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B2B portal: A Business Platform to Ultimate Productivity Improvement
...... the B2B portal's discussion board. This helps getting valuable feedbacks on time, building new partnerships using the networking ability of a community, and disseminating important information to members easily.Real time access to current product informationCurrent information of a product is vital for an accurate buying decision. Updating product content and other information using customized forms as it is necessary, the company can help buyers and other associates to take critical decision promptly. Control rogue spendingConsolidated and automated procurement and approval method stops maverick buying in a company. Main components of a B2B portal Supply Chain ManagementSupply chain management solutions can deliver great values to company's existing systems. Implementation of these solutions will help achieving incredibly high return on investment and will have tremendous impact on company's business, which include: better productivity, faster order processing, greater visibility, the elimination of maverick or unplanned purchasing, etc. MarketplaceThis is the venue where the enterprises can post their products for sale. A sophisticated shopping cart will be integrated into the electronic marketplace in order to automate the buying process. Marketing PptWill Providence permit foreign murderers in our midst (in attitude, if not yet in action) to unleash nuclear fires ..... AuctionElectronic auction system can use both English and Dutch auction methods. For convenience the auction component can be integrated into the electronic marketplace.
Online auction helps liquidate surplus goods easily.Reverse AuctionThis solution allows the company to automate electronic procurement, where suppliers compete for business real time online. Storefront for ParticipantsEach associate of the B2B portal will get a Storefront that may reflect profile of the company, its products, services or other information. ForumA Forum or a Discussion Board is an organized, on-line interactive message board where participants conduct discussion on a set of topics by posting questions, comments and responses. Internal Messaging SystemElaborate Messaging System allows a participant of the B2B portal send and receive messages from other participants and the company. Since the messages do not leave a secured server, participants would not be worried about sending sensitive information over the Internet. ClassifiedCatalog based bulletin board allows company associates to post important notices in various predefined formats. Directory of CompaniesThis is a listing of all registered associates of the B2B portal either by business category or by alphabetical order. An advanced search engine tool is incorporated in order to find a company based on data provided.E-catalogE-catalog -- a hierarchy of product and service categories based on UNSPCS, a global products and services classification method that covers the broadest collection of industries and commodities available today, and designed to facilitate e-commerce transactions by providing geography-independent common nomenclature system. Product Content Adding SystemProduct adding mechanism based on either easy-to-use wizard or simple but detail forms allows users to integrate products or services with accurate and up-to-date information.Product NotificationThe system can generate an alert and send by email to a user, who requested to inform once a particular product or service gets added to the E-catalog. Numerous other features could be incorporated to an existing B2B portal depending on requirement, such as: News Aggregation using RSS feed, Contact Management, Electronic Journal, Press Room, Document Repository, etc. Time needed to set up Using ready made B2B Portal components from a provider like http://www.rusbiz.com/
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