IBM SUPPLY CHAIN
The illustrious brand has long been synonymous with being a traditional IT company , but now the group is shifting some of its focus to take advantage of new technologies and innovations
TV quiz “ Jeopardy ”
The IBM Service Parts Supply Chain is looking forward to future prosperity in spite of IBM ’ s strategy to focus on business analytics , mobile and cloud technology . The Service Parts supply chain will continue to provide a full service parts planning and delivery operation .
The IBM Service Parts Supply Chain business unit in the Europe Middle East and Africa ( EMEA ) region currently presides over more than 55 countries , controlling service parts supply chain from its central location in Europe and the wider group continues to be a truly global leader in IT with multi-billion dollar revenues .
The International Business Machines Corporation ( IBM ) has a famous track record of innovations , with the likes of the Mainframe large computer systems and the Power Systems , a Power Architecture-based server line , and its storage brand to name three .
Jaap Hazewinkel , who joined the group nearly 25 years ago , is currently the Manager of Planning and delivery in EMEA as well as the Worldwide Service Parts Operation Inventory Manager .
He said : “ These brands are still strategic to IBM and the company is further innovating . For instance Watson , our intelligent machine , in 2011 beat human experts on the TV quiz “ Jeopardy ”, and its architecture is now further developed to build machines that excel in business analytics . “ We continue to play in the hardware area
46 October 2014