Author: N. Kingsley and D. Jardini
Abstract
Both e-business and the steel industry have had bumpy rides over the past year.
Throughout 1999 and the first half of 2000, industry conference platforms were jammed
with specialists propounding the e-business transformation of the metals industries. A
variety of analysts produced compelling arguments regarding the rapid shift of metals
commerce into the e-world. Trading sites such as MetalSite, e-Steel, and SteelScreen
proliferated, and the industry was subjected to an overwhelming technology push.
