Media and Press

Commodity exports are back in the limelight. Three years ago, I wrote about China's restrictions on soybean exports. Now, it's about sugar – and microchips, vaccines, and more. Frankly, I'm highly concerned about the potential availability or higher costs for all the sweet treats I enjoy around the holidays. But why is my box of chocolates the victim of politics and trade?

AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 31, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, announces that Scan Global Logistics (SGL), a global freight forwarder, has selected e2open’s cloud-based Transportation Management to simplify its application landscape and provide the freight forwarder with a single, integrated platform to manage each facet of its transportation operations across 160 locations.

AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 27, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, has released the latest edition of its Ocean Shipping Index, a quarterly benchmark report that provides insight for decision-making around global ocean shipments. Report data reflects that the total time from booking to receipt has stabilized across global shipping lanes.

A Google search for the term “subscription” produces about 6.51 billion results. By comparison, a search for “ERP” yields 448 million results, and a search for “supply chain” returns 1.16 billion results. The point is – the subscription business model continues to be popular. But how did we get here?

E2open is powered by a strong global network of problem solvers and innovators driven by strong values and our company culture. Together, we are focused on doing what’s right in business and in our communities. Every month, we will shine a spotlight on an exceptional team member who is helping us transform the supply chain industry. This month, we held a Q&A with Amanda Loudin, Director, Logistics as a Service at e2open.

As a global company, e2open is in the unique position to have a positive impact that is felt worldwide.  This year, we hosted our first annual Charitable Giving Week to empower our teams around the world to participate in charity and volunteer initiatives in the communities where we operate. During the month of September—with an emphasis on the week of September 25—each facility hosted local charity events to help us make this world a better place. Even our remote teams had an opportunity to get involved through e2unite, an Employee Resource Group (ERG) for remote e2open team members around the world.  

AUSTIN, Texas – October 10, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today announced that its board of directors and Michael Farlekas have reached a mutual decision that the time is right for new leadership.

How can your business gain a competitive advantage while navigating the complexities of ongoing supply chain disruptions? You find a supply chain network that’s powerful enough to connect all your trading partners and logistics providers while reducing costs and increasing customer satisfaction. But finding and implementing an optimal supply chain network for your business starts with understanding how a supply chain network works, how it can best work for you, and how it can help you to overcome complicated supply chain challenges.

Recently, Chariot published a blog about the phenomenon known as "double brokering." If you operate within logistics circles, you are likely familiar with this term and the effect it's had on the logistics industry. Double brokering has cost trucking companies tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars and has become so prevalent that it has sparked the development and release of several prevention tools from major software developers.