Here is how the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) uses IBM cloud infrastructure, software and services.

The stakes with this five-year $30 million contract are to lead the agency's transformation to a faster, more efficient business model that provides cost savings for the government.

This means the GSA will deploy IBM SmartCloud for Government to create a new order management services system with advanced analytics in order to improve its supply chain and better predict
customer needs.

Connectikpeople may recall that, GSA Global Supply (GGS) is a $1 billion business that provides packaged consumer goods, office supplies, hardware, and other products to U.S. government, military, and civilian customers around the world. 

Henceforth, GGS will use cloud-based solutions from IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative, which features software and services that help organizations transform their business processes to more quickly respond to shifting customer demands. This includes IBM Sterling Order Management and IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, enabling the GGS to have a single view of order management for demand, inventory and supply to provide more control across its entire global supply chain networks and fulfillment lifecycle. The GGS will also deploy WebSphere Commerce, which provides seamless, cross-channel shopping experience for customers. 

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