E2open in the News
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ThomasNet and Ariba Partner: A Minor Breakthrough in Network Cooperation (Part 3)
January 31, 2012 | Spend MattersJason Busch, in his blog Spend Matters, writes: “In a multi-tier environment (e.g., high-tech manufacturing) where the sharing of detailed bill of material, warranty, costing and other information across and between entities is essential, supply chain and procurement multi-tier enablement tools like E2open are light years ahead of first generation supplier networks which do not even allow for parties to be both buyers and sellers with the same profile." View Now »
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E2open Announces its Entry into PLM and Cost Management Collaboration
January 31, 2012 | Supply Chain MattersBob Ferrari writes in his blog, Supply Chain Matters: "The application [E2open Multi-Tier Cost Management] potentially opens the door to leveraging PLM beyond just engineering and into more operational tactical utilization such as sourcing landed cost and broader transformational cost management purposes among trading partners” View Now »
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E2open’s Top 5 Supply Chain Trends for 2012
December 14, 2011 | Supply Chain DigitalWith 2012 right around the corner, supply chain managers are reviewing next year’s plans, fine-tuning strategies, making budgets, and thinking about possible technology investments. Here are E2open CEO Mark Woodward’s top five supply chain trends for 2012 to help supply chain managers prepare for what’s to come in the New Year.
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Shanghai Maritime University - Wei Lai Institute of Supply Chain opening ceremony held in Shanghai
November 18, 2011 | China Network television stationsE2open CEO Mark Woodward finalized the E2open-Future IT partnership at a signing ceremony presented by Sinoway on November 15 in Shanghai, titled “风起云涌 ,蔚为壮观, 蔚莱祝您改变未来 / The Future is Now: Supply Chain Transformation in the Collaboration Cloud.” View Now »
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Former LG Electronics CPO Tom Linton asks whether ERP is history
September 27, 2011 | Procurement BlogThought Leaders is a series of regular posts from experts from across industries and regions, looking at the issues procurement faces today. In this post, head of Linton Advisors and former LG Electronics CPO Tom Linton asks whether procurement is moving beyond the ERP era... View Now »
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Get Ready for Social Supply Chains
September 24, 2011 | Circumnavigating the Social Economy Blog by Bruce RichardsonWhen Marc Benioff outlined his vision for the “social enterprise” at last month’s Dreamforce, he described social networks for employees, customers, and products. Being a long-time supply chain analyst, I was surprised that he didn’t talk about social networks for your suppliers. View Now »
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The Next Big Thing: Multi-Tier Supply Chain Management
August 11, 2011 | Supply Chain DigestIt is no longer good enough to limit visibility and collaboration to Tier-1 partners, especially for critical components coming from lower-tier suppliers. The companies leading their respective industries are already extending their supply chain management strategies to include multiple tiers of the multi-enterprise network. And that means everybody: contract manufacturers, 3PLs, VMI hubs, and key Tier-2 to Tier-N suppliers. View Now »
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Supply Network Mastery: Motorola Mobility
June 1, 2011 | Managing AutomationIn 2008 Motorola launched a project that was built around the E2open software-as-a-service supply network management service and intended to revamp its supply network by enabling the exchange of more real-time information among Motorola, its suppliers, and its customers. In less than one year, Motorola reaped benefits of more than $50 million, much of that from improvements in time-to-market of new products. Sourcing lead time was reduced by 40%, and order-release-to-customer-receipt lead time was reduced by 67%. Time-to-market went down by 35%, and Motorola’s supply chain footprint was minimized by 60%. View Now »
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Point of View: The Case for ‘Sell Through’ over ‘Sell-In’
February 14, 2011 | Supply & Demand Chain ExecutiveHaving clear visibility into channel inventory is an important step to managing a successful supply chain. Once an OEM has visibility into channel inventory, they know what products are selling through their channel, what products remain and how promotions are performing at any given time. But that is not all. View Now »
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EDI: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
February 7, 2011 | Supply Chain BrainI remember the moment that I was introduced to the wonderful world of electronic data interchange. It was the early 1980s, and I had been assigned to cover the meeting of a mysterious cabal of techheads who were working to create a set of standards for digital communication between businesses... Good luck with that, I thought. If you want to be understood and appreciated by the general public, there’s no better way than to talk in tongues and call your committee a name that sounds like some fifties-era sci-fi robot. View Now »
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Averitt Express Taps E2open to Ramp up Business Partner Integration
January 26, 2011 | Supply & Demand Chain ExecutiveFreight transportation and supply chain management provider Averitt Express has selected a solution from E2open, a provider of Cloud-based supply chain management solutions, to help streamline the process for implementing Oracle Transportation Management (OTM). This project is expected to lead to more efficient onboarding and more predictable cost. E2open said its Logistics Network (ELN) will enable Averitt and its customers to manage electronic integration between shippers, transportation carriers and logistics service providers. View Now »
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Technology Implications of Supply Chain Segmentation
January 7, 2011 | EBN OnlineCompanies achieving best-practice in supply chain segmentation management are twice as likely to be top service performers and two-and-a-half times as likely to be top inventory performers, while keeping the cost of this additional flexibility under control. This article will review how successful companies define supply chain segmentation and the varying criteria that fall under each of these segments. View Now »
