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Supply chain planning and execution software
News Release from: i2 Technologies
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 February 2005
Supply chain solutions business joins up
i2 Technologies has announced that longtime i2 customer Texas Instruments has extended its relationship with i2 with the goal of increasing the efficiency of its supply chain worldwide.
i2 Technologies, a leading provider of demand-driven supply chain solutions designed to enable business agility, today announced that longtime i2 customer Texas Instruments has extended its relationship with i2 with the goal of increasing the efficiency of its supply chain worldwide With this agreement, Texas Instruments joins the i2 Supply Chain Leaders Program, an initiative that builds and supports strategic partnerships between i2 and some of the world's leading companies in the area of supply chain innovation and efficiency
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The multi-year agreement offers Texas Instruments access to a broad footprint of i2 products and services, allowing for continuous access to best-practice knowledge and capabilities from one of the world's leading providers of demand-driven supply chain management solutions.
Texas Instruments joins three additional leaders in the high technology and telecommunications industries which are also members of this elite group.
Companies who join the i2 Supply Chain Leaders Program have the opportunity to achieve additional process improvements by accessing one of the industry's broadest and most mature offerings of supply chain solutions, ranging from i2 Customer Program Management to Inventory Optimization to Master Data Management.
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This program also offers member companies the ability to lower their total cost of ownership by using a single vendor for their supply chain needs, allowing for greater cooperation across business units and strategic partners.
Members of the Supply Chain Leaders Program can tap into talent from the i2 Competency Center, located within the Solutions Center in Bangalore, India.
Professionals in the Competency Center can offer companies quick response and the ability to tailor solutions to their specific business needs through intimate knowledge of industry best practices combined with each company's overall strategic vision.
Members of the i2 Supply Chain Leaders Program can work through the Competency Center to influence the development and commercial availability of innovative supply chain solutions.
"An i2 customer since 1997, Texas Instruments understands the importance of an agile enterprise, and how technology can help eliminate business silos to enable improved decision making, essential data access, and coordination with suppliers," said i2 CEO Sanjiv Sidhu.
"We are proud to continue our long association with this visionary best-practices leader and look forward to working with them as they continue to build their supply chain into a competitive differentiator.".
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