Edcon to deliver high fashion across SA using the Eqos sourcing solution
31 Jul '06
3 min read
Eqos Sourcing is a web-based solution that enables retailers to manage the sourcing of all goods from initial concept to product specification, bid management and assessment, estimation of landed costs, packaging, sampling, testing and final order confirmation. It reflects best practices across the extended retail supply chain through collaborative efforts with leading retailers such as Best Buy and Tesco.
Eqos Sourcing includes critical path management, workflow, reporting analytics and an alerts and exceptions function. Its master repository reduces duplication and errors, providing a single view of the supply pipeline across the retail supply chain.
"The importance of global sourcing has increased significantly; as we scale our buying operation we believe that Eqos will help us automate what has largely been a disparate set of manual tasks," said Calvin Low, Business Integration Executive, Edcon Group IT. Built on a robust and highly configurable platform, the Eqos solution will minimize the Edcon IT investment upfront and over time it will ultimately deliver a lower cost solution and faster return on investment.
"Mobilizing a team comprising a mix of Eqos and Accenture resources to implement Eqos Sourcing will help to ensure that it delivers the anticipated benefits, by combining Eqos' sourcing expertise with Accenture's extensive supply chain experience and deep understanding of the Edcon business," said Adrian Bertschinger, Senior Executive responsible for Accenture's Outsourcing and Consulting work at Edcon.
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