Case Study: a global electronics manufacturer streamlines supplier collaboration with e2open

Global Electronics Manufacturer streamlines 26,000+ suppliers with e2open

The global electronics manufacturer, a world leader producing components for numerous industries, faced significant challenges in managing its vast network of over 26,000 long tail suppliers. These suppliers, which accounted for 65% of its buying power, primarily used manual methods like email and phone calls, leading to inefficient transactions, untimely data, and increased supply risk. To address this, the company turned to e2open for a solution.

e2open implemented its Purchase Order Collaboration solution, which met suppliers at their level of technical adoption by allowing them to use either a web-based platform or continue using email. The e2open platform automatically parsed emails and attachments, which dramatically improved data accuracy and timeliness. This provided the manufacturer with a single source of truth, deeper insights for planning, and improved supply chain efficiency, transforming their entire supplier communication process.