Development of Our Systems

• We started from many disconnected, old technology systems across the world.
• We are moving to a single global new technology system for all.
• We plan to grasp the efficiencies and effectiveness of fast, accurate and easy data transfer between us and our Supply Chain.
• We expect to achieve integrated catalogues, order, invoice and reporting processes equally accessible to the giants of industry and the sole trader.
• We will eliminate the gap between us and our suppliers that hinders growth and opportunity for all.

The E-commerce Plan

• To implement SAP across the world.
• To use Best Practice techniques within SAP and our business processes to get the maximum out of the investment.
• To use Purchasing Cards wherever appropriate.
• To communicate electronically with as many of our vendors as we can:
  • Electronic payments via EFT or ACH
  • Electronic documents via fax, soon to be Xign® EDI
  • Electronic auctions via Trading Partners®
  • Electronic catalogues, data & punch-out ordering wherever useful
  • Shared but private reporting via a Business Intelligence repository
  • Collaborated demand and capacity planning for the whole supply chain