ASC Realizes Significant Savings Through SupplySolution's i-Supply Service

 Supply chain technology helps supplier achieve major improvements in managed
                inventory within four months of implementation

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 7 SupplySolution, Inc., the
leading provider of supply chain execution applications for manufacturing,
distribution, exchange and supplier organizations, today announced a number of
significant milestones that the company has reached with current customer ASC
Incorporated, a global supplier of specialty vehicles and open-air systems.
ASC has significantly reduced inventory working with SupplySolution and its
i-Supply application, and has driven notable process improvements within four
months of Service implementation in five locations.
    i-Supply is currently one of the manufacturing industry's most widely-used
Web-based applications for direct material fulfillment, now operating at more
than 1,100 supplier companies worldwide.
    In July 2000, ASC signed a contract to implement i-Supply in its Lansing,
Mich. plant, which manufactures convertible tops for several automotive
manufacturers.  Within four months, the on-hand inventory level and
administrative costs were significantly reduced.  "The employees in our
Lansing Plant deserve recognition for their efforts to identify areas for
continuous improvement and for implementing those changes; the i-Supply
application has helped us in this process," said Brian Krichbaum, vice
president of manufacturing at ASC.
    In February 2001, SupplySolution led an expanded rollout to additional ASC
plants in Cambridge, Ontario; Doraville, Ga.; Gibraltar, Mich. and Normal,
Ill.  Within four months of Service implementation, these plants also
experienced a significant inventory reduction.
    ASC hits major milestones with SupplySolution's i-Supply, page two
"We continue to be impressed by the range of benefits offered by i-Supply
Service," said Krichbaum.  "The company has provided many innovations as we
strive for continuous improvement in the efficiency of our inventory
management systems."
    "SupplySolution is proud to announce the success of our relationship with
ASC, and would like to emphasize that the savings demonstrated by the company
are not unusual to those seen following the implementation of our
technologies," said SupplySolution senior vice president of sales and business
development Don Woerner.  "Companies who implement our applications can see
significant cost reductions and process improvements within two-to-four
month's time.  The results speak for themselves."

    About SupplySolution
    SupplySolution is a leading supply-chain execution company, delivering
value to manufacturers, distributors, exchanges and suppliers through the
implementation of collaborative supply chain applications, including the i-
Supply Service, i-GetIt and the SupplySolution Global Infrastructure.  Today,
i-Supply is one of the most widely used real-time, direct-material fulfillment
application in the automotive industry, in operation at over 1,100
organizations.  In March 2001, SupplySolution signed an exclusive provider
agreement with Covisint, providing users availability to i-Supply(TM), co-
branded as Covisint Fulfillment(TM), and all related infrastructure
technologies, through the Covisint exchange.
    The company's technology headquarters are located in Santa Barbara,
California, and its sales and service headquarters are located in Southfield,
Michigan.  For more information, please visit http://www.supplysolution.com .

    About ASC
    ASC is a global specialty vehicle and systems company providing automotive
specialty vehicle design, engineering, prototype and production services;
manufacturing and distribution of open-air systems, composite products and
exterior trim; and development and distribution of aftermarket vehicle
accessories.  Headquartered in Southgate, ASC maintains operations throughout
the U.S. and Canada, and in Germany and South Korea.
    ASC's family of companies includes ASC Creative Services, ASC Engineering
Services, ASC Specialty Vehicles, ASC Vehicle Technologies, ASC Composite
Systems, ASC Exterior Technologies and ASC Aftermarket Products.  They employ
more than 3,500 people in over 30 facilities, and have annual sales of over
$500 million.  For more information about ASC Incorporated, visit
http://www.ascglobal.com .

    i-Supply(TM) Service is a trademark of SupplySolution, Inc.

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