E2open Joins Esri Partner Network

E2open, a leading provider of cloud-based services for collaborative planning and execution across global trading networks, recently announced that it has joined the Esri Partner Network.

Esri and E2open are providing demand-supply network integration through business-to-business (B2B) integration capabilities in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.

The announcement was made this week at the American Supply Chain & Logistics Summit in Dallas.

Together, the two companies intend to offer a seamless and scalable platform for enhanced delivery planning and in-depth operational insight for supply chain managers.

They are also developing time and location-aware, next-generation supply chain management (SCM) capabilities.

“Esri came to us earlier this year to discuss a partnership that would allow E2open to provide them with cloud-based supply chain management (SCM) capabilities beyond traditional logistics and transportation,” said Edward Toung, Vice President, Alliances at E2open.

In an interview with SCMR, Toung said this this includes B2B integration, forecast, order and inventory collaboration and management, SCM planning, manufacturing execution and more.

“Through this partnership with Esri, we will leverage their best-in-class geo visualization and geo analysis capabilities to better support our growing, global customer base,” he added.

Through this partnership, the companies recently helped a Fortune 500 consumer goods manufacturer enhance its supply chain performance with real-time, map-based track and trace capabilities. The customer now has the ability to visualize and monitor transportation carrier status messages, including truck location and estimated time of arrival delays, every day.

The joint Esri-E2open service also identifies alternate supplies in the event of supply chain disruptions and schedules alternative, on-time delivery routes. Among the many anticipated benefits, the system should reduce the cost of missed deadlines while increasing profits and shipper satisfaction.

By analyzing dynamic route and supply network information in the ArcGIS platform, supply chain managers in industries such as consumer goods, oil and gas, retail and industrial manufacturing can profitably grow while managing risks on a global scale, noted company spokesmen.

“Through visualizing the impact of current and future risk factors on critical n-tier suppliers, brand owners can now offer an even greater level of continuity of supply with enhanced scenario modeling,” added spokesmen.

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