E2open to Discuss Strategies for Better Sales and Operations Planning in Upcoming Webinar

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Feb. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- E2open EOPN, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions for collaborative planning and execution across global trading networks, will be hosting a webinar, "The Top Four Actions You Can Take to Accelerate S&OP Effectiveness," on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 11 a.m. (ET) / 8 a.m. (PT). 

Traditional supply chains use the long-standing methods of request-and-commit to understand what is achievable. However, in today's fast-paced, global business environment, this sequential approach adds crippling time and uncertainty to the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. To address this challenge, E2open's Sean Rollings, Vice President, Product Marketing, and Steve Lykken, Vice President of Customer Solutions, will examine four actions that organizations can take to escape the S&OP plateau and accelerate timely, measurable process improvements. 

During the webinar, attendees will learn how to execute the following:

• Trust but verify – Critically assess the quality and timeliness of the data upon which you make your decisions.
• Widen your sphere of influence – Directly involve your suppliers and customers in your S&OP process.
• Mind the gap – Integrate to align-re-plan-execute roundtrip of sales and operations execution (S&OE) between periodic S&OP meetings.
• Protect the plan – Monitor and adjust the plan, based on corporate strategic priorities, to ensure revenue execution.

"Accurate information is essential for empowering businesses to make the most intelligent planning decisions possible for all tiers of their extended supply chains. Running the S&OP process on real-time data is therefore a supply chain management challenge that must be addressed by organizations of all sizes," said Michael Schmitt, Chief Marketing Officer, E2open. "At E2open, we're pleased to bring this mission-critical ability to our customers by providing the world's most robust platform for aggregating and organizing demand information from anywhere in the global supply chain, across a wide range of stakeholder processes."

For more information on E2open, follow us on Twitter at @E2open or visit us on LinkedIn. Join this webinar's conversation with the hashtag #E2SnOP. A recording will be available following the conclusion of the event.

About E2open
E2open EOPN 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'Oreal, Motorola Solutions, NVIDIA, Seagate and Vodafone. E2open is headquartered in Foster City, California with operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.e2open.com. 

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