Auto Industry Leaders to Speak at Aspect Summit 2000 Conference
7 March 2000
Automotive Industry Leaders to Speak at Aspect Summit 2000 Conference On Next Generation eCommerce and Supply Management
Automotive-Focused Presentations Include those from General Motors
TradeXchange, Dana Corporation, AT Kearney and Ernst & Young
Scottsdale, Arizona April 16-19, 2000
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 7 Aspect Development, Inc.,
, the worldwide leader in collaborative solutions for
business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce and inbound supply management, today
announced the Automotive industry speaker line up for Aspect Summit 2000.
Summit 2000 is a senior executive conference focusing on eBusiness strategies
for enterprises and Internet exchanges in the new millennium sponsored by
Aspect Development, Andersen Consulting, Ariba, Commerce One, IBM, i2,
Rightworks, and SDRC. The event will feature case study presentations from
executive speakers representing Fortune 500 companies in Automotive, Aerospace
& Defense, Consumer Products, Energy, High Tech, Industrial, Process and
Services industries. Aspect Summit 2000 is scheduled for April 16-19, at the
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is drawing
executives from around the world to attend, including executives from several
automotive OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and Tier 1 manufacturers.
"GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler have set a strong example for companies
cross-industry that are considering participation in B2B eCommerce Exchanges
with their decision to come together in developing a joint online
marketplace," said Steve Kester, Global Vice President of Aspect's Automotive
group. "That's why we invited the executive director of Global Supplier
eCommerce from GM TradeXchange and the director of Global Strategic Sourcing
from Dana to speak at Aspect Summit 2000. We think there's a lot of companies
who would like to learn from the experts what's required to make strategic,
collaborative buying and selling on the web a reality."
Summit 2000 Automotive Presentations
-- Ray Pollard, Executive Director of Global Supplier eCommerce for
General Motors' TradeXchange will discuss virtual marketplaces in the
automotive industry.
-- Doug Grimm, Director Global Strategic Sourcing for Dana Corporation
examines the progress of Dana's enterprise-wide global strategic
sourcing initiative. He will also discuss his views on the recent
developments in eProcurement and business-to-business eCommerce in the
automotive industry.
-- Alan Taracuk, Partner, Ernst & Young's Automotive Practice will
discuss directions in Automotive New Product Development and how
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions can unleash critical
product development resources.
-- Bill Windle, Vice President, A.T. Kearney's North America Automotive
Practice will speak on Strategic Procurement in the Automotive
Industry.
"The Aspect Summit provides a high-level forum for executives to discuss
the emerging movement to establish online trading networks and its broad
business implications," stated Bob Evans, Aspect president and COO. "We
believe this is a critical year as companies transition to the world of B2B
eCommerce. Aspect Summit 2000 will be an extremely valuable opportunity for
executives to hear from other companies who are dramatically impacting their
profitability with next generation eCommerce solutions."
About the Aspect Summit
Summit 2000 is the executive event at which the leading practitioners of
B2B eCommerce solutions present case studies that explain how to:
-- Increase profits by tens to hundreds of millions by optimizing supply
chain processes;
-- Define the decision support solutions for procurement, product
development and operations required for the next generation of B2B
eCommerce;
-- Aggregate all spend across all internal divisions and systems, and
between trading partners;
-- Collaborate between internal procurement, design and operations and
trading partners and suppliers;
-- Set up a next generation Internet Exchange that delivers high value
and differentiation, going beyond traditional B2B sites that are
limited to requisitioning and auctions.
For more details on Aspect Summit 2000 and to register, visit Aspect's
Summit web site at http://www.aspectsummit.com, or call 1-800-734-7279.
About Aspect Development, Inc.
Aspect is the leading global provider of collaborative solutions for
business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce and inbound supply management. Aspect
solutions for the enterprise and for eMarkets and exchanges provide decision
support and content for procurement, product development, operations, and
eCommerce between trading partners. Aspect delivers the largest value
proposition of any B2B eCommerce solution by reducing direct and indirect/MRO
spend and increasing revenue and market share by accelerating new product
introduction. Over 180 of the world's largest companies, with combined annual
revenue of $1 trillion and $500 billion in inbound supply spend, are all
customers of Aspect. For further information on Aspect Development, visit
http://www.aspectdv.com.