Product Lifecycle Management

Hungry for Innovation? Launch Your Own Incubator

May 31, 2017

The digital imperative is driving companies to seek new sources of value for their customers, but this mission is difficult within the often cloistered confines and bureaucracy of their headquarters. Seeking to foster a culture that is more akin to startups than the corporate motherships, many large enterprises are cultivating innovation in digital labs and incubators.

Seeking Higher Ground: How One EMS Provider Is Redefining an Industry

May 22, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

There was a time when contract manufacturers performed one specific task: making products, usually of a high-tech nature, while staying well behind the scenes. But that time is long gone.

How FDA's Rule on Medical-Device Tracking Can Cure a Sick Supply Chain

May 15, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Regulation is usually viewed by the private sector as a burden. But sometimes it makes good business sense.

After-Sales Service: An Area Where the Customer Is King

May 11, 2017

Gary Brooks, CMO, Syncron

Most manufacturers understand that skillful management of service parts operations is critical to reducing costs and optimizing stock levels throughout a supply chain network. But very few are actively leveraging the after-sales side of business as a source of greater profits.

The Changing Role of the CPO: With Respect Comes Responsibility

May 8, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A "celebrity" chief procurement officer? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?

Opinion: How to Keep Your Supply Chain From Killing You

May 4, 2017

Industryweek

Touring Delphi's Dayton brake assembly plant, now closed, in the spring of 2007, showed me how purchasing managers can kill companies.

Q&A: Spurring Innovation Through Zero Waste

May 3, 2017

Environmental Leader

Lawrence Black sees the circular economy finally moving from theory and high-level strategy to practical applications in design, engineering, and marketing. He has a clear view of these changes as senior advisor to the Waste Management-McDonough Sustainable Innovation Collaborative, a partnership formed in 2013 to improve the recyclability of packaging and products.

Why Are Traditional Retailers Failing?

April 27, 2017

Keith Phillips, President & CEO, Voxware

For 3M, Technology Was the Key to a New Supply-Chain Mindset

April 24, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It only makes sense that The 3M Company, with a business model resting almost entirely upon technology, would eventually get around to applying it to the supply chain.

End-of-Life Logistics: Expanding the Traditional Supply Chain

April 6, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: You design a product, source it, build it, store it, ship it, and your consumer enjoys it... then what? It is inevitable that at some point the original intended use will be over and the product will reach its end of life. What happens now is a topic that is piquing the interests of many traditional and non-traditional supply-chain players. The challenge lays in how to efficiently reintegrate or disposition these products. - Melissa Hadhazy, associate partner, Infosys Consulting

Product Lifecycle Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding product lifecycle management and its impact on supply chain management. New developments in product lifecycle software - which manages product information from design to disposal - are transforming the way companies operate and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using product lifecycle management solutions for supply chain optimization.