Manufacturing Industry
Dot-com hysteria sobering for automakers.(EyeforChem USA)(Brief Article)
Plastics News, October, 2001 by Miel, Rhoda
DETROIT - In the heady days of the Internet bubble just a little more than a year ago, e-commerce was seen as all things to all people. Now that the computer-based tools of buying, selling and running day-to-day operations have entered the real world, real businesses are learning that it is not as easy as expected.
``During the dot-com frenzy, everyone was anxious to `Web-ize' and `Internet-ize' everything without a real broad eye on whether this is going to bring business value,'' said Jim Buczkowski, director of manufacturing and supply chain information technology and e-business infrastructure for Ford Motor Co. Now industry leaders are taking a long look at exactly what does make sense, he said Oct. 4 during EyeforChem USA, an e-business conference...
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