Extended Enterprise

In the past, organizations were assumed to have a linear value chain consisting of all the activities to produce and deliver products. Each organization’s management structure was hierarchal and internally focused. In this model, suppliers and customers were thought to be "outside" the organization's domain.

Globalization of markets, intense competition, and blurred industry boundaries have forced new relationships and structures to emerge.

The "extended enterprise" represents the notion that an entire company is comprised not just of its own operations, but also that of its business partners, suppliers, markets and customers. The extended enterprise is an intricate, interconnected network of information, activities and people that can be successful only if each enterprise and individual has complete and timely information.

When supply chain trading partners can automate their interactions and work together in harmony, businesses can improve operating efficiencies and reduce costs.

But how do you and your trading partners reach this elusive goal? By leveraging supply chain technology that’s affordable and open to everyone. Deposco designed its solutions to be used by multiple supply chain trading partners via the internet. The solutions provide a secure, shared, centralized view of supply chain data even though the inventory and system users can be found at different locations and represent different companies across the supply chain.

Deposco’s Extended Enterprise allows you to share information real-time with your customers, distributors, logistics providers and suppliers so you can improve the movement of goods throughout the entire supply chain. You will gain insights into demand, shipment data and available inventory. These insights will help you—and your partners—operate more efficiently.

And with Deposco’s flexible architecture, once you have one of our solutions up and running, we can create new trading accounts and have your partners connected via the internet in just a few short days.

View a short video of Deposco's Extended Enterprise functionality.