What is a Product Community ?
The collection of people and organizations involved in the development of a product. Visibility to risk means visibility in your product community. Your organization's products depend on the effectiveness of your product community.
How Effective is your Product Community ?
An effective Product Community needs high grades on each of the following:• Visibility – You know your supplier’s and their people
• Globality – Your suppliers are part of the world economy
• Agility – Your suppliers can react to change
• Interconnectivity – You can find the right person instantly
• Conformity – Your suppliers conform to industry standards
• Capability – Your suppliers are capable of making quality products on time
Build your Product Community’s effectiveness with Process
Supplier Process Management is a continuous improvement process that involves:
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Definition
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Deployment
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Engagement
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Management
APQP is a highly effective way to manage product quality with your suppliers.
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Process Function
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Your Needs
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Powerway Delivers
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Define
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Define deliverables
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Define responsibilities
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Define the controls
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Deploy
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Connect the community
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Communicate the process
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Train the community
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Implement changes
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SaaS – Scales with you, both in storage and price
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Quick Launch – A spreadsheet with parts and suppliers is all you need to start
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Integration – API’s to integrate to your back end systems
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Engage
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Assign team members
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Complete assignments
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Identify problems
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Projects – Requirements and schedule
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Teams – Customer and suppliers
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Tasks – Documents, approvals, opinions
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Manage
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Review status
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Resolve problems
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Identify improvements
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Reports – Program, supplier and part status
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Issues – Problem resolution workflow
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Gate Reviews – Task status rolled up by gate
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