The best way to attract and retain customers is to make it easy
for them to do business with you. Recognizing this, Lawson
Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS), an industrial distributor that helps
companies improve operational performance , has bolted onto Ariba,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the world’s business commerce network.
“eProcurement simplifies our customers’ experience, which helps
us strengthen our customer relationships and ultimately build
market share,” said Christian Wiltrout, Vice President, Marketing
and Product Management, Lawson Products. “Through the Ariba®
Network, we can streamline and enhance the procurement process for
our customers and deliver the best possible service to them.”
Used by companies around the world to simplify inter-enterprise
commerce and enhance the results that they deliver, the Ariba
Network is the world’s largest web-based trading community. Using
the network, businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading
partners anywhere, at any time from any application or device to
buy, sell and manage their cash more efficiently and effectively
than ever before.
Lawson Products joined the Ariba Network more than a decade ago
at the request of a key customer, and has since leveraged the
community to:
- Create state-of-the-art catalogs that
streamline the ordering process, fuel contract compliance, increase
visibility into the entire order process and help ensure accurate
and current pricing
- Deliver eQuotes to reduce order cycle
times and eliminate errors
- Enable fast, accurate reconciliation
between orders and bills through eInvoicing
- Provide greater exposure of its entire
product line to its current customers
- Tap into a global community of buying
organizations to drive new business
Lawson Products now serves more customers through Ariba than any
other eCommerce platform. “With Ariba, we can onboard customers
within 24 hours and begin transacting more efficiently with them.
That is a major competitive advantage for us,” Wiltrout said.
“Trends in consumer technology are reshaping the way business
buyers think about procurement,” said Jason Kurtz, Vice President,
Ariba Network. “They want things to be fast, efficient and easy.
But they need to be compliant. Through the Ariba Network, Lawson
Products delivers a simplified experience that meets all of these
requirements.”
For more information on the Ariba Network and the value it can
deliver to your commercial organization, visit
http://www.ariba.com/supplier/suppliernetwork/
About Lawson Products
Founded in 1952, Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAWS), is an
industrial distributor of more than 300,000 different maintenance
and repair supplies. Lawson Products serves its customers through a
dedicated team of sales representatives and employees. The Company
services the industrial, institutional, commercial and government
markets in all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Puerto Rico.
About Ariba, Inc.
Ariba, Inc. is the world’s business commerce network. Ariba
combines industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world's
largest web-based trading community to help companies discover and
collaborate with a global network of partners. Using the Ariba®
Network, businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading
partners anywhere, at any time from any application or device to
buy, sell and manage their cash more efficiently and effectively
than ever before. Companies around the world use the Ariba Network
to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance the results that
they deliver. Join them at: www.ariba.com
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