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SupplySolution, Inc. Adds Henriette Douglas to Product Management Team

4 April 2000

SupplySolution, Inc. Adds Henriette Douglas to Product Management Team

    SOUTHFIELD, 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.