Kobe Copper Goes Live with ASSISTics

Paoli, PA - Jan 5, 2007 - ASSIST incorporated, a niche supplier of supply chain execution and visibility solutions for the ADAGE user community, today announces that KobeWieland has gone live with ASSISTics in its North Carolina manufacturing plant. KobeWieland is using ASSISTics to manage finished goods from production through shipping.

The metals industry shares several business requirements with the food industry," says senior consultant Rudy Hollenbach. "Just as food manufacturers need to record which lots a customer received, copper tubing manufacturers need to record which tubing lots and heats were shipped to each customer. ADAGE lot tracking works perfectly and ASSISTics makes it very easy to record lot level shipping transactions on the shop floor."

About KobeWieland

Located in Pine Hall North Carolina, KobeWieland is a joint venture between the Kobe Corporation of Japan and the Wieland Corporation of Germany.

About ASSIST

Founded in 1998, ASSIST is dedicated exclusively to the needs of the ADAGE user community. ASSIST has two closely related divisions. The consulting group delivers function and technical consulting for ADAGE users. The warehouse management group builds and installs ASSISTics, a comprehensive web solution that provides shop floor inventory management and supply chain visibility tools to the ADAGE user community. For more information about ASSIST, please visit our website at www.assistcorp.com.