'Frontline Supply Chain Managers Struggle with E-Business,' Concludes White Paper from AMR Research and Richmond Events.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000

What do senior logistics and supply chain managers view as critical to their e-business strategy?

Qualified executives can find out for free in a just-released $995.00 white paper entitled Frontline Supply Chain Managers Struggle with E-Business.

This exhaustive report, compiled from research conducted in May during Richmond Events' Logistics Forum by renowned consulting firm AMR Research, contains the results from focus groups, think tanks and questionnaires with more than 250 senior supply and logistics managers covering supply chain issues.

Inside this report, executives will see first-hand what key influencers and decision-makers consider crucial to successful e-business logistics implementation. For instance, sample findings include:

-- 21%, the highest noted response, said cost was the biggest issue in developing an e-business logistics strategy;

-- 84% said marketing information delivery is the prime activity conducted by their company websites today;

-- 55% said the top priority for using the Internet in supply chain operations is customer interaction; and

-- 36% are not currently using electronic trading exchanges, but a third of those expect to use them within the next year.

The white paper provides detailed analysis, including proprietary charts, covering every aspect of the supply chain management business.

Richmond Events, the producer of the event where the research took place, will hold The Logistics Forum & e-Supply Chain Forum 2001, May 14-16, onboard the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2. The Forum provides senior logistics and e-commerce decision makers at major North American corporations with two days of one-on-one meetings, executive conferences, keynote addresses and think tanks. Unlike a typical trade show or conference, the event is by invitation only, and only senior-level decision-makers are invited.

The Logistics Forum & The e-Supply Chain Forum 2001 is the only e-business event in the US which brings together supply chain and operating executives responsible for billions of dollars in logistics, fulfillment, procurement and customer relationship management budgets in such a focused and high-level environment.

To see if you qualify to receive a copy of the White Paper free of charge, and to learn more about the Forum, please contact Jane Telfer, Project Manager, at [e-mail] or at 212.651.8734.