London | 20 June 2011

Improving supplier collaboration is viewed as a critical need for retailers and CPG manufacturers to cut operating costs and win over the customers of the future.

Manthan Systems, a leading provider of retail BI and Analytics solutions, will present insights on Supplier Collaboration Maturity at the Retail & CPG Supply Chain Forum organized by Eye for Transport (EFT) at London on June 20-21, 2011

Hiren Doshi, Senior Vice President, Manthan Systems, will talk about  Manthan’s unique concept outlining the different stages of collaboration maturity, and will take participants though a guided self-assessment process to help them gauge their organizational maturity level.

The EFT forum is the only event that brings together retailers and CPG manufacturers from UK and Europe to resolve crucial supply chain challenges to serve the consumers of tomorrow.  The event will set the stage for senior level cross-industry networking, issue based discussions and the evaluation of advanced solutions from a group of handpicked vendors participating at the forum.

Among the participants are also senior Directors from Carrefour, Tesco, Metro AG, Boots, Unilever, Nokia, World Duty Free and other retail and CPG majors.  They will share their experiences on how supplier collaboration has helped drive profitability and operational excellence at their organizations.

Cost effective supply chain management has remained one of the biggest challenges for retailers, with the daily addition of hundreds of new products and vendors into the supply chain ecosystem.  Andrew Blatherwick FCILT, President, Manthan Europe says, “Supplier collaboration is driving retailer-supplier networks to new levels of efficiency with automated processes and transparency at all stages in the chain.”

Emphasizing the need for an integrated approach to supplier collaboration, Doshi states, “Manthan's ARC SPA encourages retailers to move away from a traditional departmentalized approach to an integrated outlook towards supplier collaboration. Understanding their collaboration maturity is a critical first step for retailers to determine their way forward in supply chain management."

Manthan’s comprehensive portal-based supplier connect platform, Supplier Portal & Analytics (ARC SPA), offers retailers complete automation and end-to-end visibility in their entire procure to pay cycle. SPA optimizes supplier retailer processes through close loop systems and process and its advanced analytical capabilities is a key differentiator enabling retailers and suppliers to map and monitor their supply chain performance.

About EFT (Eye for Transport): EFT is one of the leading providers of business intelligence, independent research, news and executive level events for the supply chain and logistic industries.

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