Large UK Retailer

  • Established B2B e-commerce programme with 300 suppliers, receiving PO’s from 50 per cent of them and invoices from all
  • Recently implemented B2B software gateway to improve communications between HQ and 4 divisions

Objective

Eliminate paper orders and invoices with 8,000 remaining suppliers without increasing internal resources

Steps to Success

  1. Implement EDI orders and invoices with 300+ EDI-enabled suppliers
  2. Web form solution for non-EDI-enabled suppliers
  3. Expert vendor employed to run a community implementation programme

Results

  • Implemented without increasing resources.
  • Web form solution popular with SMB suppliers, offering flexibility of options ranging from pay-as-you-go up to unlimited usage at fixed price.