Today’s supply chains are in crisis: They're under pressure to boost lead times and meet escalating demands—all while dealing with ever-growing competition and labor shortages. The solution? True supply chain collaboration, which brings readily available data and clearer visibility into each tier of the supply chain.

Only slightly more than half of supplier collaborations are successful, however. This is partly because internal and external partners often focus on doing their own thing. These silos separate data, systems, processes, KPIs and mindsets. 

Effective collaborations break down silos and bring data to life. In this playbook, experts explain six types of collaboration in supply chain—purchase order, forecast, capacity, inventory, quality, cost—and the questions you can ask to get started:

• Where do you experience the biggest challenges?
• Where does manual work weigh processes down?
• Which tasks are consistently overlooked? 

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