E2open in the News
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E-marketplaces face dwindling relevance
June 15, 2010E-marketplaces were over-hyped and must now grapple with limited relevance, according to one analyst, while an industry observer noted that private marketplaces, on the other hand, are going strong. The many-to-one-to-many model has benefited supplier networks such as Ariba Supplier Network, OB10, Perfect Commerce, Hubwoo and Xign, he said, noting that private e-marketplaces such as 1SYNC and E2open also provide similar networks for supply chain data. More »
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E2open Appoints Robert Godfrey As Vice President Of European Sales
June 7, 2010 | supplychainmarket.comE2open, the leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management solutions, today announced that Robert Godfrey has been appointed Vice President of European Sales. More »
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Supply Chains In The Cloud
April 5, 2010 | Forbes.comWe can no longer assume that ERP is the center of the universe because business processes continue to move into the value chain where cloud-based networks provide better visibility and collaboration at a much lower cost. The time has come for global businesses to adopt a new approach to operate smoothly across business partners. The era of real-time, data-driven business process networks has arrived. More »
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Are Supply Chain and the Cloud Like Chocolate and Peanut Butter?
April 2, 2010 | AMR ResearchWhile the concepts and buzz surrounding cloud computing are new and hot topics, the idea of managing supply chain processes outside a company’s firewall is not. Companies like E2open have been extending or hosting supply chain processes outside the firewall for years, before the term “cloud” even caught on. More »
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Is Supply Chain Management Emerging from the Clouds?
April 2, 2010 | World Trade MagazineAlthough companies have not moved as aggressively into cloud-based supply chain management as they have into other cloud solutions, they are nonetheless moving forward because cloud-based supply chain solutions can improve their competitive advantage. More »
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Supply Chains Are Bigger Today, But Are They Better?
January 7, 2010 | CIOAs a core competency for businesses, "supply chain automation" seems like a management directive from the bygone eras of "knowledge management" and "reengineering." It harkens to the days of sending and receiving handwritten orders via fax, to lacking a thorough understanding of the true identities of the suppliers that exist in companies' downstream chains. More »
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Lack of Visibility Causing Elevated Supply Chain Risk
December 23, 2009 | Industry WeekWhile more than half of respondents to a recent survey have in excess of 500 component suppliers or manufacturing partners, 44% have deficient visibility into tier one suppliers. This is according to a recent survey by E2open and Gatepoint Research. More »
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Lack of visibility, process automation are leading causes of elevated supply chain risk, says Gatepoint Research, E2open
December 21, 2009 | Manufacturing Business TechnologyE2open a provider of on-demand multi-enterprise demand-supply network solutions, and Gatepoint Research, a business-to-business research organization, today announced the results of a Supply Chain Benchmark survey focused on trends in managing supply chain risks. More »
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2010-Risk or Opportunity?
November 30, 2009 | SupplyChainBrain2010 is upon us. And much to our relief, economists are suggesting the possibility of an economic upturn somewhere in the next 12 months. But when exactly can we expect consumer behaviors to change? And how long will the entire recovery period last? More »
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Visibility called key to managing complex supply chains
November 23, 2009 | DC VelocityWhen the global recession hit last year, companies around the world found themselves stuck with inventory that suddenly stopped moving. Within days, the repercussions for cash flow started to become apparent. All that inventory meant lots of working capital was tied up in product —and was not available to pay the bills, says Rick Becks, senior vice president of E2open, a company that offers Web-hosted supply chain visibility tools. More »
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Visibility called key to managing complex supply chains
November 23, 2009 | DC VelocityWhen the global recession hit last year, companies around the world found themselves stuck with inventory that suddenly stopped moving. Within days, the repercussions for cash flow started to become apparent. All that inventory meant lots of working capital was tied up in product —and was not available to pay the bills, says Rick Becks, senior vice president of E2open, a company that offers Web-hosted supply chain visibility tools. More »
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Oh, What a Year
November 19, 2009 | SupplyChainBrain2009 is winding down. Sigh. Well, not so fast. While many economists are promising that the worst of the recession is over, we’re certainly still far from the carefree, day-to-day hum of a decade ago. So while it’s important to start preparing for better times, it’s equally as important to remain vigilant and educated about the current ecosystem in which we live, work, profit—and sometimes fail. More »
