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B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

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454 <strong>B2B</strong> <strong>Integration</strong> — A <strong>Practical</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Collaborative</strong> E-<strong>commerce</strong><br />

Content<br />

User<br />

Profiles<br />

Catalogs<br />

News and<br />

Data<br />

Contacts<br />

Adapters<br />

Transformati on<br />

Translation<br />

Transactions<br />

Fulfillment<br />

Logistics<br />

Order<br />

Mgmt.<br />

Invoice/<br />

PO,Other<br />

Requisition<br />

Source: Gartner Group<br />

Dynamic<br />

Trade<br />

Exchange<br />

Auction/<br />

Reverse<br />

RFQ/<br />

RFP<br />

Pricing<br />

Collaboration<br />

CRM<br />

Design &.<br />

Sourcing<br />

Demand<br />

Planning<br />

SCM<br />

Content Aggregation<br />

Shared Workflow/<br />

Process Matching<br />

Catalog Aggregation<br />

Business<br />

Services<br />

Training<br />

Expert<br />

Advice<br />

Marketing<br />

Business<br />

Dev.<br />

Figure 15.8. — E-marketplace services<br />

Administration<br />

Personalization<br />

Permissions<br />

Tracki ng/<br />

Audit<br />

Member<br />

Services<br />

Adapters<br />

Transformation<br />

Translation<br />

which otherwise would be written off. In buyer driven auctions,<br />

buyers specify the item <strong>to</strong> buy and multiple suppliers compete <strong>to</strong> get<br />

that order. Buyers can easily get discounted services or goods as<br />

downward pricing pressure is induced in such an auction.<br />

• Direct Selling — As the name indicates, direct selling allows direct<br />

dynamic trade between sellers and buyers of any e-marketplace.<br />

• RFQ/RFP — E-marketplaces should provide buyers the ability <strong>to</strong><br />

submit RFQs and RFPs <strong>to</strong> all sellers. Through this service, buyers<br />

get multiple quotes for goods or service and sellers get sales leads.<br />

Full-service transactions<br />

• Logistics — As the volume of products transacted over <strong>B2B</strong><br />

e-marketplaces increases, there will be a corresponding increase in<br />

the demand for management of the movement of these products. <strong>B2B</strong><br />

e-marketplaces should directly or through external vendors provide

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