Automotive Companies Gain Greater Competitive Advantage and Profitability Through Collaborative Commerce, Says Deloitte Research
NEW YORK--May 13, 2002--A new Deloitte Research publication, Collaborative Commerce in the Automotive Industry, describes how companies are changing how they interact, share information, and make decisions with their trading partners.| -- | Automotive companies continue to seek operational and financial performance improvement through reduced vehicle development cycles, operational efficiency, and better customer responsiveness. This quest has become more complex as companies no longer compete as standalone entities. Increasingly, their success is achieved through collaboration among all supply chain participants, from tier-N suppliers to dealers. |
| -- | Collaborative Commerce techniques have emerged to address this challenge. By leveraging technologies to enable a set of complex business processes across distinct operating entities, participants along the entire value chain can share decision-making, workflow, and capabilities. |
| -- | Companies in the value chain have the potential to enhance automotive supply chain participants' abilities to collaboratively design, build, sell, and service products faster, more efficiently, and more cost effectively. |
Reporters looking for more information on Collaborative Commerce in the Automotive Industry are invited to speak with Jim Hall, a principal with Deloitte Consulting's Automotive Industry Practice. With extensive experience serving Tier 1 suppliers and global automotive OEMs, Mr. Hall helps clients achieve cross-enterprise integration, manage their supply chains, and improve manufacturing and distribution operations.
To arrange an interview with Mr. Hall and/or to receive a copy of the publication, please contact:
Natalie Dickter 202.220.2739 ndickter@dc.com
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