Sainsbury’s has signed a five year agreement with IBM, to transform its supply chain network. IBM will help Sainsbury’s enhance its customer experience by implementing new systems, which aim to increase stock availability for customers.

The new IBM solution, which is based on the ‘Wesupply network and visibility application’, aims to provide a platform to help Sainsbury's and approximately 4000 of its suppliers, find smarter ways of managing overall supply chain performance to support the continued growth of the business. The Wesupply service will allow information flows to be streamlined and afford greater visibility of real-time supply chain performance.

Tim Goalen of Sainsbury’s commented, “We were looking to enhance our collaboration with suppliers without a significant increase in cost, while continuing to introduce greater intelligence into our supply chain.”