MARKET-LEADING COMPANIES DELIVER DEMAND-DRIVEN SUPPLY CHAIN
01 September 2004 - Global Exchange Services (GXS)

This partnership will provide the automotive industry with the ability to drive significant costs out of their operations by reducing inventory levels throughout the Demand Driven Supply Network. TradeBeam's i-Supply solution is the automotive industry's most widely used collaborative inventory management application, operating at thousands of automotive suppliers worldwide.

'Vehicle Brand Owners must drive DDSN-based transformation into the supply chain in order to create better demand visibility to survive in today's hyper-competitive marketplace. Otherwise, incentives and inventory costs will devour already slim profit margins,' according to AMR Research report 'Applying DDSN Correctly Can Shift Companies From Laggard to Braggart,' July 22, 2004. AMR further expands, 'Carmakers that drive the DDSN model into their supply chain, thereby improving their demand forecasting, will minimize finished auto inventories, improving profits and freeing capital for other uses, such as R&D.'

The ability to react to immediate requirement changes can increase inventory ROI up to 30 percent, improve asset and capacity utilization, and reduce the cost of premium freight and administration. TradeBeam's inventory management solution will provide OEM's and suppliers with real-time visibility into consumption and replenishment patterns across the supply chain, lessening reliance on forecasts. Suppliers can monitor current inventory levels and decide when, and how much, to ship. OEM's can then monitor supplier performance to service level requirements.

'As today's global automotive marketplace expands, companies are looking for new ways to integrate with their trading partners and drive significant cost out of operations,' said Bobby Patrick, GXS senior vice president of marketing. 'Our partnership with TradeBeam, will enable our customers to collectively reduce inventory levels, smooth production and lower premium freight charges.'

This is a significant alliance between a leading provider of business process networking services and a leading provider of collaborative inventory management capabilities. The alliance represents an important opportunity to expand the reach of i-Supply service that already is operational at thousands of automotive suppliers worldwide.

'We are excited about our partnership with GXS, since it enables interoperability within the global automotive industry adding significant value to TradeBeam's Inventory Management solution,' said Duncan Jackson, TradeBeam vice president business development and marketing. 'Providing a real-time electronic window into inventory and logistics data, i-Supply requires very little investment, is quickly implemented and can produce financial results in fewer than eight weeks.'

The TradeBeam relationship is part of the GXS Partnership Program, an industry-focused initiative that is designed to bring the world's leading technology solutions to a global customer base, improving the solution experience and helping them accelerate the achievement of their business goals.

TradeBeam is a Global Trade Management software and services company providing solutions that streamline global trading processes for enterprises and their partners. TradeBeam's solutions provide import and export compliance, inventory management, shipment tracking, supply chain event management and global trade finance solutions such as open account and letter of credit management. TradeBeam has over 3000 customers with users in over 100 countries worldwide.

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