Manufacturing Industry
Some see auto suppliers' group as subtle rebellion against Covisint.
Purchasing, July, 2000 by Milligan, Brian
Eight automaker suppliers will deploy a research team to determine how the Internet can be used to make them more efficient. Some industry observers see this as a warning shot across the bow of Covisint, a powerful online trade exchange being formed by General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler and other automakers. Some even suggest the research group could be the suppliers' first step in forming their own exchange, a move that would certainly be a slap in the face to Covisint.
But others are taking a broader look at the process. Scott Upham, president of the Michigan-based Providata Automotive, a supplier consulting agency, likens formation of the search group to a card game. The OEMs have played their hand, he says. Now it's up to suppliers to play theirs....
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