Joanne Wright

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  • IBM

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  • IBM's cognitive computing system, Watson, is a valued supply chain advisor to the company and others

    SCW Magazine

    "...IBM’s technology plays a critical role in helping the company interpret and use the immense amounts of supply chain-related data it receives daily. This includes structured data such as information generated by and shared within the company’s internal business management and demand planning systems. IBM also receives unstructured data such as social media posts, news articles and weather reports. Weather-related information comes from The Weather Company, an IBM business that provides…

    "...IBM’s technology plays a critical role in helping the company interpret and use the immense amounts of supply chain-related data it receives daily. This includes structured data such as information generated by and shared within the company’s internal business management and demand planning systems. IBM also receives unstructured data such as social media posts, news articles and weather reports. Weather-related information comes from The Weather Company, an IBM business that provides accurate, personalized and actionable weather data to millions of consumers...We always want to be aware of everything taking place in the world and ensure we are up to speed on the latest changes that could have an impact on our ability to be successful,” Wright says..."

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  • Joanne Wright: Turning Data Into Insight

    InBound Logistics

    "As a supply chain team, we've decided to take the wonderful capabilities of Watson, IBM's cognitive technology, and the cloud platform to find how we can predict demand upsides and downsides faster and more accurately.

    For instance, we linked The Weather Company with Watson's capabilities, turning data into insight—and into action..."

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  • Using Weather Data to Improve Supply Chain Resiliency

    Forbes

    "...IBM is using Watson and huge troves of weather and location data - IBM acquired The Weather Company last year - to improve their supply chain risk management program...IBM plans and executes shipments to 170 countries for IBM’s clients from across their supply chain network ...They use regional control towers and a small, core centralized global team in the US to track shipments across the global network..."

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  • IBM’s cognitive computing system, Watson, is a valued supply chain advisor to the company and others

    Supply chain World

    "...Although IBM knows that many disruptions cannot be avoided entirely, the company is leveraging its existing technology to help both itself and others better predict and handle challenges..."

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Honors & Awards

  • IBM Corp recognized for Service & Support to Local Community

    United Way of Westchester and Putnam

    http://www.uwwp.org/gala.shtml#

  • Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen '17

    Fortune

    Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit brings together the next generation of female leaders to discuss business, government, philanthropy, education, and more.

  • Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen '16

    Forbe

    Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit brings together the next generation of female leaders to discuss business, government, philanthropy, education, and more.

Organizations

  • University of Tennessee Advisory Board for Global Supply Chain Institute

    Board Member

    - Present

    http://globalsupplychaininstitute.utk.edu/about/what-is-gsci.asp

  • SCLA Executive and Education

    Board Member

    - Present

    http://www.dcenter.com/

  • United Way of Putnam and Westchester

    Board Member

    - Present

    http://www.uwwp.org/

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