Industries
Automotive: for Suppliers
A unified approach to supply chain engagement while collaborating with OEMs and suppliers.
Key facts
- Pressure to compete globally
- Reduce costs while remaining agile
- Shrinking sub-supplier base due to intense cost cutting
- Need to exchange information with various OEMs, using unique protocols and formats for each
- Compliance with varied regulations, standards and procedures
- Visibility to its transactions with various OEMs in one secure location
Connected Automotive
Explained
Automotive suppliers face new and pressing challenges: globalization, risk aversion, a hyper-connected and cloud-based world, intense competition, an eroding supply base, increased cost of raw materials and labor, pressure with OEM cost-down initiatives and more. Success is no longer guaranteed by relationships, brand recognition or the size of an organization. To prosper in the future, Suppliers will need to find a way to increase their value and engagement with the OEM.
Suppliers have all invested heavily in building supply chain management systems, ERP infrastructure and other necessary systems over time. They have implemented the hardware, software, protocols and standards necessary to monitor internal information and communication with OEMs and other parties as well. Updating these systems is necessary as systems evolve but replacing existing infrastructure is time consuming and cost prohibitive.
Covisint realizes that securing and maintaining reliable B2B systems with increasing complexity can be difficult and expensive. Covisint's platform connects disparate systems and allows them to work together through seamless integration.
Covisint provides automotive suppliers with the ability to securely access global B2B automotive systems and vehicle information through a variety of best-in-class solutions. The common issues ours solutions address for automotive suppliers include:
- Allowing secure sharing of global information and data
- Converting and standardizing data between the automotive supplier and the multitude of OEMs and suppliers it conducts business with
- Providing flexibility with a wide variety of solutions, and various methods to connect and access information (mobile, etc.)
- Providing supply chain engagement solutions through the largest automotive communication hub in the world.
- Working through one single partner to connect with all trading partners across the globe
- Anytime, anywhere support with industry-leading SLAs and uptime.
Connected Automotive
Initiatives
Stories
Platform Technologies
More Information
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Feature Brief:
Automotive Connectivity: A Path for Automotive Manufacturers to Increase Loyalty, Revenue and Relevancy (PDF, 1348 KB) Connected Owner Solution: Engage with vehicle owners more effectively to improve owner experience (PDF, 1535 KB) Connected Vehicle Solution: Securely Connect Vehicle, Applications and Users (PDF, 1657 KB) Data Exchange Services for Your Global Ecosystem (PDF, 1345 KB) Global B2B Messaging for Your Global Ecosystem (PDF, 1345 KB) Supply Chain Engagement: A Unified Approach to Supplier Collaboration (PDF, 1353 KB) Reliable EDI services without the cost and complexity of on-premise software (PDF, 1536 KB) SupplyOnline - Supplier Portal for the Asia Pacific Region (PDF, 1344 KB)
Events and Webinars
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April:
Cloud Connect Silicon Valley, CA — April 3 - 4, 2013 Automotive Logistics China Conference 2013 Hilton Hongqiao, Shanghai, China — April 15 - 17, 2013 Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit San Diego, CA &mdash April 29 - May 1, 2013 -
May:
Forrester's Forum For CIO, EA, Security & Risk, Infrastructure & Ops, And Sourcing Professional Washington, DC — May 6 - May 7, 2013 Automobilwoche Conference 2013 Kempinski Hotel Airport, Munich, Germany — May 16, 2013 -
June:
Telematics Detroit 2013 The Suburban Collection Showcase, Novi, MI — June 5 - 6, 2013 12th International Cloud Expo Cloud Expo New York--CPWR is sponsoring New Yok, NY — June 10 - June 13, 2013 Connected World Conference Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA — June 10 - June 13, 2013 AHIP Institute Orlando, FL — June 12-14, 2013 Automotive News Europe Le Meridien Etoile, Paris, France — June 11 - 12, 2013 Telematics Update Content and Apps for Automotive Europe 2013 Munich Marriott Hotel, Munich, Germany — June 18-19, 2013 AIAG Supplier Portal Summit The Inn at St. Johns, Plymouth, MI — June 19, 2013