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Supply Chain Surprises

You couldn’t have known it was coming. The detail that got buried in the spreadsheet… that got lost in the email… that got stuck in the inbox… that failed to notify anyone that the critical part would actually arrive three days after your deadline with the OEM.

Now, you’ve got 8,000 products that are one part away from being ready to ship to the customer. And the chances that your biggest client will invite you to bid again? Slim to none. If only there were a better way to calculate your supplier’s actual capacity, understand what’s really going on at their factories, and know exactly what you can count on to get delivered on time.

Know What’s Coming. With LiveSource.

A Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Business Network, LiveSource is a portal that connects your engineering, purchasing and quality departments to your suppliers, replacing the chaos of emails, spreadsheets and phone calls – giving you complete visibility into what’s happening in your supply chain.

LiveSource is the only platform that is built for direct spend, built to connect all the moving parts, and built to adapt quickly to change. That’s why industry leaders across the world like Dana, Vibracoustic, and Plastic Omnium turn to LiveSource to avoid hidden risks and stay competitive in a world of shrinking margins.

STrATEgIC SOurCINgLiveSource maintains cost performance through competitive supplier bidding. Capture more accurate information, assess risk and improve performance. Collaborate and manage your global suppliers with transparency and connectivity.

•rFI, rFQ and auctions• Purchase requisitions•Quote comparison• Contract lifecycle management•revision control with history tracking

IDEAS (SuPPLIEr INNOVATION)Drive cost and process improvement through supplier collaboration. Build a structured and effective process for idea exchange. Make supplier innovation “business- as-usual” with a systematic approach.

• Promote idea into projects•Monitor results and quantify cost saving• Identify suppliers that contribute the most

LiveSource ModulesThe LiveSource platform is a comprehensive suite of tools to create the ultimate multi-enterprise supply chain business network. get better quality products to market. Faster.

SuPPLIEr MANAgEMENTLiveSource delivers tools to optimize supplier collaboration. Capture more accurate information, assess risk and improve performance. Collaborate and manage your suppliers with transparency and connectivity. All on a global scale.

• Supplier cards•retain supplier certificates & regulatory compliance• Complete supplier visibility

° rFQ

° Non-conformance o APQP/PPAP

° Items

° Tools• Streamline audit process

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QuALITYDo business with suppliers that conform to manufacturing quality standards. Increase transparency to implement corrective strategies such as 3D and 8D, and approval processes such as PPAP and FAI. Specify and standardize attestation protocols. Accurately manage the quality auditing process. gain clear visibility into supplier quality performance. Instantly communicate conformity complaints and alerts. Ensure quality adherence and optimize your compliance program.

• Supported quality processes (APQP, PPAP/FAI, and Non-conformance)

OrDEr SuPPLY MANAgEMENTFully digitize the purchase order for automation and full visibility. Dramatically reduce time spent tracking and confirming purchase orders. Leverage WebEDI for compliance and easily manage activity. From ordering to delivery, all purchase orders are stored in one place so both buyer and supplier can see the status of every order. Track purchase orders and send confirmations, create labels and advanced shipping notices. Supplier order acceptance

•Delivery notes and advanced shipping notice•reduce packaging and labeling errors•Drive EDI Compliance

Order Supply Management

TOOLINgKeep track of tools through product lifecycles. Track your part from concept to production: view rFX history, part revisions, technical details, quality approvals, and much more. All in real time, so you can make decisions now. Detailed part and tooling libraries to map, localize, and manage your assets across your supply chain.

•Monitor tool usage & performance•Manage tool move request• Estimate outages•Manage technical & financial details•Determine remaining useful life

• Configurable templates and workflow

• AIAg standard processes included

• Program management integration

• Alerts and progress status tracking

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Supplier Management

Proven Industry ExpertiseYour organization – and the dynamics of your industry – are unique. We get that. LiveSource solutions are purpose-built for specific industry needs. And we build them with proven world-class expertise. We’ve helped organizations in transportation & automotive, aerospace & defense, complex industrial and medical industries streamline and improve their upstream supply chain.

From building driveshafts – to airplane engines – to wind turbine blades, LiveSource helps manufacturers take hidden risks out of their supply chains. Specifically designed to help you get better quality, more innovative products to market. Faster. At a lower cost. And with fewer supply chain disruptions.

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PrOgrAM EXECuTIONManage your complex, direct manufacturing process with LiveSource. Manage new program launch with end-to-end visibility. Successfully manage all the connection points between you and your suppliers. Handle details with speed and dexterity.

• Project conception• Project initiation• Project final• Project launch•Maintain BOM revision history

Program Execution

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ANALYTICSQuickly identify positive and negative trends to aid in better decision making. Leverage real time analytics, regardless of the data source. Create dashboards with data of your most pressing challenges, such as supplier coaching, supplier coverage, supplier capacity and supplier production performance. Launch timing alerts and get spend analysis.

• Supplier Performance• Program launch readiness

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