Product Lifecycle Management

Four Reasons to Digitize Your Direct Spend Procurement Processes

November 23, 2021

Three Ways Service Providers Can Rethink Sustainability

November 16, 2021

By rethinking product lifecycle, reverse logistics and resource optimization, logistics companies and service providers can introduce sustainable change.

Intel Recognized for Circular Economy Push That Cuts Landfill Waste

September 20, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

By adopting a circular economy approach, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer is now sending less than 1% of returned products to landfills.

Tesla Co-Founder Aims to Build an Entire U.S. Battery Industry

September 15, 2021

Bloomberg

Redwood Materials Inc., the battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, has been keeping a big secret: It isn’t really a recycling company.

The Oil That Cooked Our Fries Is Now Refueling Our Airplanes

May 20, 2021

Bloomberg

The world’s biggest maker of renewable diesel says it’s creating a new market for low-carbon jet fuel as passengers slowly return to the skies.

Making PLM Work in the Cloud

March 18, 2021

Sef Tuma, Matthew Thomas and Abhi Dastidar, SCB Contributors

The legacy product lifecycle management (PLM) landscape has come to an end.

Used Electric Car Batteries Are Heading to Factories and Farms

March 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Retired electric vehicle batteries that are repackaged into energy-storage systems are being targeted at industrial consumers who’ve been slower to adopt the technology than utilities or homeowners.

How to Speed Up Sustainability? With an Accelerator, of Course

February 8, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For most businesses, in the economic train wreck that was 2020, sustainability took a back seat to survival.

Do or Die: A Guide to Scrapping Obsolete Supply-Chain Practices

February 2, 2021

Dan Weinberger, SCB Contributor

Organizations still using legacy tools will soon struggle to streamline end-to-end supply-chain processes — and the complexity will only increase.

Technology Promises to Transform Farm and Food Industries

Blockchain Gets a Boost in the Ag Supply Chain

December 28, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

As the fog of hype that accompanied the early days of blockchain begins to lift, the technology is beginning to yield tangible results in a variety of industries, most notably worldwide agribusiness.

Product Lifecycle Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding product lifecycle management and its impact on supply chain management. New developments in product lifecycle software - which manages product information from design to disposal - are transforming the way companies operate and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using product lifecycle management solutions for supply chain optimization.