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A more reliable and compliant supply chain

Strict government regulations, consumer awareness, and persistent disruptions have put supply networks under a microscope. With e2open’s latest innovation – Supply Network Discovery – you can improve supply assurance and mitigate compliance risk.

Supply Network Discovery provides multi-tier supplier discovery, relationship mapping, and traceability. A structured engagement to perform due diligence and partner impact assessment capabilities improves supply understanding and compliance across your expansive supply network.

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Discover unknown sub-tier supply partners

Supply Network Discovery provides a structured workflow to identify and map every sub-tier supply partner and the components or processes they contribute to the bills of materials of finished products. A complete understanding of the brand owner’s supply network provides more control and awareness of all the actors in the supply chain.

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Gain compliance across the supply chain

Once a clear picture of the supply network is available, there are many ways to gain compliance across the supply chain. A combination of the partner certification process and the automated onboarding process can increase data accuracy and shorten the lead time to trade.

When brand owners combine detailed, specific screening—including many government-issued restricted trading parties or sanctions lists—they can avoid significant non-compliance penalties and fines.

Improve supply assurance

The ability to expose supply risk ahead of time becomes possible when the brand owner maps out their entire, multi-tier supply network. Opportunities and risks are uncovered that can impact their supply assurance. A complete mapping of the supply network helps expose supply risks, such as single-sourced materials, and enables collaboration across connected and related suppliers to mitigate critical supply issues.

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The basis for end-to-end supply traceability and regulations compliance

In a world of persistent disruption and ever-changing regulations, e2open continues to innovate to build a connected supply chain that will help keep your supply chain moving and your company’s commitments and reputation intact. Collecting supplier information and mapping the entire global supply network allow you to quickly identify a bad actor, enact supply redistribution as necessary, gain greater control and visibility over the entire supply chain, and meet customer commitments.

81%

of supply chains increased locations in the last three years, requiring a new level of visibility and collaboration.

54%

of supply chains will only do business with ESG-compliant businesses.

Knowing your supply base intimately creates a compliant and agile supply chain

Knowing your supply base intimately creates a compliant and agile supply chainE2open Supply Network Discovery equips organizations with the information and applications to answer many questions that keep brand owners up at night.

Identify

Who are all the partners in my extended, multi-tier supply network?

What component, ingredients, and raw materials go into the products produced?

Where are those materials sourced from?

Screen

Are there any partners on the restricted party government lists?

Are any partners using forced labor or illegal materials?



Certify

Are all partners certified with audits and reporting?

Are 3rd-party audits received and properly utilized?



Document

Are complete records available for easy access?

Are records tied to the order and shipment transactions?



More applications in the supply ecosystem

Purchase Order Collaboration

Increase productivity and drive new efficiencies by automating the procure-to-pay process and streamlining labor-intensive workflows. Say goodbye to manual reconciliation.

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Supply Forecast Collaboration

Proactively align supply with demand by collaborating with suppliers ahead of time. Improve productivity and supply assurance while reducing lead times and risk.

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Supply Inventory Collaboration

Gain multi-tier visibility into materials and goods at supplier locations and proactively manage shortages and excesses. All inventory management models are supported.

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Buy-Sell Management

Gain economies of scale and enhance profitability through the centralized purchasing of materials or products on the behalf of supply partners.

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Risk and Quality Management

Monitoring production quality and tracing products in the manufacturing cycle, logistics network, and customer channels helps you improve quality, reduce costs, and manage recalls.

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Supply Planning

Use a unique customer-driven, rules-based approach to planning to create feasible and profitable plans while enabling users to identify and address supply bottlenecks.

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Know what you don’t know about your suppliers.

Create a more connected, collaborative, and intelligent supply chain

A collaborative, multi-tiered approach can help you overcome the challenges of compliance, traceability, and supply assurance. Contact us to discover more.

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