Lear Corporation has selected Covisint to host its supplier portal in a move that it says will enhance Lear’s communications and supply chain efficiency. It will be seen as evidence that Covisint is making progress in the supplier community, which has – in some quarters – been wary of the lead role taken in Covisint by the vehicle makers, principally the US ‘Big 3’.
The Lear supplier portal will use common standards and an Internet-based application. Lear will launch the portal first in the US followed by expansion to all its global operations and suppliers.
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John Crary, Lear’s Vice President of Information Technology, said: “Covisint’s web-based, centralised portal is a flexible and cost-effective location for Lear’s business-to- business e-commerce that will improve efficiency across the board.”
Lear supported the initiative for an Internet-based common portal in the concept-development stages and has assisted Covisint in an advisory capacity as a member of Covisint’s Customer Council and through Lear Vice Chairman James Vandenberghe’s membership on the board of directors.
“We value the perspective Lear brings to Covisint as a Tier One supplier and this agreement brings us one step closer toward our goal of a fully integrated supply chain,” said Kevin W. English, chairman, CEO and president, Covisint. “We are confident that clients like Lear will discover Covisint allows them to strengthen their relationships with existing customers while transforming their business processes.”
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