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TRW Establishes Asia-Pacific Headquarters

29 September 1998

TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions Establishes Asia-Pacific Headquarters

    SINGAPORE--Sept. 28, 1998--TRW , a global supply chain systems integrator, today opens its Integrated Supply Chain Solutions Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore.
    Future plans exist to set up additional branch offices throughout Asia where opportunities for growth appear, such as Taiwan and Malaysia. The company has initially targeted the region's semiconductor industry with a full range of integrated manufacturing execution systems (MES) software and services for wafer fabrication and assembly plants.
    "TRW's presence in Asia builds on our strategy of following our customers in the global marketplace," said David Patterson, vice president and general manager of TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions. "The new office positions us to provide clients with our full range of services."
    "This expansion combines TRW's global semiconductor systems integration experience with trained local delivery resources to form a powerful services operation supporting the Asian market," said Dick Albani, vice president of TRW Manufacturing Management and Integration Solutions. "We will be able to provide semiconductor customers with a cost effective and technologically advanced approach to semiconductor automation."
    "The critical success factors in this market segment are strong domain expertise and a good track record," said Kong Eng Teck, group managing director of TRW Systems Overseas. "We have an abundance of both."
    TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions provides total supply chain solutions from management consulting to enterprise resource planning, manufacturing execution systems, and logistics execution systems. Its global systems integration business spans the supply chain continuum, serving clients in a wide range of industry sectors including automotive, semiconductor manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals and medical, electronics, aerospace and defense, third-party logistics, grocery, retail, apparel, and wholesale distribution.
    For more information, visit web site http://www.trw.com/supplychain.
    TRW Inc. provides advanced technology products and services for the automotive, space and defense, and information technology markets worldwide. The company's sales in 1997 were approximately $12 billion (including the BDM acquisition). The company's news releases are available through TRW's corporate web site http://www.trw.com.