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Supply chain planning and execution software
News Release from: i2 Technologies | Subject: Tether
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 May 2007
Enterprise wide spreadsheet
collaboration
i2 Tether enables enterprises to obtain the most from supply chain management applications using collaborative spreadsheet approach
Most businesses rely on familiar, easy-to-use computer applications to conduct planning processes across the enterprise As these applications - most often spreadsheets- are updated and passed along by multiple users for input, the integrity of the data can be compromised
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Many business users are committed to utilising these familiar, easy-to-use office applications, but disparate spreadsheets are not easily synchronised or updated in real time and plans can suffer from inaccurate, out-of-synch, or corrupt data which can have a significant impact on business plans and transactions.
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As a result, it is more important than ever for businesses to accurately document information about the flow of transactions should material misstatements result.
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i2 Tether, a solution from i2 Technologies enables companies to exploit best in class supply chain management applications across the enterprise while working with the tools in which users are most accustomed.
i2 Tether links Office Excel 2007 spreadsheets to the i2 Agile Business Process Platform ensuring that enterprise data and business logic can be secured, recorded and measured across multiple organisations.
The solution allows users to collaborate on data through a central enterprise environment at various times, dates and locations with the accuracy and confidence of maintaining one single version of the truth.
"i2 Tether enables users to work the way they want to, with the tools they are most comfortable working with - the spreadsheets in Office Excel 2007".
"i2 Tether allows these users to extract greater value from their supply chain management processes using the tool they prefer," said Mor Hezi, Senior Product Manager, 2007 Microsoft Office system.
"The combination of a high quality user experience and superior supply chain solutions will accelerate user adoption, improve data quality, and enable higher degrees of collaboration across multiple organisations".
i2 Tether allows Microsoft Office Excel 2007 to be integrated into solutions and workflows via the i2 Agile Business Process Platform.
This takes Office Excel 2007 beyond the user interface and opens the door to include capabilities from the platform such as our data model, business rules and workflows.
"i2 Tether gives our customers the power to work the way they want to work, using Excel as their user interface, while simultaneously providing control, accuracy, and a single version of the truth across what has become highly distributed supply chain environments," said i2 Chief Marketing Officer, John Cummings.
"i2 Tether can be utilised in tactical planning environments such as near term expedite/de-expedite management, as well as, in more strategic cycles of planning such as sales and operations planning all while exploiting existing supply chain technology assets to achieve the best outcomes for the business".
Benefits of i2 Tether for Office Excel 2007 include:.
- Managing distributed supply chain operations with an accurate up to date single version of the truth.
- Improved data integrity and security.
- Accelerated user adoption.
- Ability to develop and re-configure business processes easily.
- Ability to log changes as they occur and by user.
- Enhanced role-based control and security.
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