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The Benefits
•Increasepurchasingefficiency&accuracy•Improveservicetoships•Lowerriskofdemurrage&off-hiredays•Gainnewbusinessinsight•Improveprocesscontrol
ShipServ for BuyersThe e-marketplace forthe new strategic purchaser
SuppliersbenefitfromTradeNetbyenjoyingdirect,frictionlessaccesstotheworld’sbiggestfleet.Therearethreelevelsofsupplierparticipation,startingwithafreeonlinetoolthenprogressingthroughthemorecompleteSmartSupplierapplicationandthefully-integratedExpertSupplierdashboard.
TheSupplierLadder
Contract Management Ensurecontractsareaccuratewhilereducing‘maverickspend’.
Logistics Management Sendingpurchaseorderdatatosuppliersandfreightforwardersinonestep. Business Intelligence HelpingoptimizepurchasingcontrolandperformancebymanagingKeyPerformanceIndicators.TradeNeteasilyintegrateswithallthemajorpurchasingsystemsintheshippingindustryincludingcustomsystems.
TheaverageTradeNetcustomerisfullyintegratedindays.
The benefitsOver110topshipowners,managersandyardsuseTradeNeteverydaytosupportnearly3500ships.They’vereplacedmanual,paper-basedprocessesforgoodreason:
•Fasterpurchasingprocesses–cutorder cycletimesby30-50%
•Moreaccurateorders–wastelesstime unwindingerrors
•Moreon-timedeliveries–andhappierships
•Lowerriskofoff-hiredays–caused bysupplyissues
•Newbusinessinsight–tobenchmark andimprovesuppliers,processes andKPIperformance
•Easiercompliance–withbest-practice processesandtotaltransparency
•Simpleintegration–linkstoERPsystems quicklyandeasilyusingopenstandards
“ShipServhasbeenoneofourbiggestsuccessesin purchasing–ourbuyerscandomoreactual‘buying’, there’slesswastedtime.”EdSeoane,DirectorofProcurement,LMSShipmanagement
The new strategic purchaser. Efficiency, visibility and risk management.
Thepurchasingdepartmentusedtobeaquiet,back-officefunction.Today,itplaysanincreasinglystrategicroleforshipowners,managersandshipyards.
Shippingbusinessesnowlooktopurchasingexecutivesformorethansimplydrivingdownoperationalcosts.Theyalsodemand:
•Visibilityintokeyperformance indicatorsthatdriveprofitability•Management of supply risks thataffectdowntime,off-hire andvoyagecancellations•The ability to benchmarkagainst industrybest-in-classperformance
•Control of the processesthataffect profitabilityandcompliance•Operational flexibilitytosupport growth,change,investment, divestitureandmergers
Fortunately,there’saproven,world-leadingmarketplacethatgivespurchasingdepartmentsadistinctadvantageacrossallofthesecriticaldimensions–aswellasapowerfultoolsetfordrivingdowncosts.ShipServ web-enablesthesourcingandpurchasingofoperationalsuppliessoyoucanfindsupplierseasily,connectcosteffectivelyandtradeefficiently.
ShipServTradeNetistheshipsuppliestradingplatformthatconnectsbuyerstotheentiresupplychainwithelectronicinformationflowinalldirections.
TradeNetletsbuyersandsuppliersshareasingle,centralelectronichubinsteadoftryingtocreatecustom,hard-wiredintegrationsbetweeneverysupplierandeverybuyer.
Thissimpleideahasunleashedextremelycompellingbenefitstoarapidlyincreasingnumberoftheworld’stopshippingcompanies…
TradeNet: the numbers
•Over$1billiontradedin2008•130shipowners,managers andshipyards
•Over30,000usersin90countries•3.5milliontransactionsin2008•Over4,500shipssupplied
A better way to do business. TradeNet saves time, money and effort through the entire purchasing cycle.
EdSeoane,DirectorofProcurement,LMSShipmanagement
“Inthepast,wherebuyersweredealing with20ships,nowwecando40ships withthesamenumberofbuyers.”PaulMiller,HeadofPurchasing,OSGUKLtd
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BuyersuseTradeNeteverydaytosendRequestForQuotes(RFQs),receivequotes,issuepurchaseorders,confirmationsandacknowledgementstosuppliers.The lingua francaforallofthesetransactionsisMarineTradingMark-upLanguage(MTML),theindustrystandardcommunicationsprotocol.
TradeNetstreamlinesandautomatestheentirepurchasingcyclebyintegratingfivecoremodulesinoneplatform:
Order Management Manualprocesses,paper-basedsystems,faxmachinesandphonecalls–it’snowaytorunapurchasingdepartmentinthefast-movingworldofshipsupply.
TheTradeNetOrderManagementmodulereplacestheseinefficient,inaccuratesystemswithsuper-efficient,automatedprocessesforsendingRFQs,receivingandmanagingquotes,placingandtrackingorders.
The benefits•Improveprocessingspeeds•Reducecycletimesby30% ormore•Increaseorderaccuracy•Improvecontractcompliance
•Eliminatere-typing,faxing andemailing•Managemorevessels perpurchaser•Increasenumberofquotes perorderby50%•Spendmoretimeonstrategic sourcing
Catalog Management CatalogManagementgivesyoudirectaccesstothemostup-to-datedataonallsuppliesandsuppliers,soyoucanorderquicklyandaccurately.
ShipServdistributesmultiplecatalogtypes,generalreferences,e.g.ISSAorIMPAcatalogsandsupplier-specficpartsandstorescatalogs.
The benefits•Improveprocessingspeeds•Reducecycletimesby30% ormore•Increaseorderaccuracy•Bettermanageshipbudgets•Useup-to-datepricing
Contract Management TheContractManagementmodulemakescontractcomplianceeasywhileincreasingspendvisibilityandcostcompetitiveness.
Createandmanageasinglecontractrepositoryofallsuppliers.Reviewitemspecificationsandcomparesupplierpricesanddiscountsinyour
basecurrencyacrossmultipleports.Tailorcontractapprovalworkflow,configurerolesandnotifyuserstotriggerreviewofopencontracts,withfullpricehistoryandaudittrails.
The benefits•Speedworkflowwithgreatercontrol•Reducecycletimesby30% ormore•Automateinformationsharing•Reducemaverickspend•Simplifycomparisonofpricing andterms
Delivery Management TheDeliveryManagementmoduleletsyouautomaticallysendacopyofapurchaseordertoyourfreightforwarderatthesamemomenttheorderissenttothesupplier.TheactionishandledinonestepandtriggeredthroughTradeNetbyyourpurchasingsystem.
Noneedforphonecalls,faxesoremails.
This‘One-Step-Logistics’processworkswithallmajorpurchasingsystems,includingSpectecAMOS,ShipNet,BASS,ABS-NS,LogimaticePos,Consultas,CL-Sea,UlyssesSystems,Star,Danaos,andothers.
The benefits•Savetimewithone-stepnotification tofreightforwarder
TradeNet: the results
•Ifyoumanage20ships,TradeNetcouldsaveyou$600,000everyyear.•TradeNetreducestheadministrativeworkloadandfreeupabuyer’stime by15-20%
•Reducepurchasingcycletimesbymorethan30%•75%ofRFQsissuedonTradeNetgetaresponsewithinfourdays.
•Increaselogisticsaccuracy•Eliminatemanualnotifications tologisticspartners
Business Intelligence Youcan’timprovewhatyoucan’tmeasure.TradeNetletsyouestablishimportantKeyPerformanceIndicators(KPIs)soyoucanmonitorandimproveyourpurchasingprocesses,supplierbaseandpurchasingstrategies.
TradeNet’sBusinessIntelligencemodulegivesyouaccesstolow,average,andhighperformanceKPIsforselectedprocesses–derivedbyanalyzingthemillionsoftransactionsmadebyour130-plusshippingcompanymembers,whilealwayspreservingtheconfidentialityofanindividualmember’sdata.
BecauseShipServisanindependentmarketplace,ourbuyerstrustustoprovideaccurateinformationforindustrybenchmarkingandKPIdevelopment.
The benefits•Optimizeandimprovepurchasing performance•Monitorandcomparevendor performance•Benchmarkyourprocessesagainst theindustryaverages•Sharpenyourpurchasingstrategies andtactics
Moving to TradeNet. The painless path to e-enabling your purchasing department
ShipServPagesistheindustry’smostcomprehensive,mostup-to-datesupplierdatabase.Designedtohelpbuyersfindalternativeornewsuppliers,PagescomplementsTradeNetwithadirectoryofover27,000suppliersrepresentingnearly1,500brandsinover7,500ports.
Sowhetheryouneedtofindasupplierinanewport,arelookingforabetterdealwithanewsupplierorneedtofulfila‘threequote’policy,Pagescanhelpyoufindtheperfectmatch.Pagesisalsotheonlydirectoryintheworldtoinformyouon
asupplier’ssuitabilitybasedontheiractualtradinghistory.
That’sbecausePagesincludesTradeRank–ameasurebasedonthatsupplier’stradinghistoryonTradeNet.
WithPages,theworld’smaritimesuppliersareaclickaway–andit’scompletelyfree.That’swhyover150,000searchersvisitedPagesinthefirstthreemonthsof2009alone.Sowhynotjointhem?
ShipServ Pages
“Implementationwastheeasiestpartofthewholeprocess. Ittookhalfaday.Simple.”EdSeoane,DirectorofProcurement,LMSShipmanagement
TradeNeteasilyintegrateswithallthemajorpurchasingsystemsintheshippingindustryincludingcustomsystems.
ThankstotheMTMLstandard,theaverageTradeNetcustomerisfullyintegratedindays,notweeksormonths.Ifmoreintegrationisrequired,ourexperiencedintegrationteammakessurethere’snodisruptiontoyourpurchasingprocesses.
Ifyouhavenopurchasingsystem,youcanstillbenefitfromTradeNet:
ShipLink™istheshipboardsoftwarethatletsshipspersonnelbrowsecatalogs,createrequisitions,managedeliverystatusanddevelopreusabletemplates.
RequisitionsaretransmittedtoshorepersonnelviaTradeNetforfastapprovalandaction.
Web Buyer™isanentirely-web-basedtoolthatallowsshorebasedbuyerstoreviewrequisitions,manageRFQs,solicitbids,awardandplaceorders–allwithoutanysoftwaretobuyormaintain. This is easyAsthepurchasingdepartmentbecomesincreasinglystrategic,TradeNetdeliversanintegratedtradingplatformthat’seasytodeployandusefromdayone.Thisiswhatatradingplatformshouldlooklike:
•Independence and neutrality – notcontrolledbybuyersorsuppliers•Proven track record – millions oftransactionsand$1billion/year invalueprocessed•World-class customer service – 24/7support,backedupbya three-tierescalationprocess•Simple integration –withyour chosenEnterpriseResource Planning(ERP)system•Extensive supplier base – over27,000suppliersincrease choice•Choice of trading partners – nolimitsonwhoyoutradewith•Easy to migrate – ifyouchange shipmanagementorERPsystem...
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About ShipServ
ShipServistheleadingmaritimee-marketplace,helpingbuyersandsellerstofindeachothereasily,connectcosteffectivelyandtradeefficiently.
WhetheraSupplierwantstoattractnewcustomers,aBuyerneedstosourcenewSuppliersorexistingpurchasingrelationshipsrequireinternet-enabling,ShipServisuniqueinhelpingbusinessesofallsizesintheareasofwebbasedCommerce,SearchandAdvertising.
Today130buyingorganisations,4,500vesselsand27,000suppliersconduct$1billionintradeperannumandrelyonShipServtotransformthewaytheydobusiness.Formoreinformationvisitwww.shipserv.com.
ShipServ sales offices:
Europe, Middle East, [email protected]:+4533323120
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Asia & [email protected]:+85225019222
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