, returns, schedule changes, and any other product challenges

Manufacturing Planning and Production Transformation of raw materials to finished goods, assembling, kitting, and quality

Supplier Management Ability to generate, sort and categorize vendor profiles and/or including supplier collaboration, quarterly Business Review Meetings, Scorecards, KPI and SLA's.

Procurement Management Includes purchasing and procurement management, as well as supplier management and optimization.

Warehouse Management Includes 3PL management, inventory tracking, and demand planning.

Demand Planning Demand forecasting, capacity planning, product flow planning, scheduling, and "what-if" analysis.

Transportation Management Includes carrier and fleet management, as well as routing and scheduling.

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Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network Reviews

Janet J.

Ideal Supply Management Service

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Order Management

Inventory Management

Returns Management

Shipping Management

Customer Service

Manufacturing Planning and Production

Supplier Management

Procurement Management

Warehouse Management

Demand Planning

Transportation Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training