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Boeing: Supply Chain DreamsWith the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing is transforming from a vertically integrated enterprise that does most of its own product design, supplier management, manufacturing, and integration into a more virtual enterprise that relies heavily on partners and suppliers. Go inside the story of a market leader working on innovation and internal reinvention to gain the ultimate competitive advantage: speed to market, from design to implementation.

Manufacturing Automation

Managing Extended Processes in the Global Supply ChainDue to the proliferation of global sourcing, new classes of risk across the supply chain must be managed, including geopolitical, regulatory, logistical, currency-related, and natural disaster. This is in addition to the time-honored risks of supplier interruption and not having the right product in the right place at the right time. In this session, learn how to reduce risk factors and keep the flow of products moving.

Manufacturing Automation

How Celestica Built the Self-Service Supply ChainLearn how Celestica made the self-service supply chain as easy as pushing a button.

Celestica and E2open

Rapid Supply Chain Transformation: The E2open Multi-Enterprise PlatformTransform your Supply Chain Faster. Learn how industry leaders improve performance of their global supply chain.

Featuring Greg Clark, CEO of E2open

The Lean Paradox: Flexible Supply Chain Management and Outsourced ManufacturingLearn how LSI Corporation translated the Lean Manufacturing hype into day-to-day supply chain management principles--and very real reductions in cost and cycle time.

LSI, AMR Research and E2open

Reducing Risk in a Partner Based, Global Manufacturing EnvironmentHear Boeing's Tim Opitz, Director, Production & Support 787 Systems Integration, discuss reducing supply chain risks by retaining visibility and control of a partner based, global manufacturing process.

Boeing, Exostar and E2open

Global Supply Chain VisibilityHear from Detlef Schultz, Vodafone Global Supply Chain Director, on how to leverage economies of scale and scope over your global supply chain

Vodafone, Aberdeen and E2open

Sourcing and Operating in Low-Cost CountriesHear how Hitachi GST competes in a global market by sourcing and operating in low-cost countries and lessons learned from PRTM China Sourcing Survey results.

Hitachi GST, PRTM and E2open

Enabling Celestica's Supply Chain StrategyCelestica's VP of Supply Chain Strategy, Harvinder Sembhi and E2open's EVP, Lorenzo Martinelli discuss Celestica's integrated global supply chain at the June 2007 Managing Automation Progressive Manufacturing Summit.

Celestica and E2open

Multi-Enterprise Integration StrategiesHear firsthand from Hitachi GST how it implemented a single platform for all its external processes with suppliers and customers - making it easier to do business with them through improved service levels while reducing total cost of operation.

Hitachi GST, Gartner and E2open

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Case Studies
Boeing 787: Global Supply Chain Management Takes FlightLearn how Boeing was able to reduce the supply chain risk associated with moving to a globally-distributed manufacturing model for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.

Boeing

IBM's On-Demand Model Drives Faster, Leaner, More Efficient Supply ChainLearn how IBM built an integrated end-to-end supply chain across thirty seven manufacturing facilities and ten replenishing service centers representing 85% of manufacturing procurement spend.

IBM

Inside Hitachi GST's Rapid Supply Chain Deployment: Project Launch to Initial Go-Live Takes Just Four MonthsLearn how Hitachi GST integrated the storage divisions of Hitachi and IBM, transforming its global supply chain into a demand-driven model that responds quickly to changing customer demand.

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Seagate Builds Supply Chain Driven by Customer DemandLearn how Seagate created a demand-driven supply chain by implementing a successful vendor/supplier managed inventory program.

Seagate Technology

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Papers & Reports
E2open Delivers the Goods in Value Chain CollaborationMulti-Enterprise Collaboration: Multitier technology is a key enabler to helping high-tech companies achieve value chain leadership in their global supply chain.

AMR Research | Mickey North Rizza, Jane Barrett | 11 Mar 2008

Delivering Software as a ServiceThe online delivery of software - sometimes labeled software as a service - has been a long-standing dream for some vendors and CIOs.

The McKinsey Quarterly | Abhijit Dubey, Dilip Wagle

Industrial and Automotive Manufacturers Take Note: Technologies to Fill the GapA look at four areas in which interesting technologies are helping manufacturers improve performance.

AMR Research

The Lean Supply Chain Report: Lean Concepts Transcend Manufacturing through the Supply ChainDespite publicized successes of Lean on the factory floor, manufacturers are still finding themselves adopting it slowly across the Enterprise, and beyond the shop floor.

Aberdeen Report

Advanced Sourcing and Procurement: The Demand-Driven Transformation80% of companies AMR Research spoke with have restructured and transformed their sourcing and procurement organization since 2002 to become more aligned with the supply chain, the customer, and the business. In this Report, we present seven categories of key findings as these organizations move through four stages of organizational maturity.

AMR Research

B2B Collaboration: How On-Demand Platforms Accelerate Value and Impact TCO (PDF)Learn how to assess whether On-Demand Solutions are the Right Fit for your Supplier, Customer, and Transportation Processes

Aberdeen Group

Globalization: The Turning Point for Packaged Supply Chain Applications for Automotive, Aerospace & Defense IndustriesRecommendations and insights into how companies should reexamine their supply chain processes and supporting technology to support globalization.

Aberdeen Group

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Industry News
Old adages made new: Supplier performance management is job one in creating a lean supply chainTo establish a successful virtual business model, LSI must document and maintain tight integration with supplier operations, says Don Alvine, VP of operations and chief procurement officer at the Milpitas, Calif.-based company. After all, LSI's performance can only be as good as that of its suppliers.

Manufacturing Business Technology | 10 Oct 2008

Study by Frost & Sullivan Reports - Companies Hone Outsourcing Skills"Companies increasingly want to concentrate only on their core product and leave the other functions to be carried out by professionals," says director, automotive and transportation practice, Frost & Sullivan, VG Ramakrishnan.

The Economic Times | 19 May 2008

Canada's largest supply chain conference sets sail for NewfoundlandMore than 500 of Canada's top supply chain management professionals are slated to attend the Purchasing Management Association of Canada's (PMAC) national conference May 21-23 in St. John's, Nfld.

Canadian Transportation & Logistics | Adam Ledlow | 14 May 2008

Flextronics Completes Phase One of Arima AcquisitionFlextronics announced that it has completed phase one of a two-phase acquisition of Arima Computer Corporation's (Arima) notebook and server businesses.

 | 1 Apr 2008

E2open to Participate and Exhibit at Computerworld's SaaSCon 2008 in the IBM Partner PavilionE2open is participating and exhibiting at Computerworld magazine's SaaSCon 2008 event in Santa Clara, California, March 25-26.

Digital News Direct | 25 Mar 2008

Celestica Announces Two Senior Leadership AppointmentsSenior-Level appointments will position Celestica for future success and enable the company to deliver an integrated, end-to-end supply chain solution to its customers

EMSnow.com | 20 Mar 2008

Exostar's VP of Security Solutions Named 'Pro to Know'Vijay Takanti Honored for Pioneering Work in Supply Chain Security and Identity Management

Yahoo! Finance | 19 Mar 2008

Supply-Chain Council Announces Winners of 2008 Supply Chain Excellence AwardsIBM, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Agilent Technologies Inc., and the United States Air Force are the winners of the 2008 Supply Chain Excellence Awards, announced here today at the Supply-Chain World Conference & Expo.

Supply Chain Market | 19 Mar 2008

Full steam ahead for Vodafone’s supply chain savingsVodafone is ahead of schedule for achieving cost savings targets from its network supply chain and data centre consolidation, the company has said.

European Leaders Network | 14 Mar 2008

Supply Chain Manufacturing: Some Players will be Recession-ProofWhile a major recession is a sure bet in 2009, said one prominent economist, some major U.S. manufacturers will come out ahead.

Logistics Management | Patrick Burnson, | 11 Mar 2008

LSI to Purchase Infineon’s hard drive chip businessLSI Corporation says it will acquire the assets of the hard disk-drive semiconductor (HDD) business of Infineon Technologies.

Purchasing.com | Jim Carbone | 11 Mar 2008

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Solution Sheets
International Procurement Center Solution BriefInternational Procurement Centers, or "buy-sell" operations, are used by leading global companies to significantly increase their profitability through spend aggregation and potential tax savings.
Demand Supply Synchronization Solution SheetE2open solutions monitor and match demand and supply signals across all participants in the supply chain.
Order Management Solution SheetE2open solutions automate and synchronize end-to-end procure-to-pay processes across all suppliers including discreet POs, blanket POs, hub pulls, ASNs receipts and invoices.
Inventory Management Solution SheetE2open solutions manage inventory policies and strategies including vendor-managed inventory (VMI) while providing consolidated visibility to inventory positions, pulls, shipments, receipts and in-transits.
Spend Consolidation Solution SheetE2open solutions track and analyze procurement activities across organizations, business units, geographies and ERP systems to aggregate and leverage global spend.
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