supplier collaboration

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Supplier Collaboration

Chuck Thomas

director, professional services

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Overview

Today we will explore how you can use RapidResponse to: • Collaborate with suppliers in real time• Manage your supply chain with up-to-the-minute

information

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Agenda

• Benefits of connecting suppliers to RapidResponse• Sampling of available pre-defined resources

– Action queue– Commit process

• Implementation considerations– Internal and external stakeholder engagement– Security considerations– Project roll-out suggestions– Log-in tracking

• ERP system updates

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Why Use RapidResponse for Supplier Collaboration?

• Every organization receives updated information on a daily basis, but what it does with it determines its success

• RapidResponse is an existing platform to be leveraged for better communication between you and your suppliers

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Strategic Collaboration

• Long-range demand planning

• Capacity arrangements and appropriate sizing of the supply chain

• Flexibility arrangements

• Joint development of new technology

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Tactical Collaboration

• Focus on daily execution

• Streamline the delivery and consumption of key information

• One version of the truth and its projected impact on the business

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Out-of-the-Box Collaboration Capabilities

• RapidResponse was built for collaboration

• Pre-Defined Resources can be leveraged as a starting point

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How Do You Get There?

• Sell the vision and engage key stakeholders

– Engage IT to establish access and comply with security requirements

– Buyers/planners and suppliers need to see the potential benefits and help drive the design of the new process

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Determine What Is Important

• Know your challenges and pick your battles

• Start small with a pilot

Build the foundation Refine the process Expand the footprint

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Control the Process

• Track progress and measure results

• Make adjustments based on results and feedback

• Expand!

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What About Closed-Loop?

• RapidResponse can provide the data

• Closed-loop is an automated process that requires process design with great attention to detail

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Review

• RapidResponse is an existing platform for collaboration

• Get started by focusing on bang for the buck

• Capture the gains and expand

• Leverage your supply chain as a strategic advantage

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Thank You!