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Multi-Tier Visibility and Collaboration at a Fortune 100 Automotive Manufacturer

January 10, 2025

KPIs

100%

Visibility to Risks

20%-30%

Throughput Improvement

50%

Reduction in Administrative Tasks

40-50%

Reduction in Expedites

Overview

A Fortune 100 automotive manufacturer faced significant challenges managing its multi-tiered global supply chain. The lack of visibility into supplier activities and risks made it difficult to identify roadblocks, address supply threats, and streamline communication. These inefficiencies led to issues meeting customer demands and increased expedite costs.

TADA’s Multi-Tier Collaboration App provided the visibility, collaboration, and planning capabilities needed to manage risks effectively across normal and disruptive supply chain cycles.

Customer Challenges

Limited Visibility in the Supply Chain:

The company lacked visibility, collaboration, and risk mitigation across its global supply chain network.

Complexity of Automotive Supply Chains:

Spanning multiple tiers, continents, and time zones, the supply chain’s complexity was compounded by shared raw material and component suppliers across the industry.

Impact of Disruptive Cycles:

In a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world, the company struggled to anticipate and mitigate disruptions, leading to high costs and inefficiencies.

Solution

To address these challenges, TADA implemented its Multi-Tier Collaboration App, delivering the following capabilities:

Automated Data Collection and Analytics:

Streamlined the collection and analysis of supply chain data across the ecosystem.

Multi-Enterprise Collaboration Across Tiers:

Facilitated real-time collaboration between suppliers at all levels.

Proactive Constraint Management:

Provided real time visibility into potential risks and bottlenecks to mitigate supply chain disruptions.

Results

By leveraging TADA’s Multi-Tier Collaboration App, the Fortune 100 manufacturer achieved significant improvements:

Unified Data

Connect key demand, supply, and shipment data across supply tiers for enhanced visibility and decision-making.

Risk Management

Manage risks effectively between ecosystem partners through real-time collaboration and visibility.

Synchronized Planning

Enable coordinated and synchronized planning to optimize supply chain performance.

Compliance Tracking

Measure data compliance to support adoption and ensure accurate operations.

“Having the OEM demand visibility not filtered by Tier 1 buying strategy or buffer allows us to smooth out our production planning and avoid the bullwhip effect.”
– Tier 2 Supplier

Conclusion

TADA’s Multi-Tier Collaboration App transformed the company’s supply chain by providing critical visibility, fostering collaboration, and enabling synchronized planning. With the ability to proactively manage risks and streamline operations, the company improved efficiency, reduced costs, and enhanced supply chain resilience.