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How Tier-1 Suppliers Build Forecast Agility With Profitability A.I.

In today’s supply chain environment, Tier-1 suppliers are facing an uncomfortable truth: forecasts are more volatile than ever, and traditional planning processes simply can’t keep up. Long lead times, unpredictable customer demand, and increasing...

Campfire Interactive Launches Profitability A.I. — The First Profit Optimization Platform Purpose-Built for Automotive and Manufacturing Suppliers

Campfire Interactive Launches Profitability A.I. — The First Profit Optimization Platform Purpose-Built for Automotive and Manufacturing Suppliers

Ann Arbor, MI – November 18, 2025 – Campfire Interactive, the leader in profitability optimization software for automotive and manufacturing...

When Supply Chains Shift: What GM’s China Exit Means for Supplier Profitability — And How to Turn Risk Into Opportunity

When Supply Chains Shift: What GM’s China Exit Means for Supplier Profitability — And How to Turn Risk Into Opportunity

On November 12, Reuters reported a major development in the automotive industry: General Motors has directed its supplier base to scrub their supply...

Why Quoting Is the Hidden Profit Killer

Why Quoting Is the Hidden Profit Killer

In today’s competitive automotive supply landscape, every decision comes down to one question: are we protecting our margins or giving them away?...

The Forecasting Gap in Automotive Supply Chains: Why Traditional Planning Fails — and How to Close It

The Forecasting Gap in Automotive Supply Chains: Why Traditional Planning Fails — and How to Close It

For decades, automotive suppliers have been expected to deliver precision in a world built on uncertainty. From fluctuating OEM production schedules...

How Tier-1 and Tier-2 Suppliers Can Future-Proof Margins in 2026

How Tier-1 and Tier-2 Suppliers Can Future-Proof Margins in 2026

The Margin Pressure Is Real For Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers, profitability in 2026 won’t come easy. OEM demand remains unpredictable, input costs are...

Profitability A.I.: The New Frontier for Automotive Suppliers

Profitability A.I.: The New Frontier for Automotive Suppliers

In today’s automotive supply chain, profitability is under siege. Raw material costs fluctuate daily. OEMs are compressing margins. Electrification,...

When One Fire Sparks an Industry-Wide Reckoning: Lessons from the Novelis Aluminum Supply Disruption

When One Fire Sparks an Industry-Wide Reckoning: Lessons from the Novelis Aluminum Supply Disruption

In mid-September 2025, a fire broke out at Novelis’s Oswego, New York aluminum plant. The blaze ravaged the hot mill — the heart of sheet production...

Budget Season 2026: How Automotive Suppliers Can Plan for Profitability in Uncertain Times

Budget Season 2026: How Automotive Suppliers Can Plan for Profitability in Uncertain Times

As fall approaches, so does one of the most critical times of year for Tier-1 and Tier-2 automotive suppliers: budget season. Setting budgets and...

Campfire Interactive Appoints Alex George as Chief Executive Officer to Power Profitability for Manufacturers and Automotive Suppliers

Campfire Interactive Appoints Alex George as Chief Executive Officer to Power Profitability for Manufacturers and Automotive Suppliers

Invictus-backed Campfire’s software empowers manufacturers to achieve new levels of efficiency, profitability, and innovation Ann Arbor, MI –...

From Industry Spark to Industry Blaze: Campfire’s Journey of Profit-Driven Innovation

From Industry Spark to Industry Blaze: Campfire’s Journey of Profit-Driven Innovation

In the ever-evolving landscape of the automotive supply chain – or any competitive, metric-driven industry – genuine transformation comes from...

Gain Control, Reduce Risk: A New Playbook for Automotive CFOs

Gain Control, Reduce Risk: A New Playbook for Automotive CFOs

In today’s fast-paced automotive ecosystem, CFOs at Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers face unprecedented volatility – from shifting OEM program schedules...

Redefining CPQ: How Campfire’s Common Cost Model Sets a New Standard for Profitability at Scale.

Redefining CPQ: How Campfire’s Common Cost Model Sets a New Standard for Profitability at Scale.

The CPQ Challenge, Reimagined. In the complex world of manufacturing, cost modeling within CPQ systems has long been an obstacle to speed,...

Campfire Interactive Featured in Industry Today on Sustainable RFPs

Campfire Interactive Featured in Industry Today on Sustainable RFPs

At Campfire, we believe that sustainability should be a cornerstone of every business decision, not just an afterthought. That’s why we were proud to...

Campfire Interactive Expands Leadership Team to Transform Forecasting Intelligence and Quote Automation in Manufacturing

Campfire Interactive Expands Leadership Team to Transform Forecasting Intelligence and Quote Automation in Manufacturing

With its expanded leadership team enabling growth and accelerating innovation, Campfire delivers solutions that empower manufacturers to move beyond...

Campfire Interactive on Scenario Modeling & “What Ifs” in 2025

Campfire Interactive on Scenario Modeling & “What Ifs” in 2025

At Campfire, we know that future-ready organizations don’t just plan for what’s likely, they prepare for the unexpected. That’s why we were featured...

Campfire Interactive Completes $37 Million Majority Investment from Invictus Growth Partners to Drive Manufacturing Software Innovation

Campfire Interactive Completes $37 Million Majority Investment from Invictus Growth Partners to Drive Manufacturing Software Innovation

The investment will be used to accelerate product innovation, expand sales and marketing, and enable Campfire to continue delivering industry-leading...

Campfire’s Solutions Enable Stoneridge to Successfully Model Production Forecasts to Drive Financial Performance

Campfire’s Solutions Enable Stoneridge to Successfully Model Production Forecasts to Drive Financial Performance

Campfire’s Solutions Enable Stoneridge to Successfully Model Production Forecasts to Drive Financial Performance Software utilization empowers...

Campfire Expands Executive Leadership Team to Meet Growing Demand

Campfire Expands Executive Leadership Team to Meet Growing Demand

Industry veteran, Scott Whetter, assumes leadership of automotive market sales. ANN ARBOR, MI – JULY 20, 2022 Campfire Interactive, Inc. (Campfire),...