I’m in Procurement. How Can E2open Help Me?
What issues are you tackling today?
- I’ve turned to outsourcing to reduce costs but don’t like sacrificing control.
- I need to cut costs, but can’t afford to compromise on product quality.
- My employees—and trading partners—need to speak the same language.
For finance and procurement professionals, the end goal is about much more than simply cutting costs. Managing risk, controlling cash flow, establishing company-wide standards, and investing in new technologies to improve efficiencies and customer service are just some of the responsibilities that fall upon the shoulders of chief financial and procurement officers.
At E2open, we understand that you’re not just interested in pure financials, which is why we’re dedicated to giving you much more—more visibility across internal and external operations, more process automation for improved efficiencies, and more control across all trading partner activities. Read on to uncover how E2open tackles some of your most pressing challenges...
"I’ve turned to outsourcing to reduce costs, but don’t like sacrificing control."
Outsourcing is a key strategy for today’s industry leading companies—helping to drive lower costs, reduce capital assets, and get products to market more efficiently than the competition. At the same time, outsourcing also means increased complexity and less visibility and control over the manufacturing process—as the key planning and execution data in a multi-tier supply chain resides outside the four walls of the enterprise.
How E2open Can Help
E2open’s multi-tier functionalities enable you to capture the core benefits of outsourced manufacturing while mitigating the associated supply chain risks. E2open provides a collaborative platform for OEMs to manage and automate their supply chain processes in an outsourced manufacturing environment. The solution provides all participants with real-time, end-to-end visibility, enabling both OEMs and CMs to collaborate with component suppliers on long-term forecasts to ensure effective demand-supply synchronization.
To find out how E2open can help your organization
- Gain visibility to inventory levels across the enterprise
- Improve partner management through performance tracking
- Improve efficiencies via process monitoring and benchmarking
- Reduce stock outs through fast demand fulfillment and upside visibility
- Automate and standardize B2B integration and supply chain business processes, including order and inventory management, buy-sell, procurement, and logistics
- Enable sophisticated business intelligence and reporting to promote continuous process improvement
Download these relevant resources today:
- White Paper: B2B Integration Outsourcing: The New Business Network Imperative
- Case Study: Vodafone Leverages Economies of Scale and Scope Over Its Distributed Global Supply Chain Network
"I need to cut costs, but can’t afford to compromise on product quality."
Particularly in today’s cash-constrained economy, it is imperative that financial and procurement professionals are able to balance the need to keep overall spending down with the competitive imperative to continue investing in product development and innovation. The million-dollar question seems to be, how can I simultaneously improve product quality and cut costs? In a word: efficiency.
How E2open Can Help
To improve customer service without increasing spending, E2open offers the technologies and services needed to boost operational efficiencies and divert human resources back to the core functions of the business. E2open solutions are specifically designed to share, process, and synchronize information across multiple enterprises, and to offer real-time visibility across 100 percent of trading partners, regardless of technical sophistication. Additionally, E2open enables complete process automation—from B2B integration to buy-sell to more sophisticated vendor-managed inventory programs.
To find out how E2open can help your organization
- Improve efficiencies via process automation and benchmarking
- Improve inventory turns and reduce excess and obsolete inventories
- Improve productivity and reduce operational costs
- Mitigate risk through real-time visibility, collaboration, and analytics
Download these relevant resources today:
- E2open Demand Management Solution Brief
- Case Study: Celestica Reduces Inventory and Cuts Operating Costs With LiveShare
"My employees—and trading partners—need to speak the same language."
Without communication standards and performance measures, it is nearly impossible for financial and procurement professionals to ensure that processes run efficiently and that external trading partners act in the best interest of the organization. What is needed is a “single version of the truth”—created by establishing company-wide standards for systems, data, processes, and partner performance.
How E2open Can Help
E2open enables companies to establish company-wide standards for systems, data, and processes in order to provide all parties with a single version of the truth. These company-wide standards also allow internal and external parties to collaborate and carry out business processes in an automated, seamless fashion. E2open also facilitates sophisticated performance management with standard metrics and reporting, enabling you to continually monitor suppliers and ensure that all parties are aligned to common goals. Finally, E2open extends the value of your current B2B program by offering protocol-agnostic technology to onboard 100 percent of trading partners, regardless of technical sophistication.
To find out how E2open can help your organization
- Establish standards for systems, data, and processes across internal and external parties
- Establish and enforce supplier performance standards
- Integrate with 100 percent of trading partners, regardless of individual protocols or systems
Download these relevant resources today:
- E2open B2B Managed Services Solution Brief
- Case Study: Seagate Sell Side: E2open Integration Router Connects Seagate with Distributors
