Esri And E2open Partner To Deliver Market-Leading Supply Chain Solutions

Customers to Benefit from Rapid Demand-Supply Network Visualization on a Global Scale

E2open, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions for collaborative planning and execution across global trading networks, recently announced that it has joined the Esri Partner Network. 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. Now, the customer 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 solution also identifies alternate supplies in the event of supply chain disruptions and schedules alternate on-time delivery routes. Among the many anticipated benefits, the system will reduce the cost of missed deadlines while increasing profits and customer satisfaction.

“Working with the leading provider of GIS and location intelligence software brings our customers a new depth of understanding to their supply chains,” said Edward Toung, vice president, alliances, E2open. “Not only will our customers continue to reap the benefits of complete integration with a variety of systems, but they will also have access to a wealth of location-based information and analytical capabilities that brings a whole new dimension to their supply chain management approaches.”

Esri and E2open are providing demand-supply network integration through business-to-business (B2B) integration capabilities in a software-as-a-service model. Together, the two companies are offering a seamless and scalable platform for enhanced customer delivery planning and in-depth operational insight. The companies are also developing time- and location-aware, next-generation supply chain management capabilities.

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

“We are pleased to work with E2open, a pioneer in leveraging the power of the cloud to simplify B2B connectivity and offer end-to-end supply chain visibility,” said Wolfgang Hall, logistics and supply chain industry manager at Esri. “The company offers in-depth expertise in integrating supply chain data from many sources to provide powerful insights and actionable information by helping its customers better visualize and analyze supply chain processes.”

For more information about how GIS and location analytics can help organizations worldwide, visit esri.com/logistics.

About Esri
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 350,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. For more information, visit esri.com/news.

About E2open
E2open is the leading provider of cloud-based, on-demand software solutions enabling enterprises to procure, manufacture, sell, and distribute products more efficiently through collaborative planning and execution across global trading networks. Enterprises use E2open solutions to gain visibility into and control over their trading networks through the real-time information, integrated business processes, and advanced analytics that E2open provides. E2open customers include Avnet, Celestica, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo, L'Oréal, Motorola Solutions, NVIDIA, Seagate and Vodafone. For more information, visit www.e2open.com.