Extending PLM to the Supply Chain

Due to increasing complexity and compressed production cycles, more products today are being digitally designed and validated by globally dispersed teams. At the same time, your suppliers are assuming more responsibility for greater portions of products, which requires them to interact with multiple disciplines in your company (purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing, etc.).

Early supplier involvement in PLM processes, good supplier information visibility, efficient sourcing processes, and better coordination between product development teams will have a positive impact on your company’s bottom-line. With a comprehensive approach to managing interactions with suppliers, your company can reduce risk, improve time-to-market and lower costs.

The ability to effectively collect and manage supplier information results in lower purchased costs and risks due to factors such as non-compliance, missed deliveries, etc. By understanding how much you spend on outside goods and services, you can increase your negotiation power and reduce the risk of non-compliance.

Include Stakeholders Across the Supply Chain, Even if They Don’t Use Teamcenter

The Teamcenter supplier integration solution integrates the extended enterprise and suppliers (and associated information) across all stages of your product development process.

• Teamcenter automates the process of supplier integration and manages supply chain design and process data at a granular level.
• Teamcenter-driven sourcing processes are aligned with the BOM providing insight into the impact of supplier costs on the final product.
• With Teamcenter, all stakeholders (e.g., purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing, etc.) have access to supplier information, enabling them to quickly find, qualify and monitor suppliers. The integration of suppliers with PLM processes enables better purchased components decisions and supplier analytics.
• The Briefcase Browser from Teamcenter provides an easy-to-use tool for suppliers to receive and share design data with OEMs, even if they don’t use Teamcenter. This lightweight application enables suppliers. to work offline on OEM design packages.

When your organization connects procurement and suppliers more closely with design teams – earlier in the process – you can better manage cost and truly impact the development of more innovative products. Teamcenter helps synchronize the value chain and leverage your suppliers’ innovation potential as a strategic weapon in the battle for profitable growth.