Case Study: Global Semiconductor Manufacturer achieves 99.9% inventory accuracy and seamless fabless transformation with e2open

Global Manufacturer Manages Disruption, Nimbly Adapting to Changes in Corporate Strategy

A global semiconductor manufacturer with more than $5 billion in revenue and a complex network of 30+ factories and 40 distribution warehouses faced mounting problems as it shifted from 90% in‑house production toward a fabless model: siloed systems caused slow, inaccurate inventory reporting and SOX non‑compliance risk, yield and quality issues that increased scrap and missed customer commitments, and time‑consuming, error‑prone contract reconciliation that led to supplier overpayments.

The company deployed e2open’s Manufacturing Collaboration application and connected internal and external partners via the e2net business network to harmonize manufacturing, quality and inventory data into a single source of truth and automate three‑way matching and reconciliation. The result: inventory accuracy rose from 85% to 99.9% with 100% SOX accountability, supplier errors and scrap dropped ~95%, supplier overcharges were eliminated, month‑end close accelerated to two hours, productivity improved and IT complexity was significantly reduced—enabling a successful transition to an 80% outsourced, fabless model.