GENERAL MOTORS AND APL LOGISTICS INK DEAL FOR PARTS HANDLING APL WILL MANAGE JUST-IN-TIME ARRIVAL OF THOUSANDS OF PARTS PER CAR BANGKOK, Thailand, April 7 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Celebrating the signing of a major logistics contract between General Motors Thailand (GMTH) and APL Logistics, officials of the two companies display two of the several thousand auto parts that GM will use to build 7-passenger Zafira compact vans beginning in May 2000 at a new plant outside of Bangkok. APL will manage the flow of all parts to the assembly line on a just-in-time basis, supporting a "lean materials management" system that will virtually eliminate intermediate warehousing. Shown (left to right) at the Thailand plant are: Henry Gnacke, Vice President, Materials Management, General Motors Thailand; Mitsuko Mizushima, Vice President of APL's Business Logistics unit, Oakland, California; Richard Gurr, Director of Production Control, GMTH; and Goh Hung Song, APL Managing Director, Thailand. APL is part of the NOL group. SOURCE APL NOTE TO EDITORS: Issued by Potash & Company, tel. 510-261-1570. CONTACT: John Pachtner of APL, 510-272-7208, or [email protected]; or Kantanit Sukontasap of GM Thailand, 66-2-937-0180, ext. 117, or [email protected] Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990407/SFW003 or NewsCom, 213-237-5431; AP PhotoExpress Network, PRN1; PressLink Online, 800-888-6195 Web site: http://www.apl.comPhoto/s available on AsiaNet WebPics at http://aapimage.aap.com.auTo download photo:Password: ASIANETUsername: ASIANETIn WHAT FIELD TYPE: APL INTERNATIONALThen click on DISPLAYFor assistance call ++ 612 9322 8709