They need information about product availability, lead times, and pricing. The ability to integrate with buyer procurement systems and business processes are what buyers need to keep costs manageable. Likewise, instant access to distributor or manufacturer inventory systems is required to ensure the pricing and availability of any sought-after product.
Many partial solutions exist.
But only one comprehensive offering binds the needs of all three. It's the content service provider solution from eCatalogs. The eCatalogs solution binds buyers and suppliers by integrating buyer procurement systems to supplier inventory management systems through a hosted solution that facilitates product selection and purchasing. We've created a universal master catalog containing millions of industrial MRO products from thousands of suppliers and manufacturers, growing and updated daily. This content is hosted along with the world's fastest search engine on the Internet.