17 November 2004 — Businesses of all sizes working within the automotive supply chain can save up to 10 times the cost of manual paper-based transactions by moving to grid-based ecommerce. Through the GXS Trading Grid suppliers, regardless of their shape and size, can enjoy the benefits of a ‘connect once, trade with many’ type model with impressive cost savings, significant economies of scale as well as additional business benefits to the management of their supply chains.

As supply chain relationships and processes have become more “global”, supporting technology has become more complex. This often means that smaller suppliers are “limited” or, in some cases, excluded from trading with new and existing customers due to the cost and technical complexity associated with unique and frequently changing customer requirements. Leveraging GXS Trading Grid’s integrated interconnectivity to secure transport, such as ENX and ANX, suppliers can enjoy benefits such as:

• Reduce inventory by 30-50 per cent
• Reduce cycle time by 30 per cent
• Reduce product lead time by 35 per cent
• Reduce operating costs by 10-20 per cent
• Improve demand accuracy by 50-70 per cent
• Improve data integrity by 99 per cent

Scott Molitor, global director of automotive business at GXS, commented: “The economies of scale enjoyed by suppliers trading via the Grid are phenomenal. The interconnectivity we provide means that suppliers can not only save money but they can effectively have access to new revenue streams by being able to work and do business with new customers very simply. More importantly the results can be seen in as little as 8 weeks.”

About GXS Trading Grid
GXS Trading Grid® is a globally-accessible, real-time platform for business process networking. Trading Grid helps customers automate global trading communities by shielding complexity from rapidly-changing standards, eliminating manual and duplicative efforts, and enabling a new level of process integration and business intelligence. Through direct integration with GXS’ Trading Grid, both large and small customers can extend existing ERP investments and cost-effectively achieve new levels of collaboration and business success. For more information on Trading Grid, visit www.gxs.com/TradingGrid.

About GXS
GXS is a leading global provider of B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process integration and collaboration. Organisations worldwide, including more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, leverage GXS Trading Grid® to achieve balance between supply and demand. Active in the global standards arena, GXS solutions enable customers both large and small, to connect with global partners, synchronise product information, optimise inventory levels and demand forecasts, and accelerate the execution of supply chains.

Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., GXS provides sales and support to businesses and their partners worldwide. For more information about GXS visit www.gxs.co.uk.