B2B Turnpike™ from the Center
Our B2B Turnpike™ solutions (Business to Business) have been developed within a global strategy for B2B e-commerce and collaboration portals in any industries. The GCIS B2B Turnpike Vertical™ solution was developed for vertical B2B exchanges between multiple partners and participants. It was developed for a particular industry in mind, for example the steel industry or the aircraft industry. The GCIS B2B Turnpike Horizontal™, solution, as it's name implies, was developed with a more general approach and for any industry. Click here to find out what the K.R.B. Research Group has to say about B2B Turnpike™ from GCIS. The General Center for Internet Services has just completed an extensive cost analysis report that estimates today's cost to build and maintain a B2B (Business-to-Business) exchange portal. Click HERE to access our report. Click here to read «B2B for Beginners», a guide to the definition of B2B and it's applications.
Traditional product-centric or technology-centric selling and delivery methods are rapidly becoming obsolete. Providers are therefore challenged to find new ways to acquire and retain customers. Whether it's service providers focused on the development of new services or additional value-added offerings, businesses and major corporations today need efficient B2B systems and trading exchanges that customers can use to rapidly sell and deliver customized goods and services. The GCIS B2B Turnpike Horizontal™ and the GCIS B2B Turnpike Vertical™ are both designed to meet the needs of companies in any industry in a variety of ways:
Open new sales channels in business markets by extending our B2B Turnpike™
applications from manufacturer through service provider to the end-user.
Maximize revenue by cross-selling and up-selling to all your customers, old & new.
Proactively manage customer relationships everytime you interact with any client.
Configure bundled, custom-tailored solutions for business customers.
Rapidly process orders with a minimum of traditional paperwork.
Generate accurate pricing estimates reflecting local rates and discount levels.
B2B is about 100 years old !
Before the 1920 industrial revolution, business to business commerce was alive and
well. Back in those days, home builders bought an enormous amount of
building materials from lumber yards and companies directly involved in
the business. It is still the same today. Also, imagine the extremely
high amount of different parts that go into the manufacturing of our
modern cars today. The big three automakers of Detroit buy from many
suppliers and vendors, often located all over the world. The Internet has emerged
as a critical commerce and communications
platform for businesses and consumers worldwide. Giga Information Group
estimates that 2000 worldwide e-commerce sales in the business-to-consumer
sector will total about US $ 310 billion and grow as high as US $ 850 billion
in 2002. In the business-to-business marketplace the corresponding numbers
are approximately US $ 1400 billion for 2000 and as much as US $ 3500 billion
in 2002. By the end of 2002, the number of Internet users is expected to
top 700 million individuals with over 8 million Internet servers deployed
to support the traffic flow. Today's tough and competitive marketplaces require
high-performance
applications and business tools developed with the B2B concept.
Instead of using "traditional" methods of doing business, the Internet
is completely revolutionizing the
way companies and people today conduct business internationally. What used
to take a week now takes about twenty minutes to do. Modern information
systems and powerful computers are now the backbone of corporate America.
If your company wants to thrive in the "new «e»conomy", our B2B Turnpike™ solutions are what you need. Better tools account for better management. Better management produces better business. Better business leads to higher overall profit for your shareholders, your team and yourself. At the General Center for Internet Services, our B2B Turnpike™ and all our suites of efficient Internet solutions are designed and built on the modular concept. The modular concept was designed by us to increase your ROI (Return on Investment). You only buy and pay for what you need to get the job done efficiently and rapidly.
Here is how it works:
Your procurement department uses our B2B Turnpike™ solutions from beginning
to end. First, one of your corporate buyers starts by doing many searches
on today's powerful industrial search engines available on many sites. He
then locates and visits the Web sites of
potential suppliers and vendors to your company's needs. He or she
selects one or more suppliers from the list offered from the Web.
Secondly, he asks for RFP's (Requests for Proposals) via e-mail. The RFP's
start arriving within just two hours. After three hours, he has all
the necessary product specifications, technical drawings and important
pricing information to make a valid sound decision. He has received five
proposals from five different suppliers, all located in North America.
He makes a requisition and gets approval from his purchasing manager via your company Intranet.
He then goes back to the related supplier's Web site, places an on-line
secure order and gets the confirmation
back within 15 minutes. The order is shipped the same day, because
the supplier in question is completely automated and uses the JIT (Just
in Time) integrated inventory management system. The next day, his complete order
is already in your warehouse reception area, ready to be hauled away
to your automatic assembly line. The same day, he receives a follow-up
e-mail from your supplier to enquire if the shipment was complete and
if there are any errors or omissions. He replies back within minutes
saying that all went well and thanks the supplier for it's outstanding
service. Meanwhile, your accounting department already has received a copy
of the complete order from your company's Intranet and it's accompanying
bill of sale. Your accounting department server will automatically
deposit electronic funds via it's secure link directly into your supplier's
bank account after the normal thirty day period. Your purchaser also noted
that using that supplier instead of the older one has saved your company
$ 247,964 in reduced raw materials, because the new supplier is more
competitive, on top of being much faster in TTD (Total Time to Delivery).
Sounds too good to be true ? Not at all. Note that all this was accomplished without him leaving his desk. There were no phone calls made and no faxes sent or received. Everything was done using modern Internet tools and applications like the B2B Turnpike™ from the Center. It is already happening in many companies in the US. The United States is much more advanced than Canada in the B2B concept. GCIS has been developing interactive business applications and tools that are "Web enabled" for over four years now. We know what modern business requires today. We build strong and flexible tools, all designed with our modular concept in mind. These tools are what makes the example shown above happen in real life. We are experts in Internet technology. Additionally, we constantly conduct intensive R & D efforts in our never-ending quest for better, faster and more efficient business tools and integrated applications. When you choose the General Center for Internet Services, you know you have made the right choice. The resulting end product is a smoother operating company that can produce more with less.
Important reading information: Click here to find out how Covisint, the world's largest B2B exchange became the largest with an exclusive interview with Covisint's Director of Business Development: Shankar Kiru. Additionally, be sure to read: «Getting smart about supply chain management» by clicking here.
Your company cannot afford the risk of not having a strong e-commerce and e-Business strategy for the new millenium. Additionally, it is recommended that you read our section on our Banker's Net Link™ solutions for a good explanation on banking solutions in the modern world, plus an overview on Business Intelligence (BI). We would be very happy to meet with you and evaluate your exact business needs at a convenient time and date that suits you and your peers. We would then draft you a complete report and supply you with an official GCIS written proposal of services. Feel free to contact us for additional information.
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