Higher Yields: E-Commerce Investments Increase Electronics Companies' Revenues and Profits
Published: April 1, 2004 | Updated: August 9, 2004
White Paper by John McCallum, Microsoft High Tech Industry Business Unit Manager This white paper examines the growing trend to optimize extended supply chains in the electronics industry, noting that the handful of companies that have done so successfully to date have excelled at boosting their sales and profitability. Key findings include:| • | 50% of senior management today now recognizes that success in value chain management is strategic to the entire success of their companies. | | • | In many industry segments, supply chain optimization is now regarded as an important component in a high-volume business than can drive down manufacturing costs and increase margins as a result. | | • | Modernized supply chains can significantly help to leverage the heavy investments electronics companies have already made in ERP and CRM systems. | | • | RosettaNet is becoming an increasingly important source of open standards for helping electronics companies optimize their supply chains quickly. |
Included in this document:| • | Follow the Leaders | | • | Value Chain as Strategy | | • | How Leaders Achieve Trading Partner Integration | | • | Investing for Success | | • | RosettaNet Support is Key | | • | EDI's New Lease on Life | | • | Portals Further Collaboration | | • | Supply Chain Tools from Microsoft |
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