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Sterling Commerce: Sterling Commerce Executive Richard Douglass Speaks on Supply Chain and E-Commerce Collaboration at Council

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^{Published in Science and Technology on Monday, September 21st 2009 at 10:08 GMT by Market Wire}  

COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - September 21, 2009) -

News:

Richard Douglass will deliver important insights into how companies can increase supply chain efficiencies to improve the bottom line and be better positioned when the economy turns.

-- Cost-Effectively Managing Global eCommerce Collaboration

-- Tuesday, September 22, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. CT

-- Co-presenting with Patrick Weil, Global E-Commerce Development Supervisor for [ Sauer-Danfoss ] a billion dollar industrial manufacturer and Sterling Commerce customer), Douglass will provide best practices for implementing a comprehensive, global [ e-commerce ] platform to create leaner, more visible, [ end-to-end ][ supply chain management ] processes such as order-to-cash and procure-to-pay with all trading partners.

-- X-treme Supply Chains: Managing in Times of Upheaval

-- Wednesday, September 23, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. CT

-- The Mega Session is based on the forthcoming book that will focus on how volatility on an unprecedented scale is re-shaping the way companies approach supply chain management. Richard Douglass is a contributing author for the book. [See related release:[ http://www.sterlingcommerce.com/about/news/Storage/New+Book+on+Mastering+Business+Volatility+to+Preview+at+2009+Council+of+Supply+Chain+Management+Pro f.htm ]]

Quote:

Richard Douglass, Global Industry Executive, [ Manufacturing ] and Logistics/Distribution at [ Sterling Commerce ], "Today's manufacturers have to support an ever-increasing variety of supply chain scenarios while continuing to increase responsiveness to real-time events and trends. These multiple demands can leave them spinning in circles, using inefficient means to solve their [ supply chain ] dilemmas. By optimizing how they work with their trading partners, manufacturers can maintain flexibility while maximizing supply chain performance."

Multimedia:

After the conference, click here to see clips of Richard's presentation:[ http://www.sterlingcommerce.com/about/news/video/ ]

Related Links:

[ https://twitter.com/sterlingcomm ]

[ http://cscmp.org/ ]

[ http://cscmpconference.org/default.asp ]

[ https://twitter.com/cscmpconference ]

[ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=59103097697 ]

[ http://www.infosysblogs.com/supply-chain/2009/07/the_perfect_order_the_danger_o.html ]

[ http://www.supplychain.com/blog/olin-thompson/ ]

[ http://supplychain.ittoolbox.com/blogs/ ]

[ http://www.routledgebusiness.com/books/X-treme-Supply-Chains-isbn9780415873567 ]

Where:

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ([ CSCMP ]) Annual Global Conference

McCormick Place West

2301 S. Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, IL 60616

About Sterling Commerce

Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc (NYSE: [ T ]) company, helps companies optimize and transform their [ Business Collaboration Network ] to accelerate revenues and reduce costs. More than 30,000 customers worldwide use Sterling Commerce [ applications ] and [ integration solutions ] to connect, communicate and collaborate inside and outside their enterprise. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Sterling Commerce has offices in 24 countries. More information can be found at [ www.sterlingcommerce.com ].