Stivison--E-commerce Has Arrived

But there is a new twist. Beyond eliminating paper shuffling, the big automakers are insisting that their suppliers use the same Web "bidding bazaars" to also do business with each other. Every step of the process—from raw materials to the delivery of products to the new car owner—will go through the same Internet-based system. Bidding, pricing, delivery, inventory-on-hand—all become much more transparent.