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In a rapidly changing political and technological world, mutual trust between business partners plays an increasingly important role. Collaboration within trusted supply networks is becoming a critical competitive factor. It is the basis for successful cooperation within the industry. Trust is also built through the timely and comprehensive provision of data that is shared by all parties. The resulting ecosystem brings immediate economic benefits and is the building block for end-to-end industrial digitalization.So far, 2024 has been a year of constant challenges: Geopolitical conflicts, economic crises, and rapid technological leaps are all putting politics, business, and society to the test. Despite all the uncertainties, many events have made one thing clear time and again: We can only move forward together. That is why we need partners from other countries, other industries and other parts of our supply chain - partners we can trust.Politicians in Germany and industry have recognized this. Various initiatives such as GAIA-X, Manufacturing-X or Catena-X have been launched to bring together the various players in an integrated value chain. SupplyOn was also addressed, as SupplyOn has been operating an ecosystem for more than 20 years, has continuously expanded it and is now also interoperable with other ecosystems such as Catena-X.In a business context, such a network requires one thing above all else: mutual trust. Those who collaborate beyond their own company boundaries and strategically share information with partners, suppliers, customers or government agencies need a secure, reliable digital environment!IDC's "Future of Industry Ecosystems 2023" study shows once again that ecosystems and business success are closely linked: 90% of respondents said they will increasingly rely on connected data ecosystems in the future and plan to maintain or accelerate their investments in them. The drivers are:Increased business agility,greater process automationimproved system integration, andincreased data sharing with partners, also for ESG reasons.It is no secret that data and distributed data is what gives networked ecosystems their unique value. Teams and systems in different companies, locations or government agencies can access the same data in real time. Access rights control the shared view of the data, giving stakeholders an unprecedented view of their own information and a clear understanding of the big picture. Based on this broader insight from multiple systems, stakeholders can now make more informed, faster decisions.In practice, we have already seen that this approach to digital collaboration is successful. Companies such as Pfizer and Biontech were able to research a vaccine against Covid-19 in a very short time, and leading companies such as Henkel and Covestro are already using the digital twin to make their contribution to decarbonization across teams. At a large company like Henkel, each business unit functions as a separate company. In one project, more than 4,000 physical and virtual sensors were installed in different areas and integrated into a single system. These sensors measure electricity, fossil fuels, compressed air, steam, water, and waste water, showing energy consumption on a plant-wide level, as well as in individual production areas and technologies. This enables Henkel to clearly identify where and how energy is consumed in different teams and parts of the company, and to initiate measures to reduce energy consumption. As a result, they have improved energy consumption and emissions data across the supply chain by 5 to 6 percent per year.The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) throughout the system provides even greater competitive advantages. Predictive and prescriptive analyses, for example, make it possible to predict bottleneck situations in the supply chain in good time, identify risks and thus proactively avoid supply bottlenecks. Here, too, SupplyOn is already using AI solutions in its ecosystem to strengthen the resilience of the supply chain, make inventories and bottleneck situations visible, minimize risks and thus enable faster and better-informed decisions. This enables them to ensure that products and services meet customer expectations and that ESG regulations, among others, are implemented efficiently (see SupplyOn's ESG Suite).Buyers, planners, schedulers, suppliers and customers: Each stakeholder benefits from a holistic view of the value chain with improved transparency and real-time data. An analysis by Aveva shows that integrated ecosystem thinking enables industry leaders to increase profitability by 10 percent, triple return on investment and achieve up to 20 percent higher sustainability performance. The SupplyOn experts will be happy to advise you on how to successfully implement an ecosystem.
Unfortunately, cybercriminals continue to gain access to corporate IT infrastructure, encrypt data, and then demand large sums of money to "decrypt" it. The impact on affected companies is devastating! It often takes several months before they can operate as they did before the attack.Even if your company has planned for this eventuality: What if one of your key suppliers is affected? How long can you produce without them? How can you continue to manage the relationship if EDI is down and email is out?True to the motto "better safe than sorry", we at SupplyOn offer our customers the creation of an emergency plan for such cases - before the disaster strikes. The aim of the plan is to implement and support an orderly and monitored cooperation with the affected companies within 24 hours. All order types such as JIT/JIS, orders, KANBAN or VMI, etc. can be integrated.In the first step, our experts work with the client to develop a customized contingency plan and define the necessary adjustments and actions. The second step is to define the preparations for the emergency. Once all the necessary actions have been defined, the plans are communicated - in paper form, of course - along with all the key contact information. This ensures that the right people in your organization are notified in the event of an emergency, for example, via their personal cell phones.In the event of an emergency, you and the supplier concerned initiate immediate measures and determine the next steps together with SupplyOn. This includes the immediate registration and activation of the supplier on the SupplyOn platform as well as the transfer of open and current orders and delivery schedules to the Supply Chain Collaboration solution. Together with our consultants, the first steps with the supplier are then carried out and monitored. The support provided by SupplyOn gives the suppliers concerned peace of mind and avoids unnecessary delays and queries to Customer Support.The package offered by SupplyOn supports your suppliers in the first steps out of the chaos and on the way to an orderly production process. In addition, the SupplyOn platform prevents the malware from spreading to your company and ensures that business can continue to be conducted electronically as before.Got curious? Then get in touch with us below.
In the current economic predicament, one of the ways out for manufacturing companies is through supply chain thinking, research and practice. For more than 20 years, SupplyOn has not only provided leading supply chain solutions for intelligent collaboration and visualization in the industrial sector, but also has a leading global customer base in the industry and the best industry ecosystem with more than 140,000 active suppliers.From SupplyOn's point of view, the successes and awards that have been and are being achieved cannot be separated from the various forces behind the company, including a progressive corporate culture, executives with forward-looking strategic thinking, excellent teams and so on. SupplyOn aims to build a "Channel Partner Ecosystem" in China by sharing our many years of success and experience with our partners, and the participation of our partners will also become an irreplaceable source of strength behind SupplyOn's continued success.The so-called "Channel Partner Ecosystem" is initiated by SupplyOn, which fully considers the interests of the channel and utilizes the "Channel Leading Strategy" to vigorously promote and provide effective suggestions to partners, aggregate services, complement capabilities, and achieve mutual benefit and a win-win situation. In short, based on the general environment of digital transformation, SupplyOn will actively share expertise and experience in supply chain solutions with partners, and both parties will cooperate to develop and further expand their business scope.Stronger together: mutual benefits and win-win results are the key to successSupplyOn will continue to expand and support its channel business in China, provide high-quality services to customers, accelerate the promotion of SupplyOn solutions and services, and actively support more Chinese high-quality manufacturing enterprises in their global layout.SupplyOn is always actively seeking like-minded partners. If you want to take advantage of digital transformation to embark on a journey of intelligent solutions, we welcome you to join the SupplyOn Channel Partner Ecosystem. SupplyOn will help you build a professional team, support your customer practice and connect efficient empowerment markets through online and offline channels. The first channel partner meeting will be held in October in Shanghai.If you would like to become our channel partner, please click here.
