Surefront Use Case: Custom Packaging Provider

Client Profile

A custom packaging provider needs to collaborate quickly with a global vendor base to secure custom-engineered packaging solutions for its clients

The provider has large amounts of product data stored across multiple spreadsheets which they share with global suppliers.

They source a wide variety of complex custom-made products from global suppliers who need to be onboarded quickly
They need a quick turnaround on their Requests for Quotation (RFQ’s)
They need real-time collaboration with vendors and customers to capture time-sensitive market opportunities

Let's examine some key pain points and solutions to this Custom Packaging Provider’s issues.

Key Challenges

Our Solution:

Supply Chain Management - allows companies to manage team members, vendors, and projects against expectations and timelines.

Vendor Collaboration - facilitates in-platform communication with vendors to streamline communication and achieve goals.

Vendor Communication - enables key stakeholders to have direct, contextual communication with vendors and control over shared information.

Responsible Sourcing - allows stakeholders to attach, share, and collaborate on necessary files in real-time.

Our Solution:

Tech Pack Builder - allows the buyer to specify all of the data that the vendor requires for the RFQ in a format that both parties can work on simultaneously to eliminate the need for spreadsheets being sent back and forth via email.

Our Solution:

Workflow Management - provides visibility and control into projects and timelines, teams, people, and products and components.

Our Solution:

Bulk Update Status/Workflow Tasks, Product Details/Attribute Communication - facilitates the mass update and communication of multiple attributes to key stakeholders, either en masse or through Tech packs.

Our Solution:

PLM+PIM+CRM on one unified platform - consolidates all product lifecycle information into a single source of truth, offering transparency and control over the entire product lifecycle without multiple subscriptions, learning curves, or implementations.