Embraer has implemented a program to leverage its digital evolution to help better manage its supply chain. Coming as supply-chain issues have continued to nag manufacturers throughout the industry, ONEChain is designed to produce greater transparency, increased collaboration, and more agility through an integrated digital platform.

The result, Embraer said, is a more simplified approach to supply-chain operations and one that the manufacturer believes will benefit its suppliers as well. Incorporating best practices, ONEChain is enabling the company to standardize its processes while reducing costs and increasing productivity, Embraer said.

“In addition to achieving enhanced operational efficiency, we have integrated all operations with our suppliers and partners in a single platform, which makes it possible to manage operations in real time,” said Roberto Chaves, Embraer's executive v-p of global procurement and supply. “This guarantees a more leveled and uniform production of our products, a reduction in fixed and variable costs, and more agile decision-making processes.”

ONEChain has already received recognition, recently garnering the Process Innovation Award and Procurement Ecosystem Award during the Procurement Success Summit in China.

Embraer has launched the program in Brazil and other countries where it operates, including the U.S., China, Singapore, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal.