So welcome to my blog, this is a new experience for me, you get to hear about blogs on the internet and to be honest this is the first opportunity I have had to actually start one !

Anyway, I have been working in the IT / B2B industry now for nearly 15 years and over this period I have had the benefit of working with many different automotive companies. For example working with a major OEM to help design a management information tool and working with Tier 2 / 3 suppliers to enable them to understand the benefits of implementing a collaborative design environment.

Having worked with both OEMs and suppliers over the years it has been interesting to understand the issues faced by these companies when trying to implement any type of B2B technology. Many of these companies expect to be able to implement B2B technology over night but there are many pitfalls to watch out for and overcome before a company can say that they have implemented a truly ‘efficient’ B2B environment.

Over the coming months I would like to share my thoughts and opinions on B2B related issues in the automotive industry and I will try and make this blog an interesting and at times, light hearted read. Please feel free to contribute to any posts I make……..