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CoLinx Update for BSA Technology Committee Meeting

CoLinx Update for BSA Technology Committee Meeting. Rick Farris 4/26/03. Today’s Agenda. Status overview Common information Will not cover specific manufacturer(s) Foster ongoing discussion. CoLinx, LLC. A shared services provider for premium brands including:. eCommerce. RI. DE.

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CoLinx Update for BSA Technology Committee Meeting

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  1. CoLinx Updatefor BSA Technology Committee Meeting Rick Farris 4/26/03

  2. Today’s Agenda • Status overview • Common information • Will not cover specific manufacturer(s) • Foster ongoing discussion

  3. CoLinx, LLC A shared services provider for premium brands including:

  4. eCommerce

  5. RI DE DC MD SO. CAROLINA Logistics Edmonton Toronto WASHINGTON MONTANA MINNESOTA MAINE NORTH DAKOTA VT NH OREGON IDAHO WYOMING WISCONSIN SOUTH DAKOTA NEW YORK MA CT CoLinx Sparks, NV MICHIGAN PENNSYLVANIA CoLinx Bellmawr, NJ IOWA IN OHIO NJ NEVADA NEBRASKA UTAH ILLINOIS KANSAS WV COLORADO VIRGINIA MISSOURI KENTUCKY CALIFORNIA NO. CAROLINA OKLAHOMA TENNESSEE ARKANSAS ARIZONA NEW MEXICO MS GEORGIA ALABAMA LA CoLinx Carrollton, TX TEXAS CoLinx Crossville, TN FL

  6. Taking Anti Trust Seriously • Manufacturers control who they do business with over the website • CoLinx protects competitively sensitive information using both computer and physical security • The president acts as the Anti-trust Compliance Officer

  7. Subjects Not for Discussion • Current or future pricing or costs • Strategies or policies related to purchasing, costs, new products, markets or competition • Information on actual or potential customers • Information relating to manufacturer specific shipment patterns or volumes • Information relating to capacity, capacity utilization or production levels

  8. CoLinx Limitations • CoLinx can not influence, or attempt to influence any commercial terms established by a manufacturer including: • Selling and customer access rules • Pricing • Other terms and conditions of sale • Credit terms • Discounts • Warranties • Shipping policies

  9. Partnership Approach Board of Directors Audit Committee Development Council Members & Brands Committee Content & Functionality Team Distributor Advisor Council

  10. The Daily Challenges • There is no easy formula for competing / collaborating • Every day is something new no blueprint to follow • Multiple views & approaches on just about everything…..

  11. We Do Share a Common Focus … Effectiveness& Reliability

  12. CoLinx Strategy • Consolidate member's activities to drive effectiveness • People • Web transactions • Freight • Warehouses • Services • Growth via additional brands • Safety and quality before everything • Implement PRIDE • Provide a positive working environment • Recognize, reinforce, and reward each individual's efforts • Involve everyone • Develop the potential of our workforce • Evaluate and measure continuously

  13. CoLinx 5 Year Goals • Double the number of premium brands served • Six sigma quality • Most efficient transactions and shipments in the industry • Guaranteed next day delivery to all NA distributors via LTL • Be considered by employees and communities where we live as the best place to work

  14. Linking eCommerce with Logistics • Inventory view for order entry • Order entry shipping options • Order status information • Shipping detail information • Common WAN connecting website, warehouses and manufacturers • Real time updates on inventory balance changes and shipments • On-line access to performance information • Helps customers find local locations

  15. PTplace Canada Start-up Mexico Implementation MRC Store Launch New Web Functions…Punch outLine upload Christen “System 2 System” Initiative 69 % growth in e Commerce Transactions (01-02) 6 Warehouse Consolidations 2 New Warehouse Locations Reduction in errors Successful audits in quality, environmental, and finance New member Cooper moved into Sparks Installation of the CoLinx WAN Deliverables ‘02

  16. 10 new online stores Major upgrade to “e” platform Site Performance Reliability Flexibility New data staging tools Continue to develop“System to System”capabilities 163,000 square foot expansion of Crossville Warehouse consolidations 1 warehouse move Additional Canadian warehouse location Up to 3 new pool cities Transportation services (consolidate excess capacity) This Years Objectives

  17. “e” Improvements in the Works • Express order entry • Enhanced search • Competitive interchange • Market part listings • Line item status • Invoice/credit memo view • International ship to • Cooper, CR, FAG & Torrington projects

  18. Any Questions….

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