Raleigh, NC, March 14, 2002—Tompkins Associates, the leading Total Operations consulting, information technology implementation and material handling integration firm, will kick off its Webcast series, "Achieving Supply Chain Excellence" on Tuesday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. EST. President and Founder Dr. James A. Tompkins, joined by leading supply chain, technology, procurement and manufacturing industry experts, will launch the five-part series with the first Webcast "Good, Better, Best: How to Assess Your Supply Chain Performance." Registration is free and available by visiting http://www.tompkinsinc.com.

Reports of growth in the manufacturing sector and increases in consumer spending and personal income are setting the stage for an increase in demand and production. Today's supply chains must be ready to respond to change and the demands of a recovering economy. For companies concerned about meeting these challenges, the "Achieving Supply Chain Excellence" Webcast series is the place to start.

"Achieving Supply Chain Excellence" is a unique chance to hear first-hand how you can apply new, practical ideas to take your supply chain to the next level. And, it offers the opportunity to ask your own questions of the experts in real time. Executives, Directors, Managers and IT Innovators will find this Webcast series a valuable resource for moving beyond business as usual to working with customers and partners for a truly collaborative supply chain. Each Webcast in the series focuses on the most important supply chain challenges today:

March 19, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST-Good, Better, Best: How to Assess Your Supply Chain Performance. Discover the Six Levels of Supply Chain Excellence. Determine your supply chain's performance and how to go from good, to better, to best.

April 23, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST-Supply Chain Tune Up: Fine-Tuning Inventory Through Demand Planning. Discover straightforward techniques for optimizing inventory levels and how to tap into the power of forecasting.

May 21, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST-Getting the Best Deal: Procurement and Strategic Sourcing. Gain strategies to focus your procurement area on activities to maximize profits and more.

June 18, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST-Looking Up and Down the Chain: Network Optimization, Warehousing, Logistics and Transportation. Discover the supply chain improvement opportunities possible with technology, how to save 10 to 20 percent of total transportation costs and more.

July 23, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST-It's All About Partners: Customer and Supplier Partnerships and Collaboration. Learn the path to superior end-to-end partnerships, how to implement collaborative execution solutions for supply chain success and more.

Pre-registration is required. You may register for one or all Webcasts in the series by visiting http://www.tompkinsinc.com. Contact Tompkins Associates at 800-789-1257 or sales@tompkinsinc.com for more information.

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