Case Study: Rolls-Royce Defence achieves faster, higher-quality supplier innovation scouting with Simply Do

Rolls-Royce Defence cuts time spent finding suppliers by 87% with Simply Do

Rolls-Royce Defence, a world-leading innovator in the UK's defence sector, faced significant complexity in scouting and qualifying new suppliers due to the highly regulated nature of its industry. The existing process was extremely time-consuming and placed a heavy administrative burden on its innovation staff. To address this challenge, they partnered with vendor Simply Do to find a better way to identify and engage innovative organisations.

Simply Do implemented its platform and services to manage the administrative heavy lifting of searching, filtering, and qualifying thousands of potential suppliers. This solution provided Rolls-Royce Defence with a 77% increase in supplier quality and an 87% reduction in the time spent finding new suppliers. Using Simply Do also expanded the company's international reach, increasing engagement with innovative suppliers across Europe, Asia, and the Americas by 75%.

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