ProcurePort

JULY 20, 2020

While a formidable effort needs to be dedicated to the actual acquisition side of things, just as crucial is the supplier management once onboarded. The contract lifecycle management starts the moment a contract […].

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Cloud-native product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions have become huge game changers for businesses of all sizes, especially small to midsized. Reason #3: PLM/QMS Compatibility Companies gain a single, comprehensive view of their products by combining quality management system (QMS) processes and PLM.

Supply Chain Design Software 90

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Strategic sourcing is a holistic approach to supply chain management that includes tactics for optimizing the total cost of ownership, improving supplier relationships, and ensuring long-term value creation. To enhance their competitive edge, companies across industries are adopting a key tactic: strategic sourcing.

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HICX Solutions

JANUARY 27, 2023

Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM) allows organizations and their suppliers to develop and cultivate more productive and mutually beneficial business relationships. What is Supplier Lifecycle Management? What is the purpose of Supplier Lifecycle Management? What is the Supplier Lifecycle Management process?

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ToolsGroup

JULY 31, 2018

Here are a few: Short product lifecycles - Smartphones can become obsolete quickly, requiring carefully managed stocks to avoid lost value and obsolescence. Sales usually include not just the phone, but also the service contract. First and foremost, they had a whole new level of supply chain complexity to manage.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Supplier management. The supply chain shocks of the past 18 months have shown that traditional supply chain management practices need to be reviewed. With supplier quality management becoming important, using an ERP application can assist with the implementation of purchased goods inspection and the quality of delivered raw materials.

Manufacturing Procurement 111

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ToolsGroup

JULY 31, 2018

Here are a few: Short product lifecycles - Smartphones can become obsolete quickly, requiring carefully managed stocks to avoid lost value and obsolescence. Sales usually include not just the phone, but also the service contract. First and foremost, they had a whole new level of supply chain complexity to manage.

Modeling 120

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 23, 2024

airworthiness, traffic management, landing site management) Identifying gaps in requirements and means of compliance Determining optimal path to product certification Perhaps the greatest challenge is cultivating social acceptance. Engineering teams work with computer-aided design software to create and share designs.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Advanced services – customer support agreements, outcome contracts. The next step is annual maintenance or service contracts, which generate more stable, predictable revenue. The next step is to structure contracts around what a customer wants as an outcome or SLA. Base services – goods and spare parts. Technology.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 29, 2018

Editor's Note: There will be no blog post next week due to the US holiday. Because most of the recurring profit comes from the service contract, not the phone, the overall goal is (or should be) to maximize the total revenue derived from the customer, known as the Average Revenue per Unit (ARPU). Here is why.

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Locus

JUNE 22, 2023

Locus’ Transporter Management is the latest in last-mile technology that now allow for streamlined coordination between shippers and transporters, without API integration. Locus’ robust Transporter Management solution streamlines this process. This reduces the cumbersome task of individually evaluating each transporter.

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Arena Solutions

MAY 22, 2023

From engineering, quality, and procurement to suppliers and contract manufacturers—everyone must work off the same design to ensure that the right parts get sourced, the proper assembly lines and tooling are in place, and the product meets customer expectations. There are many players involved in the product development process.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 29, 2018

Editor's Note: There will be no blog post next week due to the US holiday. Because most of the recurring profit comes from the service contract, not the phone, the overall goal is (or should be) to maximize the total revenue derived from the customer, known as the Average Revenue per Unit (ARPU). Here is why.

Modeling 120

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Not only has the pandemic exposed weak links in supply chains but also the waste and management of paper-driven processes along with using legacy systems to manufacture complex products. Quality Management approach to ensure successful commercialization and compliance. Since COVID, getting in and out of China is still a major issue.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

North Carolina State Poole College of Management recently produced this 28 page report entitled “ 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study ”. In this blog, I have attempted to extrapolate some of the main points shared by those who are winning, or at least, not losing the war on bad data. This means no siloes.

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Jaggaer

JULY 17, 2023

Watch this video to see how Tealbook and JAGGAER are partnering together to deliver AI-powered, automated supplier data.

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Arena Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Manufacturers are especially embracing a digital transformation and turning to these technologies to optimize all aspects of product development—from design and production to supply chain management. In turn, these teams can better manage supply chain activities and mitigate issues that impact product launches. CLOUD COMPUTING.

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QAD

MARCH 12, 2019

Learn how foundational infrastructure improvements such as global network transformation, service management modernization and cloud ERP with standardized processes are paving the way for innovations at Visteon. Drive Customer Satisfaction and Profitability through the Customer Lifecycle. I look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!

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DynaSys

JANUARY 12, 2022

Defines product lifecycles and drives master data accuracy. If you supply parts for assembly, even though you are not in charge of the lifecycle, you can see it and influence your customers on the best way to end and replace the part. A well managed forecast can be used retrospectively. Discover our dedicated blog series.

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QAD

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For QAD Adaptive ERP and QAD Adaptive Applications, the latest enhancements putting manufacturers on the path to becoming Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises include: Effective Enterprise Management. Complete Customer Management. Digital Manufacturing.

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

CHALLENGES OF REMOTE COLLABORATION AND OUTSOURCING IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Product failures like that of the Segway Electric Scooter and Google Glass are hitting closer to home for today’s innovators with the shift to remote work practices as well as the outsourcing of more design and production work to contract manufacturers (CMs).

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Arena Solutions

JANUARY 4, 2022

Many manufacturers rely on manual processes and point software solutions to manage their product development and quality processes. In addition, manufacturers can better manage design controls, environmental requirements, export controls, and other items that are essential to regulatory compliance. Quality Is a Must.

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Historically, companies have relied on mechanical computer-aided design (mCAD), electrical design automation (EDA/eCAD), and product data management (PDM) software to create and maintain their design files. Yet, these disparate systems do not provide a comprehensive way to manage all aspects of the design.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Despite these obstacles, some companies manage to avoid product failures and rise to the top. However, accepting the status quo is no longer feasible with the shift to remote work practices and more design and production steps being outsourced to contract manufacturers and sub-tier suppliers. Design for manufacturability (DFM) issues.

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Arena Solutions

AUGUST 10, 2021

Although a solid engineering change management process is essential to product launch success, it’s easy to fall into overly complicated, unnecessary, or legacy practices. One innovative way to do this is to link your customer complaint or customer relationship management (CRM) system to the request process in your PLM solution.

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Bristlecone

JULY 9, 2020

Functionalities that handle such conditions are known as ‘Rebate Processing,’ ‘Condition Contract Management’ or ‘Settlement Management.’. SAP S/4HANA has a seamless feature called ‘Settlement Management,’ which enables solutions for the above-mentioned business scenario irrespective of volumes.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 23, 2021

Managing a product’s lifecycle has never been more important, or more difficult, than it currently is. Guarding against external pressures is an important aspect of lifecycle management. When one of the players contracted COVID-19, Quuppa’s location information provided contact tracing. in the next five years.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 8, 2021

Has the operations team considered: How to kick off/manage the various production phases (prototype, pilot, production). Contract manufacturer (CM) selection —will your CMs operate locally or offshore, and should you go with an original design manufacturer (ODM)? Product lifecycle management and engineering design change processes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

Sometimes, digitalization requires change management, process shifts, and organizational restructuring. There are plenty of great blogs and news outlets on the web where one can find interesting articles surrounding procurement & sourcing, but below are some of our favorite go-to outlets! Join the Community & Conversation.

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Precoro

APRIL 18, 2023

In this blog post, we'll answer the following questions: What is supply chain visibility? Even with a well-managed supply chain, there’s a high probability that at some point something will go wrong. Supply chain managers need reliable information both to prepare P&L strategies and to make sound decisions on the fly.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2020

CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) defines eSourcing as “a broader concept as it incorporates the key elements of the buying process, such as knowledge, specification, requests for quotation/tender/e-auction, evaluation/negotiation and contract (CIPS: Electronic commerce and e-Business)”. Source: CIPS. Source: xChanging.

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Arena Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2023

Gathering insights from customers, supply chain partners, and other key stakeholders early on serves as an opportunity for manufacturers to make improvements in these areas and drive greater sustainability throughout the entire product lifecycle. Environmental Compliance: An Important Piece of the Sustainability Puzzle.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

While they may save money on unskilled labor and by achieving economies of scale, they ultimately will pay more because of longer lead times, increased inventories, the need for more management resources for planning and logistics, and constraints on their ability to respond quickly to changing demand.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. A very recent survey of U.S. A very recent survey of U.S.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 6, 2019

Our fourth paper in our series on contract management features a great summary by Sara Sonderman, who pulls together some great information on the application of technology in contract management and renewals. Contract management is a key stage within the strategic sourcing process.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The best way to do that is to leverage a cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) or quality management system (QMS) solution. These systems provide the ability to aggregate the entire product record and manage requirements, product definition, quality issues, and regulatory compliance issues in a single system. .

Manufacturing Procurement 75

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Listen Technologies’ vision is compelling and demonstrates the importance of product lifecycle management (PLM) in speeding life-transforming products to market. Lastly, we struggled with change management processes. Our change management processes are now streamlined, and all documented material is centralized in one source.

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