Enterprises large and small are realizing the extended gains to be had from collaboration, both with suppliers and partners, to bring an opportunity to drive synergies. Those might come from joint initiatives on R&D, expanding business reach that is not possible within their own confines, or working to optimize costs for the consumer. It is when they extend these collaboration models to more and more, perhaps tens of thousands, of suppliers that business capabilities increase. This is a business model that is becoming not just more common but essential, and is one which needs managing as the number of suppliers we work with increases. Many firms seek technology that can help them cultivate and manage those alliances at scale.
跨国消费品公司联合利华（Unilever）解释了它是如何积极寻求合作伙伴和供应商的合作方式，并制定了一项改变世界的倡议，对可持续性、人和地球负有责任。“为了实现我们的可持续增长目标，我们必须与供应商和合作伙伴合作，我们用于促进这种合作的技术发挥着至关重要的作用，”联合利华合作伙伴关系和社会采购主管亚历山德拉·塔莫解释道。
