Product Lifecycle Management

A DEFORESTED AREA CAN BE SEEN WITH TREE STUMPS IN THE FOREGROUND FOLLOWED BY FULL TREES IN THE BACKGROUND.

Brazil Banks to Deny Credit to Meatpackers Linked to Amazon Destruction

May 31, 2023

The sustainability standard requires slaughterhouses to adopt a tracking system to monitor their entire supply chain in the Amazon region and Maranhao by December 2025.

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Four Ways That Medical Device Makers Can Build Supply Chain Resilience

May 23, 2023

Tom Cowen, SCB Contributor

Supply chain resilience has become top of mind for medical professionals and device manufacturers.

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Oracle Introduces New SCM AI and Automation Capabilities

April 19, 2023

SupplyChainBrain

Oracle's newly launched update for its Oracle Fusion Cloud Application Suite will help customers with supply chain planning, operational efficiency and financial accuracy.

Apple Plans to Use 100% Recycled Cobalt in its Batteries by 2025

April 17, 2023

SupplyChainBrain

Apple plans to use 100% recycled cobalt, completely recycled rare Earth elements, 100% recycled tin soldering and 100% recycled gold plating in its products by 2025.

AN OFFICE WORKER SITS AT A BANK OF COMPUTER SCREENS.

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Solving Supply Chain Problems by Reinventing Product Design

April 7, 2023

Bharat Kapoor and Suketu Gandhi, SCB Contributors

We asked experts about how product-design decisions taken at their firms have impacted their supply chain ecosystems.

A WOMAN SEATED ON A COUCH PULLS A SWEATER OUT OF A DELIVERY BOX, FROWNING

What E-Commerce Is Teaching Us About Returns

November 30, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

Itamar Zur, co-founder and CEO of next-generation shipping platform Veho, wants e-tailers to fundamentally reframe how they think about the returns side of the business.

Tesla Co-Founder Joins With Toyota to Recycle Car Batteries

June 22, 2022

Bloomberg

Toyota Motor Corp. is tying up with Redwood Materials Inc., a battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, to collect and repurpose cells from some of the earliest battery-powered vehicles.

A Guide to Jumpstarting Circular Supply Chain Transformation

May 12, 2022

Rich Sherman, SupplyChainBrain Contributor and Li De (Tony) Chen, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Until recently, most supply chains have projected linear patterns from production to consumption.

Three Trends Driving Development of a Circular Economy

May 11, 2022

Melanie Nuce, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Three major trends have emerged in the past few years that are driving new interest in circularity: changing consumer expectations, global supply chain disruptions and growing environmental concerns.

A Missing Link in the Pursuit of Supply Chain Resilience

April 28, 2022

Dana Nickerson and Peter Bilello, SCB Contributors

Warning signs of supply chain disruption are often scattered across various databases, making them virtually invisible to executives.

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.