B2B e-Commerce: Electronic Commerce Strategies

In order to succeed within the larger, hyper-competitive market within your industry, a new approach to communication is required. By implementing a B2B electronic commerce (e-commerce) strategy, your company can gain a competitive advantage as more businesses enter the market and more companies adopt new strategies to move ahead of the competition. GXS B2B e-commerce solutions are one way in which companies can improve their B2B commerce by automating their supply chain management system and building a successful global enterprise through the GXS Community LinkSM. By constructing your B2B e-commerce and creating a communication network, your company will reap the benefits of a successful B2B e-commerce strategy.

Expand Through Electronic Commerce

GXS offers the global B2B commerce solutions your company needs to extend its network. Discover how our combination of experienced program managers and high-tech tools can help you quickly and effectively launch a B2B e-commerce program.

Utilizing B2B e-commerce as a tool for growth in this world of ever-increasing competition can give you the competitive edge you need for business success. Partnering with companies who offer adaptive and innovative B2B e-commerce solutions, broad skills and capabilities, and global reach are priceless in expansion endeavors.

B2B e-Commerce Plans

The complexity of entering into a global market can be overwhelming, and GXS can help. As competition changes from being across the street to across the world, GXS can help you develop a strategic B2B e-commerce plan to increase your company's reach. Globalization offers your company the opportunity to introduce business to regions with new trading partners.

Community Link^SM is GXS's global B2B commerce infrastructure, consisting of a broad range of innovative solutions designed to capitalize on the potential of their extended B2B e-commerce enterprise. The following B2B e-commerce services provide customized solutions that are right for you and the needs of your company:

• 100% Trading Partner Integration
• Product Information Management (PIM)
• Global Data Synchronization (GDS)

These B2B commerce services can give your company the edge it needs to be successful in a very competitive global market. To unlock the potential of B2B e-commerce, businesses need to partner with a company whose innovative and adaptive solutions, broad skills and capabilities, and global reach work in their favor to build B2B commerce and extend their enterprise. GXS is this company.

GXS Community Link^SM: B2B Commerce Solution

What can GXS's B2B e-commerce linking solution do for you? By providing global trading partner ramping, technical support, and change management solutions, GXS provides the following benefits:

• Reduced Supply-Chain Costs
• Invoice Tracking Improvement
• Reduced Procurement Costs
• Improved Product Productivity
• Simplified and Streamlined Communications with Trading Partners

B2B e-Commerce Solutions for Better Global Reach

With more than 35 years of experience, GXS provides knowledgeable support during the implementation of B2B e-commerce plans.

GXS has created two Community Link Packages: Community Link and Community Link Global. Each of these B2B e-commerce plans work with our No Partner Left Behind Service Level Agreement (SLA), which guarantees that GXS will include 100 percent of your trading community in your B2B electronic commerce solution and will refund you for those not implemented within a pre-determined timeframe.

The Community Link program consists of a simple five-step process for quick and easy B2B e-commerce implementation. This process ensures that your B2B commerce project is up and running successfully in as little time as possible while providing you with the support and knowledge you need.

Step 1: Rollout Strategy & Planning

GXS evaluates a variety of aspects to your business and works with you to acquire the information necessary to properly implement your project. Once the research is complete, our experts will provide you with recommendations for your B2B e-commerce communication plan.

Step 2: Inform & Educate

GXS uses their communication methodology to communicate the B2B commerce plan to your entire supplier base. To assist you in the implementation, GXS also develops and distributes a variety of informative materials, which will also be distributed to the supplier base.

Step 3: Organize

GXS provides the members of your B2B e-commerce trading community with the requirements of the program and walks them through the process, step by step.

Step 4: Enable & Test

GXS implementation specialists contact your B2B e-commerce community and provide you with reports so you know where your contacts are at all stages within the project.

Step 5: Change & Growth

Once all partners are on board, GXS communicates data maintenance and provides 24x7 support for your B2B e-commerce strategy. At this phase, new partners can be integrated at any point.

When considering a B2B e-commerce strategy for your business, it is very important for implementation and maintenance to be easy and simple. GXS's B2B e-commerce strategies are supported, tested, and successful, and can be a beneficial addition to your current B2B strategy. If you are interested in more information or would like to speak with one of our representatives, we are always ready to field your questions and give you advice about the right B2B e-commerce strategy for you and your business goals.