metals mike thanks message point intent discussion andy last week seems several similarities metals business industrial markets believe blueprint forthcoming provide insight helpful would love share also discuss system direction may opportunities us work together development would like discussion talk next steps believe andy planning initiate returns holiday let know ideas sorry chance get together last week london trip short kept missing went desk plan time next time mike jordan 01 24 2001 07 51 brenda f herod hou ect ect cc sally beck hou ect ect subject metals brenda strikes planning documentation could enormously useful us backtesting existing processes determining potential overlaps obstacle access information enron capital trade resources corp brenda f herod 23 01 2001 23 40 andrew cornfield lon ect ect cc mike jordan lon ect ect paul wallace lon ect ect john jacobsen hou ect ect roy lipsett hou ect ect michael e moscoso hou ect ect kristen j hanson hou ect ect yvette g connevey corp enron enron jill lafave enron enronxgate delmar davis enron enronxgate daniel hamilton enron enronxgate subject metals andy thanks much message list today follow conversation last week appreciate responses follow needed recap eim current inititives pwc engaged 10 00 develop business plan tactical strategic solutions projected growth physical business 11 00 aa engaged develop blueprint eim major processes deal execution deal capture risk management logistics settlements financial reporting level 2 processes initiatives combined one team focused delivering blueprint gap analysis enron systems business needs recommended systems complete roadmap laid 0 3 months 4 6 months 7 9 months 10 12 months timeline plan addresses tactical also overall objective build infrastructure people processes systems scalable supports trading business eim current industries forest products steel however additional industries may added targeted infrastructure would require little change support new industries delieverable expected end 2 01 happy visit video conference houston give information let know proceed thanks time since able attend controllers conference last 10 00 glad got meet last week stay touch brenda brenda f herod hou ect ect cc mike jordan lon ect ect paul wallace lon ect ect subject metals brenda discussed meeting last week areas commonality enron metals eim allow leverage common goals particular promised info areas project q assessment lot issues raised report particular enron metals interfaces 400 ysstem however high level issues formed part decision develop enron metals q specified metals traffic logistics metals less complex oil coal metals process tends towards buy store sell whereas liquids storage prevelant metals logistics typically involves trucks whereas liquids ship barge 2 inventory controls reports produced specific enron metals paul wallace manager co ordination function working extensively developing controls area would suggest contact paul directly wish discuss specific areas inventory controls general 3 funding inventory structured finance facility london deal specific enron metals markets works reference lme prices base index positions placed facility structured financing sort eim would appropriate talk either david tregar metals commercial bill appleby global finance intro issues faced 4 curve management process markets merchanting division trades based lme curves linked large number basis curves quality location given vast number opted break markets brand group port location e g copper means grid 5 brand groups 3 sets port groups 13 europe 7 us 6 far east maintaince price testing grids made manageable fact premiums need entered brand port groups traders yet prices tested reference node points e price specific brand given location checked market quote 5 recruitment paper traders able contact recall brother david rosenblum one metals traders chicago trader recylced paper keep posted long term system development plans london appreciate eim regards andy