Best practices in supplier collaboration

During the pandemic, supply issues have been on top of the minds of both the largest companies and the consumers. The semiconductor crisis has shown how a 25 cent chip could stop a $20,000 car from selling. How has this crisis impacted your business? 

The discussion will take place at 5 pm CET (8 am PST) on June 22nd, 2022. Chief Data & Analytics Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi, Das Dasgupta, PhD., will lead the session, asking you questions like:

• What are some best practices in supplier collaboration hosted by OEMs? 
• Besides VMI, have you seen SMI work?
• Do you have a distributed supplier operation across multiple locations?
• Have you tried online reverse auctions from suppliers to get inventory at the best deals?
• How can AI/ML add value by connecting the macroeconomic ecosystem? 
• What other supplier collaboration best practices have you seen?

Das will also talk through the importance of the following supplier collaboration tools:

• Collaboration enabled by the OEM
• Supplier management inventory (SMI)
• Distributing your bets across multiple suppliers 
• Reverse auction
• AI/ML and supplier collaboration

We keep the agenda simple:

1. Introductions
2. Setting the scene
3. Group discussion
4. Networking

Why should I register?

If you’re missing the collaboration and conversational elements from a webinar, then a peer session might be a great option for you. Be ready to deep-dive into different topics related to digital transformation and have a high-quality discussion with your peers. We host both industry-specific and cross-industry roundtables so there’s always a topic to interest you.

Who is it for?

Open to all supply chain professionals interested in learning more about next-generation planning and software platforms.

During our recent roundtable Best practices in supplier collaboration, Das Dasgupta, PhD., Chief Data & Analytics Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi spoke about best practices in collaborating with suppliers during times of volatility. The roundtable resulted in a lively conversation as Das posed questions to the group including: 

• What are some best practices in supplier collaboration hosted by OEMs? 
• Besides VMI, have you seen SMI work?
• Do you have a distributed supplier operation across multiple locations?
• Have you tried online reverse auctions from suppliers to get inventory at the best deals?
• How can AI/ML add value by connecting the macroeconomic ecosystem? 
• What other supplier collaboration best practices have you seen?

Listen to attendee Maurice Graessner share his perspectives on how a more constrained supply environment is leading supply chain professionals to embrace technologies and processes to become more resilient.