SupplySolution, Inc. Adds Henriette Douglas to Product Management Team
4 April 2000
SupplySolution, Inc. Adds Henriette Douglas to Product Management TeamSOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 4 SupplySolution, Inc., (headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA) providers of Internet based application services to the automotive supplier community, has hired Henriette Douglas as Director of Product Management. Douglas joined the SupplySolution team in the Southfield, Michigan office on March 20, 2000. As Director of Product Management, Douglas will lead product management activities for Internet business-to-business supply-chain management applications. Her first objective will be to manage the project development of the next release of SupplySolution's flagship application, i-Supply(TM) Internet Service. i- Supply is an Internet service that creates efficiencies up and down the automotive supply chain by improving the ordering, inventory and supplier management processes. i-Supply was developed to allow real-time communication and collaboration to dramatically reduce component inventories and administrative costs. Douglas came to SSI from SAP America, Inc., an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) application provider where she worked as an Automotive ICOE (Industry Center of Expertise) Consultant. Prior to SAP, Douglas held positions at TRW, an automotive supplier, the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group), a North American automotive trade association, and Chrysler Corporation. Douglas specializes in electronic commerce project management, automotive EDI requirements, and the design, development, and implementation of various business systems that include financial, MRP, purchasing, and sales. SupplySolution, Inc. (http://www.supplysolution.com ), with offices in Santa Barbara, California and Detroit is a private corporation founded by its CEO and President Stephen F. Bell. SupplySolution, Inc. provides the i-Supply(TM) Service, an Internet B2B service that gives both suppliers and customers anywhere in the automotive supply chain powerful, yet easy-to-use enterprise- wide control in monitoring and managing component inventories. Another service of SupplySolution is i-Forecast(TM), a suite of easy-to-use analytical tools providing Internet-based access to AutoFutures -- the extensive and authoritative vehicle production forecast published by IRN, Inc. Together with the analytical forecasting capabilities of i-Forecast(TM), i-Supply dramatically increases efficiency and accuracy in planning, ordering, and inventory control, as well as enabling an unprecedented level of collaboration between the buyer and seller. These proven, net-based channels of communication and analytical planning facilities are eliminating the waste, costs, overruns, and shortfalls normally associated with managing the flow of goods in the automotive manufacturing supply chain for a growing number of suppliers. For more information, contact SupplySolution, Inc. at 800-862-7070 or visit http://www.supplysolution.com . SupplySolution, i-Supply and i-Forecast are trademarks or registered trademarks of SupplySolution, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.