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Integrated Advanced Shipping Notice Capability Dramatically Simplifies
Supply Chain Management for Manufacturers and Distributors

HOLLAND, Mich. (March 28, 2008) - 2THINK, LLC, an innovator of supply chain management solutions, announced today immediate availability of a new 2THINK collaboration™ release making it much easier to utilize ASN functionality, enabling users with accurate in-transit visibility and simplified transaction processing.  Utilizing barcode technology, users can ship, track and receive complex, multi-line shipments with as few as 3 mouse clicks.

2THINK collaboration™, a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, is a web-based supply chain management solution developed to streamline the management of supply chain needs through a lean-centric model. 2THINK collaboration™ helps companies that manufacture or distribute products with a wide range of vendors, part numbers or complex processes by utilizing this quickly activated and simply streamlined tool. Connecting customers and suppliers in real time, this powerful resource provides end to end visibility and control of the supply chain using visual dashboard cues and the automation of many manual processes. Real time, demand driven functionality eases the daily burden of its users allowing for more time to collaborate with suppliers on value add activities, such as pricing and sourcing. Simplified processes drive instant ROI directly to the bottom line in the form of dollars saved and improved performance by reducing purchasing processing time, cost, and errors for customers and their suppliers alike.

In addition to the newly launched ASN capability, 2THINK collaboration™ v1.2.6 contains a number of enhancements including improved demand data views, enhanced visual queues, and full support for CSV formatted data.  2THINK Partner and CTO Jim Von Ins notes “v1.2.6 represents our most flexible, robust and intuitive release to date.  The new ASN functionality provides detailed real time visibility to supply chain activity through a surprisingly simple and easy to use interface.”

About 2THINK, LLC and 2THINK collaboration™:
2THINK delivers innovative solutions for manufacturers utilizing Lean manufacturing and technology that deliver optimized financial performance and dramatically improved customer service in the form of speed, reliability & visibility.  2THINK tools and services are delivered “on demand” and provided on a subscription basis for maximum financial flexibility.

2THINK collaboration™ enables truly lean supply chains by eliminating waste on both sides of the equation, customer and supplier, in an incredibly simple and affordable way.  2THINK collaboration™ leverages our customer’s existing business system and processes to transform their supply chains working collaboratively with suppliers for optimized results.