2Sustain

Over the years, I’ve seen again and again how collaboration with the supplier network is fundamental to meeting supply chain sustainability goals.

But, we all know that pushing and pulling data between trading partners can be tremendously frustrating. Even though we’ve seen nearly every other aspect of our lives –how we shop, communicate with friends, search for jobs, even look for restaurants and service providers –completely transformed by companies like Facebook, LinkedIn, Yelp, etc., that kind of Web 2.O communication and collaboration has been sorely lacking in supply chain management .  . .

Well, what I mean to say, is that Web 2.O communication and collaboration has been sorely lacking in supply chain management  . . . until now.

This week, I’m thrilled to announce that Aravo has released Aravo Assure^TM, an innovative web-based B2B social network we built to revolutionize the way businesses engage, share data and collaborate.

Using Aravo Assure’s^TM Enterprise 2.0 technology, trading partners are empowered with an industrial-strength collaboration platform and many-to-many communications framework designed to facilitate information exchange, while reducing the expense and administrative burden on both parties. That means Aravo Assure^TM makes it easier than ever before for suppliers and buyers to build robust, collaborative relationships.

Suppliers can share their latest sustainability credentials, environmental performance record, disaster recovery plans, etc. Buyers can update suppliers on risk assessments, sustainability program requirements, etc. It’s an entirely new, configurable B2B collaboration infrastructure that will strengthen supplier relationships –and save companies time and money.

We’re not the only ones who think so. (more…)

In Jason Busch’s recent posting on Spend Matters Your Supply Chain Carbon Footprint — Measuring it Ain’t Easy I think he really hits the nail on the head when he speaks to the need to "put science and process into measuring supplier practices." In my estimation, process standardization is the key to successful sustainable supply chain management.

Sustainable supply chain management is all about reporting data, monitoring compliance, and improving performance in areas ranging from toxics to emissions to packaging to logistics. But only by standardizing how we gather, analyze and report on this data can we begin to implement viable improvement programs and move up the maturity continuum.

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