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The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is coming – and here’s what you need to know

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is coming – and here’s what you need to know

The European Union wants to promote the circular economy and will therefore gradually introduce the Digital Product Passport (DPP) for various product groups by 2030.It will start in February 2027 with the battery passport, which will then be mandatory for all batteries with a capacity of more than 2 kilowatt hours. This will be followed…

“Success as a Service”: Supplier Onboarding at SupplyOn

“Success as a Service”: Supplier Onboarding at SupplyOn

Supplier Onboarding is the first and most important step for successful digital collaboration with your business partners via SupplyOn. But what does it take to get started smoothly? Here we show you in words and pictures how we successfully bring our customers and their suppliers on board through expertise, communication, and experience.Why Supplier Onboarding is…

Four reasons to reshore and diversify your suppliers

Four reasons to reshore and diversify your suppliers

In 2025, global trade has gone from unpredictable to adversarial. Dramatic tariff peaks and valleys on Chinese goods. Painful U.S.–EU duties and countermeasures. Pendulum swings on steel and aluminum levies. And volatile conflicts in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia all at once.Procurement and supply chain executives understand that diversified sourcing is now a strategic…

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Introducing Performance Management for enhanced collaboration

On a vibrant and enlightening Supplier Community Event, industry professionals gathered to witness the unveiling of the new cutting-edge SupplyOn Performance Management. The event was designed to introduce this innovative solution, offer a sneak preview, and host a panel discussion with esteemed speakers from Bosch, ZF and Klüber Lubrication. This blog delves into the highlights…
Introducing Performance Management for enhanced collaboration

Focus on innovation: an interview with board member Dr. Stefan Brandner

Innovation is one of our five leadership values. In an interview with SupplyOn board member Dr. Stefan Brandner, find out how we define innovation, the role it plays in our long-term strategy, and how we ensure that all employees across hierarchies and in all areas can participate in it. Learn about internal best practices and…
Focus on innovation: an interview with board member Dr. Stefan Brandner

5 key takeaways from the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2024

SupplyOn joined over 4,000 attendees at the 2024 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/ Xpo in sunny Orlando. Together, we were all on a mission to connect and gather knowledge and insight about the latest supply chain trends and technology to bring resiliency to their organization’s supply chain. These are my 5 key takeaways from this inspiring event:Resilience…
5 key takeaways from the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2024

Embargoes in the supply chain: increase efficiency, minimize risks

Embargo compliance and increased efficiency in the supply chain: identifying potential risks at an early stage and reacting proactively to minimize the potential impact on business processes – this is how it works!International trade often confronts companies with complex legal frameworks. In particular, the transportation of goods to countries with embargoes requires increased attention. This…
Embargoes in the supply chain: increase efficiency, minimize risks

LOVE TO LEAD: employees provide insight into actively practiced and shaped leadership culture

At the beginning of February 2024, our SupplyOn Leadership understanding was rolled out at a kick-off meeting with all employees. Developed by employees for employees, a team consisting of 16 change agents – with and without management responsibility – and the SupplyOn Vice Presidents played a key role in defining and developing the SupplyOn Leadership…
LOVE TO LEAD: employees provide insight into actively practiced and shaped leadership culture

Increasing the resilience of global supply chains through holistic approach

How should complex supply chains be designed so that they are resilient to risks of all kinds and adapt agilely to dynamic market conditions? How can a cost-efficient procurement strategy be implemented that leads to tangible cost savings thanks to intelligent demand bundling and optimized operational procurement processes? How can the interaction with suppliers be…
Increasing the resilience of global supply chains through holistic approach

New functions in Program Increment (PI) 2024-01 developed

May we introduce you to our new functions? These show not only our commitment to continuous innovation, but also concrete progress in various areas of our product portfolio: Visibility & AnalyticsTo enhance customer interaction in our Corporate Carbon Footprint survey tool, we have integrated a chatbot. This chatbot can respond precisely to user inquiries and assist…
New functions in Program Increment (PI) 2024-01 developed

Meetings that inspire: Savis and Dominik on designing interactive team meetings

Integrating and activating employees in team meetings is crucial to encourage diverse perspectives, creative ideas and valuable feedback. Find out in an interview with Senior Project Manager Savis Konrad, Team P2P and e-Invoicing and Dominik Halamoda, Product Owner in the UX, Supplier Quality Management & Supplier Management Solutions team at SupplyOn, how meetings can be…
Meetings that inspire: Savis and Dominik on designing interactive team meetings

Carbon reduction in the supply chain – three fundamental challenges and solutions

Concepts such as decarbonization, net zero or carbon neutrality are now part of the common discourse in customer-supplier relationships. The influence of the supply chain on a product’s final ecological footprint (product carbon footprint, PCF for short) is already well known and the efforts to reduce the emissions (Scope 3 upstream) have taken place in many…
Carbon reduction in the supply chain – three fundamental challenges and solutions

Accelerating towards full digitization: The journey to 100%

With 100% of processes digitized and automated, a supply chain is a dream for every supply chain manager and the aim of many companies for many years. But why do so few reach the final goal of 100%? In the second episode of Inside Supply Chain, we get to the bottom of this question and…
Accelerating towards full digitization: The journey to 100%