i2 Web Seminar to Discuss How DaimlerChrysler Synchronizes its Organization with i2 Supply Chain Planning Solutions

DALLAS--Oct. 1, 20059, 2005--i2 Technologies, Inc. will host a free web seminar featuring DaimlerChrysler and IBM on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. Participants can learn how DaimlerChrysler has implemented a supply chain planning solution called Integrated Volume Planning (IVP), which is powered by i2 supply chain planning solutions. IBM will discuss how it has helped automotive clients like DaimlerChrysler transform their supply chains.

Karl Mortensen, senior manager of Global Volume Planning at DaimlerChrysler, will discuss how the company incorporates sales and manufacturing information directly into the production planning process to gain production alignment with demand- and capacity-related information. Stavros Stefanis, IBM Global Services, IBM Business Consulting Services Partner, Automotive Strategy, DaimlerChrysler Integrated Account, will offer recommendations for auto manufacturers and suppliers looking to embark on a supply chain transformation effort. Aamer Rehman, senior practice director, i2 Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial and Metals, will discuss how i2 customers can leverage its solutions for added business efficiency.

This web seminar will address:

-- How DaimlerChrysler discovered the need for significant organizational and process changes as a result of its Integrated Volume Planning (IVP) project

-- How the IVP system forces a direct and solid connection between sales and production

-- How the production program is optimized while balancing supply and demand according to corporate priorities

-- How the IVP process flow enables the business units to focus on sales forecasting while the IVP optimization engine calculates the production program

-- How DaimlerChrysler is deploying resources to manage the complexity stemming from new sales forecast requirements

-- How the automaker had to shift its production planning when moving from a wholesale to a retail environment

-- How DaimlerChrysler is working to restructure business processes to handle the increased visibility into the impact of changes

-- How to leverage proven industry metrics and processes with automotive industry subject matter experts from IBM Business Consulting Services to achieve ROI with quantifiable results in an accelerated timeline

The i2 web seminar featuring DaimlerChrysler and IBM is one in a series highlighting i2 customers discussing business challenges such as increasing visibility across their supply chains, collaborating with suppliers and buyers on critical supply chain issues, reducing inventories, increasing service level performance and customer satisfaction, and improving asset utilization and inventory turns. To register, please visit http://events.reflectsystems.com/clients/i2/20051101/.

About i2

i2 helps business leaders make better supply chain decisions. i2's flexible next generation solutions are designed to synchronize demand and supply across ever-changing global business networks. i2's innovative supply chain management tools and services are pervasive in a wide cross-section of industries; 19 of the AMR Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to i2 customers. Learn more at www.i2.com.