Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is the world’s power and control specialist. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric manufactures and markets a comprehensive range of products and services for the residential, buildings, industry, and energy and infrastructure markets.Schneider Electric has 85,000 employees worldwide, operations in 130 countries and recorded sales of €8.8 billion in 2003 through 13,000 sales outlets. Schneider selected Savvion BusinessManager to automate and streamline their Supplier Relationships. Further they they are using BusinessManager to manage the vast array of components that are used in the manufacturing and production of their diverse product offerings. Supplier Relationship Management Problem

Existing parts libraries need to be updated to match changing specifications

New parts are continually being sourced, often creating duplication

Alternate sources for critical parts requires time consuming searches Solution

Savvion BusinessManager automates vendor and parts qualification processes

Duplicate parts are easily identified, reducing surplus inventories

Qualified vendors now source multiple parts simplifying vendor management Benefits

Time required to source new parts is substantially reduced

Managers have visibility to buyer workloads and backlogs

Vendors and parts are managed consistently assuring accuracy at the lowest cost

New product schedules are met and exceeded by streamlining the process