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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!
