As the volume of E-marketplace business increases, so does the need to collect and analyze information about the transactions. Business-intelligence services will also become a means of generating additional revenue. For example, when inventory sells on the exchange, the seller's back-office systems are automatically alerted to the sale. The inventory-management system is notified, the shipping department is prompted to fetch the supplies being sold, and shipping labels are automatically printed. Buyers' systems automatically receive notification of shipping schedules, and arrange financing for the purchase.
Buyers can also track the shipments' progress.