Vendor Collaboration

In today’s manufacturing industry, vendor collaboration and file sharing often rely on outdated, manual processes like emails, spreadsheets, and shared drives. These methods can be time-consuming, especially as supply chain transparency requirements continue to grow due to regulatory pressures and rising consumer expectations for accountability. At the same time, vendors increasingly demand faster access to critical product information, such as specifications, compliance documentation, and performance data, when managing purchase orders.

This growing complexity in collaboration not only slows down operations but also drives up costs. Manufacturers face the challenge of meeting these demands while minimizing inefficiencies and maintaining transparency across the supply chain.

Bluestar PLM provides a simple, yet effective solution to tackle these challenges. By enabling manufacturers to attach and share relevant files, such as technical specifications, compliance documents, or design data, directly to purchase orders, vendors can access the information they need in one centralized, secure platform. The files can be attached to both open and confirmed purchase orders to enable the vendor to make suggestions before the purchase order is fully confirmed, or to look back at previous purchase orders and see related product information.

Key Benefits

Efficient file sharing with “Vendor Files”

Utilizing the “Vendor Files” functionality provided by Bluestar PLM, it becomes simple to allow vendors to view product files associated with a purchase order, or add any relevant files such as specifications, certificates, or performance data.

Increased level of transparency

To meet the increasing demand for transparency in the supply chain, being able to quickly and efficiently share information with vendors will assist this challenge greatly. This will allow both the vendors to satisfy requirements with minimal effort from the manufacturer.

Vendor relationship improvement

Vendor requirements concerning product information availability becomes easily accessible through Bluestar PLM vendor collaboration, both associated with open and confirmed purchase orders. This decreases the need for lengthy correspondence which positively affects relationships with vendors in need of product information.

Explore the functionalities

  • Define product files associated with purchase orders as “Vendor Files”: Any files attached to products which are in turn associated with purchase orders from a specific vendor can be made available to them with the click of a button.

  • Full configurability about which files are relevant for vendors: Control which files are viewable by the vendor by only selecting relevant information to be made into “Vendor Files”.

  • “File info” functionality: “File info” related to a Bluestar Object is the central space for determining which files are to be “Vendor Files”. This function is regularly used by Bluestar users in all stages of product development, and related files are therefore present naturally, and convenient to modify in relation to vendor collaboration accessibility.

What have our customers accomplished?

AMF Bakery Systems

Achieved 150% revenue growth through PLM and ERP implementation. Reduced errors and enhanced quality management improved product reliability. Streamlined processes boosted productivity across all departments.

Schréder

Advanced configurator capabilities, allowing customization of products with numerous standard variants, facilitating the configuration of unique client specifications seamlessly inside Dynamics 365.

Scanlab

Automated mBOM creation from eBOMs, ensuring accuracy and current data. Strengthened change control, minimized duplication, and maintained data integrity, boosting traceability and preventing redundant efforts.

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With Bluestar PLM, you can enhance collaboration across departments by utilizing a shared data model that streamlines workflows for sales, engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing teams.

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