Cambar Software Implements eBusiness Solution for Leading Caterpillar Supplier; Web-Based Application Enables 24x7 Access to Blanchard Machinery's Vast Used-Parts Inventory.Business Editors, High Tech Writers CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002 Cambar Software Inc. (CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International ) today announced the implementation of a custom eBusiness solution at Blanchard Machinery in Columbia, S.C. The solution is enabling Blanchard customers to order online from the supplier's vast inventory of used parts, which number in the tens of thousands. CSI provides software solutions that streamline supply chain operations for business-to-business customers involved in the distribution of products, specifically in the healthcare, high-tech, consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one and food industries. Blanchard Machinery is a provider of Caterpillar caterpillar (kăt`əpĭl'ər, kăt`ər–), common name for the larva of a moth or butterfly. Caterpillars have distinct heads and are segmented and wormlike. equipment, engines and parts used in construction, earthmoving, paving, mining, agricultural and industrial application projects across the Southeast. CSI developed an application that connects Blanchard Machinery to its existing and potential customers through a Web-based environment that is tightly integrated with the company's legacy order management system. The Web-based environment was created using IBM's WebSphere(R) Commerce Suite as the development platform. Blanchard customers can now search for and order used parts by category, part number, name or description. "We recognized the Internet's potential for expanding our reach, but understood that having an Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the presence just wasn't enough," said Mike Love, Blanchard Machinery's marketing manager. "We needed eCommerce capability and sought a solution provider that had experience with B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business integration. CSI was selected because of its eCommerce, order management and integration expertise. When we saw how CSI could integrate the Internet's power with our back-end order processing, CSI was the obvious choice." "Our team has the expertise to design and deploy solutions that leverage legacy systems and integrates them with the power of the Web," said Rick Register, CSI's director of system integration services. "Blanchard Machinery was a good fit for us because their management understood the value of integrating business processes and existing systems with our e-Commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. solution. With real-time communication via the Web, Blanchard Machinery is able to expand its sales channels and provide better service to its customers in South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , across the Southeast and around the world. Internet's power with our back-end order processing, CSI was the obvious choice." About Cambar Software Inc. Cambar Software Inc. (CSI) provides exceptional software solutions that streamline supply chain efficiency. Founded in 1981, CSI has spent over 20 years driving solutions - from supply chain consulting The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. and systems integration, to eCommerce development and application hosting - that overcome challenges within the supply chain. CSI provides robust, integrated Web commerce, order management, warehouse management and financial management solutions that power and optimize optimize - optimisation supply chain execution across the enterprise. For more information, visit www.cambarsoftware.com. About Blanchard Machinery Based in Columbia, S.C., Blanchard Machinery is a sales, rental, parts and service provider of the complete line of Caterpillar equipment and engines for South Carolina. Blanchard also provides quality used parts and machines to customers located across the Southeast. For more information, visit www.blanchardmachinery.com. |
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