Inside · Technology Four tips for successful product development and why user experience is key The user experience (UX) — i.e. all aspects of how a user interacts with a product — is a key decision-making factor when purchasing software solutions. Sounds like a hypothesis at first. But it is already commonplace today and will become even more important in the future. Why? I will try to explain this in the following lines. (more…)
Inside Design Thinking: the quest for the “Wow” factor "How do we generate enthusiasm among our customers?" This is the key question on Sabine Moudilou's mind. As Manager Supplier Quality at SupplyOn, she is currently looking into the potential for a new audit management solution. For her, this is about more than optimally meeting customer needs. More than covering as many market requirements as possible in a new solution. It is about the "Wow" factor. I.e. something that users themselves may not even have thought of — but that noticeably improves their daily workflow in one fell swoop. (more…)
Inside SupplyOn User Community — how users co-design our products* Everyone knows this situation: Working with the same software, day by day, taking the same steps over and over again in order to complete our daily tasks. Sometimes questioning, why some things cannot be done any easier or why they are not as we would expect them to be. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone to discuss these ideas and challenges? And maybe even get to see these ideas being transferred into reality?Within SupplyOn we can make this dream come true: We offer all our users the opportunity to incorporate their ideas and suggestions into product development. (more…)
Inside Material Design: the design principle for user-friendly software Design is subject to constant change and causes controversial discussions. It is generally a debatable topic, as there are abundant opinions about it. As we all know, we all have different tastes.SupplyOn, too, has taken up this challenge and embarked on a new era: introducing Material Design in the development of new business services requires all stakeholders to rethink, demands new strategies and, above all, clear communication. (more…)
Inside Usability and product design at SupplyOn – it is all about our users This year we are celebrating a fantastic anniversary: 20 years of SupplyOn. That also means 20 years of experience in supply chain and 20 years of technology. What's more, there are still a large number of employees who have been with us right from the start. A success story to be proud of.During all this time, SupplyOn has continuously extended, enhanced and updated its platform. It's like a house: at some point you simply have to replace the windows or renew the roof. Otherwise things might get a bit uncomfortable. (more…)
Inside Delivering (even) better service with Design Thinking For us in China, too, Design Thinking is becoming an increasingly important approach to bringing products, solutions and services even closer to the customer. This is because Design Thinking opens up new perspectives and enables innovative solutions by addressing people's essential needs. (more…)
