Alcoa Explores Options for Castings E-Business.Alcoa Alcoa U.S. company, the world's largest producer of aluminum. Established in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1888, it adopted the name Aluminum Co. of America in 1907. Alcoa introduced aluminum foil in 1910 and found uses for aluminum in the emerging aviation and automobile industries. , Inc., Pittsburgh, has selected Chicago-based MetalMaker, Inc., as the e-business provider for its global automotive castings business. Under the agreement, MetalMaker will provide e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. services to Alcoa's growing castings business and Alcoa will contribute personnel, capital and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal . The two companies will jointly develop a casting-specific sales-and-demand chain hub. The first release of a sell-side application--which will allow foundries to use online applications to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. casting sales functions--is targeted for deployment in the first quarter of 2001. A sell-side application for castings is meant to fill a market gap, and by participating as a development partner, Alcoa will provide essential input and customer perspective to further align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. the effort with market needs. MetalMakerprovides online applications and services to help foundries with sourcing, executing, fulfilling, tracking and evaluating their commercial transactions. |
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