A component shortage, a promotion-driven demand spike, or a change in freight availability can force teams to rethink their plans. The challenge is turning those developments into informed decisions before options narrow.
E2open’s connected planning approach brings demand and supply signals together with operational constraints, helping planners assess trade-offs and adjust their response.
What you'll learn in the excerpt
How planning and execution convergence, including live logistics, customs, and tariff inputs, changes what a feasible plan looks like
What IDC says buyers should weigh when evaluating planning vendors, including vendor ownership and strategic direction
Where e2open's approach to outside-in collaboration fits into IDC's broader view of the planning market
Why we believe e2open was positioned in the Leaders category by IDC MarketScape
Visibility across trading partners
E2open’s network connects more than 500,000 trading partners across demand, supply, logistics, and trade, bringing supplier and channel signals into the plan instead of leaving them outside it.
Planning informed by execution.
Logistics capacity, customs clearance, and tariff exposure can be tested against the plan before it is finalized, so a plan’s feasibility is known before it is acted on, not after.
Insight into forecast adjustments
The Forecast Value Add dashboard measures every manual adjustment against the machine forecast, giving planners a clear read on where human judgment is improving the plan and where it is not.
Integration with existing systems
Certified SAP integration and open APIs connect planning into the ERP environment already in place, so adopting e2open does not mean replacing it.
E2open was also named a Leader in three industry-specific assessments
E2open was positioned in the Leaders category in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for Discrete Industries 2026 Vendor Assessment, the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for CPG Industries 2026 Vendor Assessment, and the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for Distribution Industries 2026 Vendor Assessment.
Discrete industries
"E2open reads the industry problem correctly. It identifies the sharpest pain in discrete planning as the inability to bring real supplier signals on capacity, commitment, and component availability into the plan."
— IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for Discrete Industries 2026 Vendor Assessment, IDC #US54138326, October 2026, p. 16
CPG industries
"TBD"
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Distribution industries
"TBD"
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Who should read this assessment
This assessment is built for supply chain planning leaders at manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, and distributors evaluating planning technology, particularly those whose planning problems originate outside their own four walls, in contract manufacturers, multi-tier suppliers, co-packers, or retail channels.
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