Supplier Collaboration Podcast Series - Part 2: Fostering Relationships

Building on the first podcast in this series, ("Engaging Key Suppliers" in which we introduced the concept of collaboration, the status of the collaboration in manufacturing, and some obstacles to collaboration), our second podcast from the Institute of Supplier Collaboration is one in which I discuss "Fostering Relationships."  In it, I describe in detail CGN's "5C" approach to collaboration, including the BTA (Business Transformation Architecture) process.

I also explain where OEMs struggle in implementing Supplier Collaboration and why more OEMs are not engaging suppliers more effectively.  These first two podcasts are the foundation of the Institute's message.   Building on this foundation, we will next present the third podcast "Competing Globally," which describes how collaboration fits into a company's global sourcing program.  All three podcasts can be found on the ISC website,www.suppliercollaboration.org.

NOTE: At CGN, our consultants are encouraged to point their clients to the ISC website, where they can view material and take the survey to understand where they stand relative to a world-class collaboration program.

-Jim Tarabori, Director, Institute for Supplier Collaboration