IIPC is not a traditional manufacturing enterprise, and IBM's supply chain management is not a traditional supply chain management. As an important part of IBM's global supply chain, IIPC not only customizes products according to users' requirements with high output and high turnover, but also extends its services to upstream R&D and downstream technical support in order to provide users with more added value. IBM's supply chain not only changed the traditional manufacturing-centered supply chain management model, but also created a new model of organizing supply chain from the customer's point of view, emphasizing the management of information flow while attaching importance to logistics.
All this is to adapt to the "on-demand" strategy of IBM e-commerce, and realize IBM's corporate image of high efficiency, quick response to customer needs and easy handling.