For Manufacturers and Suppliers

A simple solution that works.

More and more manufacturers find themselves engaged in managing data from their supplier communities through Microsoft® Office because it is cost effective and people already know how to use it. Plus, spreadsheets and docs are a natural complement to traditional ERP/PLM systems. But managing Microsoft® Office files across companies had been a hassle, especially when sending email attachments back and forth.

With eXpresso, you'll never have to attach another Office file to email again! Simply upload your file to eXpresso and invite people to view or edit it simultaneously online. It's that simple.

• Leverage Excel®, PowerPoint® and Word to accomplish numerous corporate processes.
• Consolidate information from your respective suppliers online by using applications everyone already understands.
• Save precious time and money.

More control over the documents you already manage today!

Here's how a typical manufacturer could use eXpresso:

A manufacturer could setup a spreadsheet where each supplier's employees can manage their own worksheet containing the list of the parts they supply. As information, quantity, or delivery dates change, each supplier would sign into eXpresso to maintain their assigned sheets simultaneously. All edits are saved to a single, centrally accessed spreadsheet in real-time. Therefore, the manufacturer could open any tab at any time and see the saved changes immediately.

• Enable your personnel to see which manufacturers are supplying which parts.
• Review up to the second status updates directly from the hands of the manufacturer.
• Gain visibility into timing issues with your supplier base.
• Build 2-way communication with suppliers and staff via a true "living" document available in the cloud.
• Offer efficiency, compliance, and streamlined interactions to your entire supplier community.

Top Ten Advantages:

Since eXpresso is based on Microsoft® Office documents, any user can securely setup a new file to manage a specific process without requiring additional development, adding more expense, or recruiting the involvement of IT. Then, these files can be shared with others via a secure, flexible collaborative environment online.

• The people you interact with may be hesitant to learn your process management system, but they probably already know how to use Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• No more attaching files to emails, manually consolidating feedback into another file, and then resending the updated file as a new attachment.
• Maintain control of the data you keep in spreadsheets, instead of sending out files that you will never see again.
• eXpresso facilitates archived interactions between suppliers and your internal management team and staff.
• Receive email notifications immediately when a supplier updates their information in a file.
• Set alerts to notify suppliers that a pending update (e.g. PPAP) is due on an individual part or assembly.
• New suppliers or users can be added immediately on the fly without needing to engage IT.
• No additional IT expense or custom development needed.
• Virtually no learning curve because most people are already familiar with Microsoft® Office.
• Get the solution you need without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Get setup in minutes, not months!

An annual subscription to eXpresso starts at just $79/year per user, and volume pricing is available. For example, a department manager can setup accounts for multiple users in minutes and benefit from our tiered multi-user discounts. You can get started on your own, or we would be glad to help you design the files (e.g. spreadsheets) you and your user community plan to use. To get some help or to schedule an online demo of eXpresso, please send an email to demo@expressocorp.com.

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