Product Lifecycle Management

Q&A: What We Have Here Is a Failure to Collaborate

February 6, 2018

A survey by 3M Company finds a large number of suppliers holding back from engaging in true collaboration with buyers, due to a lack of openness and customer incentives.

Opinion: How IoT Will Impact the Supply Chain This Year

January 15, 2018

Daniel Newman, Futurum Research analyst, Forbes contributor

There has been a lot written about the internet of things (IoT) and how it will affect nearly every global industry — from retail to connected vehicles.

'Not Built for This': What Fails in the Extreme Cold? Just About Everything.

January 5, 2018

The Washington Post

You can’t fight fire with ice. That’s a frozen fact that public safety officials are grappling with as extreme cold continues to grip Washington and much of the rest of the country this week.

Pharma Industry Forum Helps Reduce R&D Costs

December 19, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The TransCelerate Comparator Network, the winner of the 2017 Supply Chain Innovation Award, enables competing pharmaceutical companies to develop their own medicines cheaper and with quality assurance.

2017 Supply Chain Innovation Awards Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

December 19, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

A pharmaceutical industry forum creates a collaborative framework where companies can efficiently and relatively inexpensively test their potential medicines against competitors’ products that are already approved and available in the marketplace.

Laboratory Products Get a 'Green' Label. How About Consumer Goods?

December 11, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It’s been 23 years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began requiring "nutrition facts" labels on most food products. Is it time to do the same for disclosing the environmental impact of laboratory products?

What Stands in the Way of Supply-Chain Efficiency Today?

December 11, 2017

Michael Ciatto, VP, Barkawi Management Consultants

The Changing Dynamics of Distribution Requirements

December 8, 2017

Angela Fernandez, VP, Retail Grocery & Foodservice, GS1 US

Pharma Giants Collaborate to Enhance Product Integrity

December 4, 2017

Terrence Walsh, Jason LaRoche and Nishchal Chudasama

Yes, Some Customers Are More Equal Than Others

December 4, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the age of analytics and Big Data, all customers are not created equal.

Product Lifecycle Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding product lifecycle management and its impact on supply chain management. New developments in product lifecycle software - which manages product information from design to disposal - are transforming the way companies operate and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using product lifecycle management solutions for supply chain optimization.