Building Value from Distributed Dynamic Supplier Networks in the Global Automotive Industry

Interoperability in supplier networks in the Automotive Industry gained in particular in the last years substantially significance, since both the depth of the Supply Chains and their complexity increased dramatically and therefore a supplier-spanning viewpoint became necessary. In this paper collaborative supply chain attributes, values and enablers will explained to support Managers to lead your supplier network to new levels of excellence. A collaborative supplier network will allow organizations to plan more effectively, to have a better sense in disruptions and to react on a real-time basis.