Leader in plasma manufacturing saves $1.5 million with new supplier portal
Leader in plasma manufacturing saves $1.5 million with new supplier portal
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As a global manufacturer of highly complex products that include thousands of components, Advanced Energy had no centralized system in place to collaborate with its suppliers. They relied on a silo approach to communicate in which each method was independent of one another. Fax, email, and phone communications were each used separately to assure crucial workflow information. With Liferay Portal, Advanced Energy rolled out a solution that enabled suppliers to forecast and procure purchase orders with savings of over $1.5 million.
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Thanks to the Liferay and CIGNEX implementation, communication among our business units has been much more efficient and consistent.
Rajeev Ankireddypalli
Vice President of IT, Advanced Energy
Key Features
Scalable solution in various SAP functions (including ESS, CRM, MSS), Support for EDI and XLS using SAP Netweaver PI, Rich user interface, SSO enabled for client LDAP users, Email capabilities for suppliers to request information or purchase order, Special alerts on forecast or purchase order lines where immediate action may be required, Excel download capabilities for both forecast and purchase order, Pop-up and hover information across forecast and purchase order as required, Open platform with flexibility to add relevant compatible solutions
Challenges
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No centralized system in place to collaborate with its suppliers
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Increased margin of error with high levels of human touch
Results
Improved communication/collaboration with suppliers
Leveraged SAP transactions with immense flexibility
Reusable architecture for customer portals
Estimated savings of $1.5 million over client’s proprietary platform