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	Strategic Supply Chain Evolution

Strategic Supply Chain Evolution

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Healthcare & Hospitals Telecommunications
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Procurement Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Inventory Management Predictive Maintenance Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration Training
Challenge	Karon Evanoff, Vice President of Global Supply Chain at QSC, LLC, faces modern challenges in managing logistics, procurement, sourcing, global planning, and trade compliance. The pandemic, geopolitical influences, and material shortages have made her day-to-day operations more tactical. Despite these pressures, Karon emphasizes the importance of digital transformation and the need for modern technology to stay relevant and innovative. She highlights the limitations of traditional ERP systems and the necessity of using visibility platforms and collaborative tools to manage the rapidly changing technology landscape. Read More
About Customer	QSC, LLC is a leading company in the audio, video, and control technology sector, headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. The company has regional offices throughout Europe and Asia, serving a diverse range of customers with products such as power amplifiers, loudspeakers, digital mixers, and digital signal processors. QSC also offers the Q-SYS cloud-based platform, providing scalable and flexible solutions for various industries, including corporate, education, hospitality, venues & events, cinema, government, healthcare, and transportation. With over 25 years of experience in supply chain management, Karon Evanoff leads the global supply chain functions at QSC, focusing on logistics, procurement, sourcing, global planning, and trade compliance. Read More
Solution	QSC, LLC has partnered with e2open to enhance its supply chain agility and visibility. The deployment of e2open's connected supply chain platform includes functionalities such as demand planning, supply planning, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). The platform's Harmony upgrade provides advanced analytics, real-time executive dashboards, machine learning, and AI capabilities. This allows QSC to manage exceptions at a platform level and optimize inventory levels and locations. The collaborative platform enables proactive decision-making, capitalizing on the connected trading partner ecosystem approach. This holistic view of the supply chain helps QSC increase revenue by understanding inventory needs and creating different scenarios to optimize business operations. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Healthcare & Hospitals

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Procurement

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Predictive Maintenance

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Karon Evanoff, Vice President of Global Supply Chain at QSC, LLC, faces modern challenges in managing logistics, procurement, sourcing, global planning, and trade compliance. The pandemic, geopolitical influences, and material shortages have made her day-to-day operations more tactical. Despite these pressures, Karon emphasizes the importance of digital transformation and the need for modern technology to stay relevant and innovative. She highlights the limitations of traditional ERP systems and the necessity of using visibility platforms and collaborative tools to manage the rapidly changing technology landscape.

About Customer

QSC, LLC is a leading company in the audio, video, and control technology sector, headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. The company has regional offices throughout Europe and Asia, serving a diverse range of customers with products such as power amplifiers, loudspeakers, digital mixers, and digital signal processors. QSC also offers the Q-SYS cloud-based platform, providing scalable and flexible solutions for various industries, including corporate, education, hospitality, venues & events, cinema, government, healthcare, and transportation. With over 25 years of experience in supply chain management, Karon Evanoff leads the global supply chain functions at QSC, focusing on logistics, procurement, sourcing, global planning, and trade compliance.

Solution

QSC, LLC has partnered with e2open to enhance its supply chain agility and visibility. The deployment of e2open's connected supply chain platform includes functionalities such as demand planning, supply planning, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). The platform's Harmony upgrade provides advanced analytics, real-time executive dashboards, machine learning, and AI capabilities. This allows QSC to manage exceptions at a platform level and optimize inventory levels and locations. The collaborative platform enables proactive decision-making, capitalizing on the connected trading partner ecosystem approach. This holistic view of the supply chain helps QSC increase revenue by understanding inventory needs and creating different scenarios to optimize business operations.

Impact #1	The e2open platform provides QSC with greater flexibility and visibility, allowing the company to be proactive rather than reactive in its supply chain management.
Impact #2	The platform's advanced analytics and real-time executive dashboards enable QSC to manage exceptions and optimize inventory levels and locations.
Impact #3	The collaborative tools provided by e2open help QSC capitalize on the connected trading partner ecosystem, enhancing overall supply chain efficiency.

Impact #1

The e2open platform provides QSC with greater flexibility and visibility, allowing the company to be proactive rather than reactive in its supply chain management.

Impact #2

The platform's advanced analytics and real-time executive dashboards enable QSC to manage exceptions and optimize inventory levels and locations.

Impact #3

The collaborative tools provided by e2open help QSC capitalize on the connected trading partner ecosystem, enhancing overall supply chain efficiency.

Benefit #1	e2open connects more than 400,000 manufacturing, logistics, channel, and distribution partners.
Benefit #2	The platform tracks over 12 billion transactions annually.

Benefit #1

e2open connects more than 400,000 manufacturing, logistics, channel, and distribution partners.

Benefit #2

The platform tracks over 12 billion transactions annually.

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