Product Lifecycle Management

Apple Plans to Use 100% Recycled Cobalt in its Batteries by 2025

April 17, 2023

Apple plans to use 100% recycled cobalt, completely recycled rare Earth elements, 100% recycled tin soldering and 100% recycled gold plating in its products by 2025.

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Solving Supply Chain Problems by Reinventing Product Design

April 7, 2023

Bharat Kapoor and Suketu Gandhi, SCB Contributors

We asked experts about how product-design decisions taken at their firms have impacted their supply chain ecosystems.

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What E-Commerce Is Teaching Us About Returns

November 30, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

Itamar Zur, co-founder and CEO of next-generation shipping platform Veho, wants e-tailers to fundamentally reframe how they think about the returns side of the business.

Tesla Co-Founder Joins With Toyota to Recycle Car Batteries

June 22, 2022

Bloomberg

Toyota Motor Corp. is tying up with Redwood Materials Inc., a battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, to collect and repurpose cells from some of the earliest battery-powered vehicles.

A Guide to Jumpstarting Circular Supply Chain Transformation

May 12, 2022

Rich Sherman, SupplyChainBrain Contributor and Li De (Tony) Chen, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Until recently, most supply chains have projected linear patterns from production to consumption.

Three Trends Driving Development of a Circular Economy

May 11, 2022

Melanie Nuce, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Three major trends have emerged in the past few years that are driving new interest in circularity: changing consumer expectations, global supply chain disruptions and growing environmental concerns.

A Missing Link in the Pursuit of Supply Chain Resilience

April 28, 2022

Dana Nickerson and Peter Bilello, SCB Contributors

Warning signs of supply chain disruption are often scattered across various databases, making them virtually invisible to executives.

The Missing Cog in Turning Retail Stores Into Micro-Fulfillment Centers

April 27, 2022

Guruprasad Nagaraja, SCB Contributor

It has never been more important for retailers to know the precise amount and location of their inventory.

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Three Keys for Achieving Supply Chain Resilience

April 19, 2022

Richard Diaz, SCB Contributor

Supply chain professionals have never had more tools at their disposal, nor a more prominent stage to engage with their corporate leadership teams on risk mitigation and business continuity planning.

Why Mid-Sized Companies Should Consider Product Lifecycle Management Tech

February 8, 2022

Andy Prinz, SCB Contributor and Jack Johnson, SCB Contributor

PLM technology has advanced to become more valuable and more affordable for all.

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.