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• You indicated that your planning decomposition does not include processes for supplier collaboration. That's ok, a great start is to identify where the interaction points are, and to start collecting information on how it is prepared and executed today. You responded that your planning framework does not include standardized processes for upstream and downstream network collaboration. All good, a great start is to identify where the interaction points are, and to start collecting information on how it is prepared and executed today. (e.g., mapping collaboration moments across your network: plan handovers, shared forecasts, constraint signaling, and document how they currently function).
  
• You indicated that you do not have a uniform way of working with suppliers for sending and receiving supply chain transactions. No problem, there's no "one size fits all" solution in terms of collaboration. Classify your suppliers in groups with common supply chain characteristics, and think about standards fitting per group. You responded that you do not have a consistent approach for exchanging planning-related transactions (e.g., net requirements, ASN, forecast commits) with partners? That's ok, there is no one size fits all in terms of collaboration. Start by segmenting network partners by common behavior and adopt a tiered standard for each group.
  
• You responded that your external manufacturers' KPIs are not aligned with your internal KPIs. KPIs consist of datapoints, timestamps, a calculation and a review process. Identify where the common ground can be at a certain level of aggregation to start building on an end-2-end view. You told us that your performance metrics are not aligned across internal and external actors in the network. That's ok, use shared definitions and data sources for cross-party KPIs to enable reliable network-wide performance review. KPIs consist of datapoints, timestamps, a calculation and a review process. Identify where the common ground can be at a certain level of aggregation to start building on an end-2-end view.
  
• You told us that you do not have a uniform (digital) way of sharing and reconciling inventories held at your suppliers. Start small by requesting to your suppliers for your inventories held, at batch level: the expiry date, total batch amount and inventory on hand. You indicated that inventory visibility across the network is not unified. That's ok, start with key nodes. Track batch-level detail: expiry, quantity, available stock, etc.
  
• You indicated that your current supplier collaboration is it still manual. No problem, it's never too late to explore digital collaboration platforms to centralize supplier interactions and streamline processes! Major features to consider are its integration, exception-based workflow, visualization and user interaction capabilities. You responded that network collaboration is not digitized or is still manual? All good, explore digital network collaboration platforms to centralize supplier interactions and streamline processes. Major features to consider are its integration, exception-based workflow, visualization and user interaction capabilities.
  

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