eMake Corporation Appears On Alexander Haig's World Business Review TV Series; Joined by Compaq to Discuss Supply Chain Integration

Business Wire, March 27, 2000

Business Editors

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000

Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. is proud to announce the appearance of Tim Davis, vice president of eMake Corporation, on World Business Review. The weekly television series focuses on business and technology, and is hosted by General Alexander Haig, chairman of Worldwide Associates, Inc. and former president and chief operating officer of United Technologies. General Haig is also former U.S. Secretary of State during the Reagan administration. Richard Powers, vice president of Manufacturing Industry Solutions and Services at Compaq, and Dan Miklovic, industry expert and vice president of Collaborative Commerce at the Gartner Group, join Davis and General Haig on the panel. The topic of the discussion is "Supply Chain for Manufacturing."

"eMake was selected to appear on the program because it is helping companies to remain integral in a high-velocity supply chain through its Internet-based real-time production applications, and e-business and supply chain portals," said Barry Reuben, the show's senior coordinating producer.

eMake is taking advantage of the new around-the-clock, customer-driven economy that is fueled by the Internet. By providing manufacturing-specific services and software applications across the supply chain, eMake enables fully automated, end-to-end integration of the manufacturer's business system with those of their partners, suppliers and customers.

Davis said the small manufacturer must address the issues of change and speed. "As the time-frame compresses for delivery of orders, there's more and more change being imposed on the small manufacturers, and they need a mechanism to deal with that change--and with that high-velocity supply chain--that they are part of," said Davis.

Panel expert, Miklovic, agreed, saying customers are not only demanding more, they are demanding it their way. "They [customers] want everything built to their specifications, and our large manufacturing systems designed for economy of scale lack ... flexibility. Small companies that have flexibility don't necessarily have the technology," said Miklovic.

Compaq's Powers weighed in on other issues affecting small businesses. He said these companies have to develop ways of sharing the high costs associated with advanced technology. "Technology is expensive, so [by] using portals, you can get the best of both worlds. You have shared applications cost and you're sharing infrastructure cost," said Powers.

eMake provides the solutions that enable make-to-order manufacturers, among others, to manage their businesses in real time over the `Net, and tap into a community of ideas, information and applications that address their unique needs.

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