ATLANTA (Feb. 6) — RubberNetwork L.L.C. and Webb Negocios have formed RubberNetwork-Webb, a joint venture that will offer supply chain services aimed to help tire and rubber industry firms reduce costs and improve efficiency.
The partnership will cover markets globally butinitially focus on targets in North America and Europe. The experiences of Atlanta-based RubberNetwork, a consortium of tire and rubber companies, and Brazil-based Webb, a consulting, e-business and outsourcing firm, allow the new enterprise to offer strategic sourcing, supplier performance improvement, supplier connectivity, e-sourcing and logistics services, they said.