(IndustryWeek: Cleveland) -- Are you under pressure to reduce supplier lead times while driving down costs? Learn how Rockwell Automation transformed its procurement processes with improved supplier communication, visibility, and data quality. You’ll hear how the company automated and streamlined its purchase order release process; reduced manufacturing lead time; and drove real-time, global communication while reducing costs and increasing flexibility.

Sponsored by SAP and hosted by IndustryWeek, this one-hour live web cast will happen on April 29, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

By enabling a real-time, collaborative manufacture-to-forecast process, Rockwell Automation was able to:

• Improve reaction time to purchase orders
• Drive end-to-end visibility
• Increase procurement productivity while reducing costs
• Gain insight with exception-based alerts and status reporting
• Enable easy web-based access for suppliers globally

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