B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

466 B2B Integration — A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce
Ariba Commerce Services Network (Ariba CSN) and Commerce
One MarketSite are other examples of such networks. They provide
solutions from basic interoperability and connectivity to advanced
capabilities for specialized commerce processes.
15.5. Conclusion
E-marketplaces are one of the best B2Bi-enabled applications. The
benefits of an e-marketplace for both buyers and sellers are considerable,
depending upon the transaction mechanisms and services offered by the
marketplace and the industry served by it. Participants have the ability
to negotiate better pricing, reduce transaction costs and reach a broader
range of customers or suppliers.
Companies should carefully consider their short-term and long-term
procurement and supply chain strategies and minutely evaluate the
services and features of an e-marketplace before deciding to invest in it.
The need for any-to-any connectivity has given rise to B2B
collaborative networks, which allow multiple trading partners and
e-marketplaces to replace dozens, sometimes hundreds, of point-to-point
connections with a single connection to the network.