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SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000

United Parcel Service (UPS), announced it is signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (SEMCO), a division of Samsung, to create a task force to streamline SEMCO's international

"By outsourcing its global supply chain management to UPS, we believe SEMCO can streamline its operations, increase its speed to market and, as a result, significantly lower costs and improve customer service," said Ron Wallace, president of UPS International at the MOU signing ceremony. "This agreement strengthens the relationship between Samsung's global business and the worldwide network of UPS."

The UPS/SEMCO task force will review SEMCO's international transportation needs, its global supply chain management and look at outsourcing opportunities for UPS. When the task force has completed its six-month review, it will present its findings to SEMCO management. UPS personnel on the task force will represent logistics, transportation, brokerage and finance. SEMCO currently manages its supply chain in-house.

"UPS was chosen after extensive competitive research including visits to UPS and its competitors' operations," said Hyung-Do Lee, president and CEO of Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. "UPS's global expertise and leading-edge technology more than meets our requirements for an efficient, cost-effective logistics provider. Our decision to outsource the management of SEMCO's global supply chain is a first for the company. We believe that superior logistics and supply chain management is a key to being competitive in today's economy."

UPS presently has a relationship with SEMCO and its parent company Samsung, handling SEMCO's express transportation from Korea to the rest of the world. Samsung is also a client of the UPS Logistics Group in the United States.

About UPS

UPS, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is the world's largest express carrier and package delivery company, serving more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. In 1999, the company reported annual revenues of US$27.1 billion on an average volume of 13.5 million packages and documents per day. In 2000, UPS was chosen for the third consecutive year as "The World's Most Admired Company in the Mail, Package and Freight Industry" in a Fortune magazine survey. For more information, visit UPS on the Web at www.ups.com.

About the UPS Logistics Group

The UPS Logistics Group, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, Inc., provides global supply chain services. Its key offerings are supply chain management, transportation services, logistics technologies and service parts logistics. More information is available at www.upslogistics.com.

About Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Founded in 1973, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. has emerged as a superior producer of electronic parts and computer components. As a member company of the Samsung group, Korea's largest business conglomerate, SEMCO maintains three manufacturing facilities across Korea and eight international plants in China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico, Portugal and Hungary. SEMCO manufactures, markets and distributes over 50 parts and components used in a variety of telecommunications and audio-video devices, computers and computer peripherals. For more information visit www.sem.samsung.co.kr.

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