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Large customer within the consumer packaged goods industry signs new agreement with PipeChain. 

Today, top management teams are talking about the digitalization of supply chains end-to-end, using old as well as new technology and methodology like Internet of Things (IoT), big data technology and industry/process standardization and automation. It’s to a large extent about a skill shift, again, and this time from innovation economy to digitalization. The ongoing re-conceptualization of supply chains will open up for concepts like Industry 4.0 and Seamless Supply Chains.

To strengthen their competitiveness and to future-proof their IT infrastructure, Weland group will replace their local EDI setup with PipeChains Cloud based EDI service TCS™. The first step in the project will focus on migrating the existing flows from the local installation up to the cloud and in to PipeChain TCS™ where communication, protocol switching and conversion are done. After the first step is finalized considerably more of Weland Groups business flows will be digitalized and added within TCS™.

In 2016 Gnotec AB signed an agreement on a supplier portal via PipeChain cloud-based EDI service TCS™ and currently suppliers are connected to Gnotec’s sites in Sweden, Slovakia and China.

The deal covers multi-site connectivity with hundreds of global trading partners and includes all PipeChain solutions for Automation, Collaboration, Visibility and Continuous improvements of the customer’s Supply Chain.

PipeChain delivers a cloud-based EDI solution, PipeChain TCS™, for fast, efficient and secure supplier integration and communication covering the order-to-invoice process. Using PipeChain TCS™ will streamline the entire purchase order process with suppliers. PipeChain TCS™ is integrated with NetOnNet's ERP system.

Today, one of the most exciting topics in the supply chain debate is IoT (Internet of Things), in connection with for example “supply chain visibility end-to-end” and “Industry  4.0”,where industrial robots and other automation systems are connected and capable of reacting to market demand and responding accordingly.

Now you can easily reach the major OEMs and Tier 1 players in the global automotive industry. There are over 100 global partners connected to PipeChain TCS™, PipeChain’s cloud based integration network.

The PipeChain Customer Day is, as usual, free to attend and includes a presentation of how IKEA Industry works with its supply chain, product news about PipeChain and a guided tour of IKEA Industrys' operations. It is also an excellent opportunity to network with other PipeChain users.

Many large companies struggle to achieve full visibility into their supply chain and to connect order and transport management. This is especially true for inbound delivery notifications and shipments from suppliers, but also for many outbound delivery and transport flows.

Several supply chain trends that have been mentioned during the past years are now becoming a reality. Companies are starting to think and act outside the four walls. It’s clear that more and more supply chain projects cover an end-to-end perspective, including both customers and suppliers globally. These projects’ focus are on improved supply chain collaboration, covering the full processes order-to-cash and purchase-to-pay.

This autumn Sigma Technology started cooperation for product development services with PipeChain.

As supply chains become more and more complex and widespread, ERP systems and supply chain planning have difficulties in accessing critical supply chain information and support users in their understanding of end-to-end flows. Critical information in the flow can often be invisible, due to a lack of close collaboration between the trading partners in the supply chain.