Trade2B R5 goes MATRIX

The new functionalities of Trade2B’s worldwide reputable R5 Enterprise Sourcing Solution set new benchmarks and enlarge again the technological gap to remaining providers significantly.

General advantages of the Matrix Setup:
Enhancement of project creation options
Facilitation of data exchange with MS Office Applications
Shortening of the time-to-build by up to 90%

Brief description of functionality:
Quotation and Auction Projects can be created offline in MS Excel® work sheets which are imported into Trade2B R5 jointly with the formulas. The uploaded sheet is transformed into a "Ready-to-use"-Template for the Quotation or Auction and can be published immediately.

Detailed advantages at a glance:
Support of various data field types like prices, constant values, text- and formula fields
Automatic calculation of decision criteria when entering data according to MS Excel® formulas
Easy creation of sophisticated auction templates by editing formulas / input fields in MS Excel®
Clear and concise auctioning of hundreds of positions per Matrix out of an imported MS Excel® table
Support of complex contract specifications with folders and sub-folders
Easy layout design through import of the MS Excel® file into the system with variable coloured tags
Flexibly configurable display of competitive information for suppliers (Rank, Lead, Best Bid etc.)
High performance through C++ realisation



Buyer Desktop

General advantages of the Buyer Desktop:
Comprehensive Management Overview
Active To-do List by Time Period
Reduced information gathering

Brief description of functionality:
The Buyer Desktop of Trade2B R5 allows the purchaser to efficiently organise and control his projects. Links to various functionalities ease the access to all relevant purchasing information - always transparent and up-to-date. Thanks to this overview, this can be the tool which makes the purchaser leave office up to 30 minutes earlier!

Detailed advantages at a glance:
Trend graphics and analysis
Site-overlapping administration of shared documents with versioning, password rules and distribution lists
Web-based project management
Calendar and group functionalities
Knowledge sharing using flexibly definable forums
Help-desk functionalities with workflow
Comprehensive event calendar with “1-click” opening of projects
Latest news concerning economy and world affairs



About Trade2B.com AG:
Trade2B is amongst the leading solution providers in the field of Enterprise Relationship Management.
Currently more than 75 employees work in our offices in Munich, Mainz, Brasov (RO), Paris (F), Waspe (NL), Austin (USA). Thus, Trade2B belongs to the largest European-based providers for strategic solution procurement. Besides purchasing software, Trade2B also offers purchasing support via its commodity experts and purchasing consultants. We are also represented by our partner companies like Softlab/Nexolab, CSC, BearingPoint, Cap Gemini and others. Thus, our customers have got a woldwide network of consultants and customers tutors at their disposal. Since mid 2002, Trade2B has been constantly profitable with an annual growth of more than 80 percent (in 2002 and 2003).