Driving the Automotive Supply Chain for Global Competitiveness

DALLAS--Companies in the automotive industry face unprecedented pressure to demonstrate profitable growth. The drive to reduce costs while simultaneously securing new and emerging markets is transforming automotive supply chains from a local or regional focus to a truly global “buy anywhere, make anywhere, sell anywhere” model.

The resulting move to common platforms, shared parts, a rationalized supply-base and consolidated manufacturing facilities—often in low-cost or emerging countries—promises to help the companies achieve greater economies of scale and reduction in cost. However, this transformation also poses several challenges that the companies in the automotive industry must overcome in order to realize potential benefits.

Executives at i2 Technologies, Inc. are available to discuss global supply chain challenges such as low cost country sourcing, effective sales and operations planning, capacity management, enhanced supply chain visibility and customer service excellence. Supply chain practitioners who can speak to these issues include:

Kelly Thomas, senior vice president, i2 Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial and Metals Industry Group

• Thomas is responsible for all aspects of i2’s automotive practice, including industry marketing, sales/pre-sales, services and support. He can discuss the depth and breadth of the solutions and how they deliver bottom line value to the industry’s leading companies.

Harish Iyer, director, i2 Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial and Metals Industry Group

• Iyer is responsible for building i2’s automotive industry solution strategy and market direction and has deep expertise understanding the supply chain needs of the automotive industry. He can address current industry challenges and the solutions needed to meet them.

To speak with these executives or learn more, please contact Kirsten Monberg at 469-357-4966 or kirsten_monberg@i2.com.

About i2

i2 helps business leaders make better supply chain decisions. i2's flexible new-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; 20 of the AMR Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to i2 customers. Learn more at www.i2.com.

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