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November 7, 2024

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Derek Lemke

Senior Vice President, Product-Level Intelligence

The EU Digital Product Passport (DPP), introduced under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), poses new challenges for companies in managing product transparency, lifecycle monitoring, and compliance across the supply chain. Exiger’s advanced risk management and data intelligence tools are strategically equipped to help businesses meet these stringent demands, ensuring compliance while improving operational efficiency and sustainability.

Exiger’s Approach to Supplier Mapping and Lifecycle Transparency

Exiger’s approach to supplier mapping focuses on capturing detailed, multi-tier insights into every entity and component within the supply chain. Traditional supplier mapping offers a static view of direct suppliers, identifying critical data points like material origins, certifications, and regulatory compliance. While this provides essential information, Exiger’s tools go beyond static maps by enabling dynamic, real-time tracking of supplier activities across all levels, giving businesses an in-depth look at sub-suppliers, raw material sources, and every node within the supply chain.

This dynamic mapping ensures continuous visibility into product sourcing, sustainability credentials, and risks at every stage. With Exiger, businesses can trace the origin and composition of materials, monitor suppliers’ adherence to environmental and regulatory standards, and proactively address potential disruptions. This level of transparency is essential to meeting the DPP’s requirements for providing comprehensive lifecycle data, including material sourcing, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint tracking.

Digital Twins for Real-Time Product Lifecycle Monitoring

Where complete technical data is available, Exiger can create digital twins of products and components within the supply chain. These supply chain digital twins serve as real-time, virtual replicas of physical products, tracking every stage of their lifecycle from production to disposal. By leveraging digital twins, businesses can ensure full compliance with the DPP’s requirement for continuous monitoring of product behavior, including environmental impacts like carbon emissions and energy usage.

Digital twins also enable companies to predict potential risks, such as supply chain disruptions or material degradation, and simulate scenarios to mitigate these issues. This capability helps businesses provide detailed information on repairability, recyclability, and end-of-life options, supporting the DPP’s broader goals of promoting circularity and sustainability.

AI-Driven Bill of Materials (BOM) for Inaccessible or Fragmented Data

In cases where product data is fragmented or unavailable, Exiger’s AI-powered Bill of Materials (BOM) solution fills the gaps by using predictive analytics and machine learning algorithms. This AI-driven BOM automatically constructs a comprehensive view of the product’s components, materials, and potential compliance risks. By analyzing data across multiple sources, the AI model can infer missing information and ensure that businesses still meet DPP requirements, even in complex or opaque supply chains.

The AI-driven BOM also helps businesses monitor the environmental footprint of products, ensuring that even in cases where suppliers are unable to provide complete data, companies can still report accurate lifecycle and sustainability metrics. This not only ensures compliance but also strengthens supply chain resilience and performance.

Compliance and Documentation Management in Real Time

Exiger’s platform simplifies the process of managing compliance documentation, which is necessary to meet DPP requirements. Businesses must maintain up-to-date records such as declarations of conformity, technical certificates, and safety instructions to ensure compliance across the product lifecycle. Exiger’s tools allow companies to track, store, and update all relevant documentation in real time, ensuring they are prepared for audits and regulatory reviews.

By integrating compliance management with real-time supplier and third-party data, Exiger ensures that all product-related information is accurate and accessible, reducing the risk of non-compliance and making it easier for businesses to meet DPP obligations.

Conclusion

Exiger’s comprehensive approach to supplier mapping, digital twin creation, and AI-driven data intelligence positions it as a leader in helping businesses meet the complex requirements of the Digital Product Passport under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. With real-time supply chain transparency, lifecycle monitoring, and predictive analytics, Exiger ensures that businesses can track every aspect of their product’s lifecycle, meet compliance requirements, and drive sustainability efforts.

By providing these innovative tools, Exiger not only helps companies comply with new regulations but also empowers them to optimize supply chain performance and gain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market. As the DPP becomes a central regulatory feature, businesses leveraging Exiger’s technology will be well-equipped to succeed in this new era of transparency, sustainability, and accountability.

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