The ultimate goal of outsourcing to specialty providers is to achieve maximum efficiency in product manufacturing and fulfillment while minimizing costs, time, and effort to deliver products. The ability to integrate seamlessly with vendor systems and to build collaborative, sustainable relationships is critical in a climate of volatile demand and shortened lead times.

Simply put, everyone involved should be on the same “team” to view, monitor, and procure the right inventory levels to meet demand; and to fulfill every order perfectly and on time, every time. But getting there can be an uphill battle.

Fortunately, the migration to cloud technologies and the availability of ERP-agnostic solutions specifically designed to address these unique concerns provide supply chain managers with new options that cost significantly less while doing more, faster.

This eBook contains practical steps to help you determine the best methods for integrating systems, enhancing collaboration, and maximizing efficiency and value from your CMOs and 3PLs.