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BorgWarner Selects SeeCommerce to Boost Plant Floor Performance

Business Wire, July 6, 2004

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Leading Manufacturer of Aftermarket Automotive Parts Deploys Supply Chain Software to Improve Operations

SeeCommerce, the supply chain performance management company, announced today that BorgWarner's Emissions/Thermal Divisions Cadillac Michigan Operation has selected SeeChain 5.0 applications to improve operational performance. SeeChain enables the Cadillac Michigan Operation to increase workplace productivity and equipment utilization by identifying inefficiencies, and their root causes, in the company's manufacturing processes.

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Using SeeChain, the BorgWarner Cadillac Michigan Operation monitors key performance indicators across three production shifts to identify specific components of its manufacturing process that are creating bottlenecks or slowing down output. These include machine operator productivity, tool changeovers, quality control checks, equipment maintenance, and more. By collecting and standardizing data from plant operational systems, SeeChain presents a single view of performance metrics and which areas need improvement.

"To achieve our productivity objectives, we need to understand how we are performing at each step of the manufacturing process and be able to compare and correlate this data within the same production shift and across shifts," said Todd Bennington, Plant Manager for BorgWarner's Cadillac Michigan Operation. "SeeChain enables us to easily collect data from separate operational systems and precisely identify performance exceptions and root cause information so we can take corrective actions to eliminate inefficiencies. By providing a standardized view into plant-wide operational performance, SeeChain also makes it easier to make operational adjustments that affect more than one manufacturing process."

"SeeChain is providing the BorgWarner Cadillac Operation immediate and measurable results by creating a closed loop solution for isolating, understanding, and fixing operational inefficiencies across its complex multi-product manufacturing processes," said John Ferraro, chief executive officer for SeeCommerce. "This deployment is further validation of the value SeeCommerce provides for manufacturers."

About the SeeCommerce Products

SeeCommerce enables business managers and trading partners to manage and continuously improve business performance across complex supply chains. The suite of SeeChain applications drives performance management, organizational collaboration, supply chain synchronization and workflow coordination throughout the entire supply network. The applications include SeeChain Supplier, SeeChain Demand, SeeChain Materials, SeeChain Production, SeeChain Inventory, SeeChain Fulfillment, SeeChain Logistics and SeeChain Financials.

About BorgWarner

BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 43 locations in 14 countries. Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Caterpillar, Navistar International, Renault/Nissan, PSA and VW. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.bwauto.com . For further information contact BorgWarner Corporate Communications at 312-322-8500.

About SeeCommerce

SeeCommerce is a leading provider of supply chain performance management applications. The company's products enable business managers and trading partners to continuously manage and improve business performance across complex supply chains. SeeCommerce customers are leaders in the automotive, electronics, and retail/consumer goods industries including Circuit City Stores, BorgWarner, DaimlerChrysler, Flextronics, and Herbalife. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, SeeCommerce distributes its products through an international network of direct and indirect sales channels. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.seecommerce.com.

SeeCommerce, SeeChain, and the SeeCommerce design of an eye are registered trademarks of SeeCommerce. Unless otherwise noted, all other trademarks, service marks, and logos are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners.

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BorgWarner Selects SeeCommerce to Boost Plant Floor Performance

Business Wire, July 6, 2004

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