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Dramatic swings in demand and supply due to Covid-19 kept companies guessing—yet some of them significantly reduced forecast error and safety stock using successful strategies for facing risk and disruption. Based on operational data encompassing over $200 billion in annual sales across various industries, e2open’s 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study provides insight into how firms handled the pandemic in 2020. Examine the full-length report with over 40 charts that unpack supply chain performance or the condensed executive brief with key takeaways for decision makers.
Suite Profiles
Transportation and Logistics Intelligent Application Suite
Open up a world of possibilities for your transportation and logistics needs. Companies of any size can now plan, book, [...]
Global Trade Management Intelligent Application Suite
Global trade can be highly profitable, but managing it is becoming increasingly complex and costly. Now you can efficiently plan, execute [...]
Collaborative Manufacturing Intelligent Application Suite
Speed and accuracy are the new currencies of quality. A timely, precise response to production variances can mean the difference between [...]
Business Planning Intelligent Application Suite
Confidently take the next step forward to better plan your business. Wherever you are in your supply chain journey, e2open’s [...]
Demand Sensing Intelligent Application Suite
Hope is not a strategy, yet the majority of companies still make replenishment decisions based on what they hope will sell [...]
Channel Shaping Intelligent Application Suite
Unlock the potential of all your channels with a complete 360-degree view of retail, distribution and online at your fingertips — [...]
Supply Management Intelligent Application Suite
If you had visibility into all tiers of your supply network, what could you do differently? Imagine streamlined collaboration with your [...]
Application Data Sheets
e2open Restricted Party Screening Data Sheet
Companies with global operations must determine if a partner, customer or contact involved in a transaction is a restricted [...]
e2open Collaborative Channel Planning Data Sheet
Creating comprehensive activity plans is rarely a partner’s core competency. A lack of appropriate software tools to align brands [...]
e2open Trading Partner Management
Onboarding new partners often involves a myriad of complex manual processes. Much of the communication — including critical milestones [...]
e2open Sales Order Collaboration
As a brand owner conducting business-to-business selling, you routinely face complex processes involving retailers, distributors, resellers and direct sales [...]
Case Studies
Volvo Sees Significant Cost Savings and Visibility With e2open
One of the most respected car brands worldwide, Volvo Cars wanted to enhance visibility and improve business efficiencies for global [...]
Sargento Reduces Freight Spend and Improves Visibility
Tasked with transporting over 24 million pounds of cheese each month, Sargento needed to eliminate manual shipment processing and gain [...]
Oshkosh Corporation Re-Tools Trade Compliance
The U.S.-based heavy industrial equipment manufacturer Oshkosh Corporation needed technology and processes that would span all areas of compliance for [...]
Multinational Retailer Transforms Procurement and Logistics Processes to Lower Costs and Improve Service
A large, influential global retailer orchestrated inbound orders from over 800 international suppliers to stock thousands of retail locations worldwide. [...]
Solution Briefs
The Power of the Network: End-to-End Alignment, Visibility and Responsiveness
Supply chain efficiency and resiliency depend on the frictionless flow of information and careful orchestration of many activities. Both of [...]
Product Classification Simplified and Automated
Inaccurately classifying products according to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System (HS) can lead to significant business challenges such as [...]
Manufacturing Quality and Traceability for Apparel and Footwear Brands
For apparel and footwear brands, product safety and quality are crucial. Their products are subject to rigid consumer safety regulations, [...]
Manufacturing Quality and Traceability for Discrete and Process Manufacturers
Improve quality control, safeguard brand equity, ensure compliance and limit liability exposure by quickly identifying the root cause of quality [...]
White Papers
Leveraging Trade Agreements to Reduce Global Sourcing Costs
Reap the benefits of efficiently capitalizing on trade programs. By removing the hassle, confusion and unnecessary manual effort involved [...]
Optimizing Omnichannel Performance in Supply Chain
Orchestrating all partner ecosystems empowers companies to make cross-functional, data-anchored decisions that optimize customer and partner experience through every [...]
Holistic Channel Technology Guide
Instead of just managing distributors and resellers, progressive companies orchestrate the entire partner ecosystem, whether their partners sell goods [...]
2021 e2open ESG Report
Our inaugural environmental, social and governance (ESG) report is the first chapter in the story of e2open’s part in helping the [...]
Executive Brief: Forecasting and Inventory Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic
In 2020 everything changed, and business leaders had to adapt. This executive brief reveals what actually happened to business during [...]
The 2021 e2open Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study
In 2020, everything changed. To understand the pandemic’s effect on business and supply chain performance, read the most comprehensive study [...]
Adapting Channels to the New Ecosystem Economy
It's no longer enough to manage just your indirect distributors and resellers. Today, the most successful companies orchestrate all [...]
Blueprint for Managing Supply Chain Disruptions of Any Size: COVID-19 and the Role of Artificial Intelligence
The pandemic brought unprecedented long-term stressors to supply chains worldwide. Does hindsight tell us anything about how to be [...]
Analyst Reports and Indices
eBooks
Taking the Mess Out of TMS
Even in the best times, moving goods internationally can bring obstacles, complexities and headaches for every party involved. Fortunately, [...]
Making the Business Case for Channel Incentives Technology
Learn about the benefits of channel incentives technology and how it can make your investments work harder to [...]
Launch Communication Plan: A Guide and Template for a Successful Channel Marketing Launch
You’re launching a new program or platform to increase partner engagement. You can’t wait to get your partners [...]
Transform Global E-Commerce and Maximize the Customer Experience
Check out this ebook to learn how global e-commerce providers can combat the obstacles of cross-border trade [...]
Videos
Discover the Connected Supply Chain
A disconnected supply chain and the resulting inefficiencies primarily occur due to divisions across enterprise boundaries and partners as well as [...]
Check Greenhouse Gas Emissions before Booking Freight
Transportation touches every stage of production, distribution, and returns, accounting for a surprisingly large portion of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. [...]
The Power of the Network for Holistic Planning
Supply chain planning that is siloed from other internal functions, sales channels, trading partners and outsourcing won’t effectively solve the problems [...]
The Power of the Network for Indirect Channels
Traditional indirect sales channels are rapidly evolving into ecosystems of interdependent partners that work together to fully meet customer needs instead [...]
Webinars and Podcasts
7 Ways the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Could Affect Your Company
Thursday, June 23 at 11:00 AM ET | 5:00 PM CET Join Suzanne Richer for an in-depth review of the Custom and Border Protection’s (CBP) recommendations to ensure your company stays compliant with the UFLPA legislation. [...]
The Latest Thinking on Incentives and Rebates
Listen to five panelists discuss the changes they are seeing in the way incentives and rebates are being used to both motivate and change partner behaviors. [...]
Which Metrics Matter in Times of Global Supply Chain Disruptions
Listen as we discuss the metrics companies need to manage their trade compliance to evolve, mature, and drive greater efficiency and financial growth to their firms. [...]
Serving up Growth at HelloFresh: The Future of Food Delivery and Technology
Listen to HelloFresh's Alex Wright, Senior Director of Product and e2open's industry expert, Mike Hitmar as they discuss [...]
Infographics
The Challenges of Direct Procurement
Direct procurement departments are being tasked with more responsibilities than ever as they assess suppliers and strive to acquire [...]
AI’s Role in Solving Business Complexities
Vendors tend to talk about artificial intelligence (AI) as if the technology is monolithic. In reality, there are three distinct approaches [...]
Ship Confidently with INTTRA
INTTRA by e2open’s free ocean trade platform moves over 41 million shipments across the world’s borders each year [...]
The DNA of an Ecosystem-Ready Organization
Channel ecosystems are here to stay. This infographic will help you learn why ecosystems are important and understand the value [...]