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How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Automotive Supply Chains

Planview

In the ever-evolving automotive industry, the efficiency and agility of a company’s supply chain can significantly impact its success. Traditionally, supply chains were linear and compartmentalized, heavily reliant on manual processes, paper-based documentation, and isolated systems.

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Extending Integration Across Your Enterprise and Digital Supply Chain

Planview

The Digital Supply Chain: Extending Beyond Your Organization The value stream in your organization doesn’t stop at your internal operations; it extends to your digital supply chain. Each component comes from different suppliers and has its own development timelines and update cycles.

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The Kraljic Matrix

Flevy

Two key factors critical for devising a robust purchasing and supply management strategy are: Strategic importance of purchasing: This factor measures the ratio of raw material costs to total costs, their impact on profitability, and the value addition done by the entire product portfolio. Decide on make-versus-buy choices.

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Shifting Gears: Transforming Traditional Automotive Software Delivery in the Digital Age

Planview

To remain relevant and competitive, automotive companies must embrace digital transformation across their operations. This approach enables them to better integrate their digital and physical operations, allowing for more efficient and adaptive responses to emerging software-related challenges and opportunities in the automotive sector.

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Selling through Curiosity Framework

Flevy

For example, instead of asking, “Are you satisfied with your current supplier?” ” a more effective question would be, “What challenges are you currently facing with your supply chain ?” ” This approach fosters deeper understanding and engagement.

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Forget Rewards: Why B2B Loyalty Marketing is Different

Customer Think

Business buyers are highly dependent on their suppliers, for the success of their own businesses. Companies need reliable support systems, services and deliveries—consider the current supply-chain crisis. Once in place, companies avoid chan.

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What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Apptivo

Improve supplier negotiations backed by analytics. The Logistics and Supply Chain management module. The supply chain management module tracks the movement of goods and supplies of an organization’s supply chain. Help increase supply chain visibility. The Sales module.