Distributors.Network
By TradeDigitization.com
Xmas Programme
Providing Web3 Benefits To A Distributors Network
A Web-3 Protocol Facilitated Distribution Channel
GLOSSARY
Marketplaces.Trade is operated by TradeDigitization.com, as a co-operation with TradeKey.
TradeDigitization.com is an IBM Partner Programme, and comprises of TRADE GATEWAYS and e-Debit.
TRADE GATEWAYS is a network of over 300 Digital Trade Gateways that utilize Marketplaces.Trade to source products for Trade Microsites featured across the Trade Gateways.
e-Debit is a platform used to facilitate Trade Finance through major providers as well as provide memorable wallet addresses.
TradeKey is the worlds largest B2B Marketplace.
The Web-3 Protocol has been initiated by TradeDigitization.com. The Web-3 Protocol provides the benefits of Web 3 (the Internet of Value) to conventional Web 2 sites. The Web-3 Protocol has been designed to help with transitions.
e-Debit uses it to help with the Provision of Supply Chain and Trade Finance through major suppliers, which might otherwise not be available.
About The Web-3 Protocol
The Web-3 Protocol has been initiated by TradeDigitization.com, which is an IBM Partner Programme.
The Web-3 Protocol has been designed to help with a transition to Web 3.
TradeDigitization.com comprises of TRADE GATEWAYS and e-Debit. These, along with the GTIN Token, are components of the Web-3 Protocol, and are designed to assist with a transition to Web 3.
Web 2, the social web, brought us user-generated content, social media platforms, and interactive websites.
However, Web 3 takes the Internet to a new level by introducing decentralized web platforms, blockchain technology, and advanced user experiences.
While being an exciting opportunity, the transition to Web 3 presents many challenges.
For that reason, TradeDigitization.com has launched the Web-3 Protocol as a halfway house that assists the transition.
Web 3 Features provided by the Web-3 Protocol
Benefits of Web 3
Web 3, also known as the "Internet of Value", is seen as the next stage in the evolution of the World Wide Web. It is characterised by a focus on decentralisation and transparency.
One of the key technologies driving Web 3 is blockchain, which is a decentralised and transparent ledger that enables secure and trustworthy transactions without the need for intermediaries.
Differences between Web 2 and Web 3
Web 3, the next generation of the internet, brings many potential advantages and challenges.
As users transition from Web 2 to Web 3, some potential advantages include the lack of user-friendliness and accessibility, which pose a significant challenge for Web 3 adoption
How The Web-3 Protocol can help address the lack of user-friendliness and accessibility of Web 3
Web-3 is an evolution of the web, not a revolution, so it allows the use of the Web-3 Protocols to build on a familiar Web 2 infrastructure to help with the transition to Web 3.
Quotes From Partners in the Parent TradeDigitization.com Programme
"Exciting Opportunity"
From TradeKey - The World's Largest B2B Marketplace
"We are looking forward to building a thriving partnership!"
From IBM - Global Leader in Blockchain , the cornerstone of Trade Digitization
What Is Distributors .Network ?
Distributors.Network provides a Network to facilitate the Distribution of products purchased via Marketplaces.Trade,which are shipped directly to Buyers by the supplier or manufacturer.
Marketplaces.Trade features millions of products from manufacturers/suppliers across the world.
When a sale is made from a Trade Microsite from a participating Distributor, it is forwarded to the Manufacturer/Supplier.
Shipment/Delivery is made to the participating Retailer across the TRADE GATEWAYS Network.
Distributors.Network passes the task of fulfillment to the Trade Gateways Network.
What is a Distributor?
Distributors usually disribute products from manufacturers and suppliers to buyers like retailers for commercial resale or use.
The distributor acts as a go-between, negotiating large orders of products.
A Distributor in the Distributors.Trade Network is the person or business that has a Trade Microsite that distributes orders from passed to a Manufacturer/supplier for fulfillment.
When a customer buys a product at the Trade Microsite, the automated corresponding order is placed with the manufacturer/supplier.
What are Distributors.Network Manufacturers /suppliers?
Distributors.Network Manufacturers/suppliers fulfill orders made by customers. Delivery is made to the customers across the TRADE GATEWAYS Network.
Marketplaces.Trade hosts a directory of manufacturers/suppliers. Trade Microsites help sell products from multiple suppliers, keep product listings updated and automatically forward orders to suppliers for fulfilment/delivery
Marketing
Distributors can market to their existing customer base as well as gain new business through Marketplaces.Trade and the TRADE GATEWAYS Network. They can can also use search engine optimization or other forms of marketing.
Product variety and Trade Finance
Distributors.Network gives distributors the ability to distribute a wide array of products from a global network of manufacturers and suppliers
Distributors.Network offers the digitized versions of products meaning instantaneous transfer of ownership is possible.
This helps procure trade finance particularly if purchases are being made from overseas manufacturers/suppliers.
Delivery/Fulfilment is carried out by the Distributor thereafter.
Customer service
Customer Service issues such as shipment delays, delivery problems, etc are dealt with across the TRADE GATEWAYS Programme.
Issues such as product defects are dealt with by Product certification and Trade insurance.
Addressing Conventional Challenges Distributors Face
Distributors.Network can help to address conventional challenges Distributors face which include:
- Fostering strong supplier relationships is critical. This is where the partnership with TradeKey comes into play.
Potential manufacturers and suppliers usually have their own unique application processes.
Nearly all suppliers will ask you to go through an application process. These processes may require in-person meetings, tours of facilities, analysis of financial statements, providing proof of letters of credit from your bank and other steps.
Participating in the Distributors.Network Programme can help overcome these barriers.
The use of the Web-3 Protocol means that as phygitized versions of products are what are sold, this means that much of the risk in the conventional Distribution process is removed for participating Manufacturers Suppliers.
- Packaging and shipping large orders can be quite an undertaking. Distributors.Network helps address this.
Xmas Distributors .Network
A Distributors network is being put in place this Xmas across 12 key cities in the UK and the US to serve participating suppliers and manufacturers
This also includes a group of storage facilities and transportation systems that receive inventories of goods and then distribute them to customers.
The Xmas Distributors Network will serve as an intermediate point to get products from participating manufacturers and suppliers to customers, through a predetermined customer network, both online and offline.
Strategic planning is currently in place for the Distribution of products this Xmas of products of participating Manufacturers and suppliers.
That Strategic planning involves putting in place a Distributors Network for participating Manufacturers and suppliers for an initial Digital Dozen Branded Points in key cities and counties, that will serve both wholesalers and retailers distribution networks.
The whole process is facilitated and supply chain finance provided, using the Web-3 Protocol infrastructure of Distributors.Network.
The warehousing and distribution facilities, as well as fulfillment centres provided via the initial Digital Dozen will remain integrated into Distributors.Network post Xmas as branded hubs that are part of the TRADE GATEWAYS network.
Warehouse outsourcing Requirement and Integrated Retail Networks
TradeDigitization.com operates sites with over 3 Million Subscribers.
This Xmas, those subscribers will be provided details of local Retail Networks participating in a Xmas Programme, so that that they can research their purchases online and buy from a local Retailer if they wish.
The system allows the facilitation of Supply-Chain Finance for participating retailers and can greatly boost profitability for them and for Distributors. As the Digitized version of products are offered in this programme, ownership transfer and payment can be almost instantaneous.
Facilitated Supply chain finance, means that Retailers can obtain stock to sell for Xmas and pay when they make Xmas Sales. Distributors and manufacturers, however, would be paid instantaneously. In these situations, Delivery would be made direct to the Retailer by the Distributor.
Outsourced Warehousing Benefits
As Xmas Trade is seasonal, there’s no point in participating manufacturers and suppliers in the Xmas Programme, to pay for aisles of empty racking they may not use at other times of the year.
As such, warehouse outsurcing for the Xmas Programme makes sense. Warehouse outsurcing is an integral part of the Xmas Programme.
Warehouse outsourcing involves entrusting the storage, management, and logistical operations of a company's inventory to an external, specialized service provider.
A critical aspect of warehouse outsourcing is the integration of IT systems. A key feature of Distributors.Network is the integration of relevant IT Systems.
Other Benefits
Apart from helping to mitigate cost of storage via outsourcing through warehouse outsourcing providers, other benefits of Distributors.Network include helping to address the cost of Inventory Holding Stock as Digitized versions of products are initially sold.
Furthermore, using Distributors.Network means that Distribution facilities can be located close to Retail outlets if required.
Financing and Maximizing Cashflow
Extended Supply chain Finance terms of up to 120 days are a feature of Distributors.Network. This helps maximize cashflow and ensure profits can be made from sales.
TRADE GATEWAYS
TRADE GATEWAYS comprises of over 300 Digital Trade Gateways across the globe. Web 3 has great potential for Trade. There is a co-operation on TRADE GATEWAYS with TradeKey, the largest B2B Marketplace in the world.
The parties utilizing TRADE GATEWAYS for a transaction, agree an equivalence between control of an electronic transferable record and possession of a transferable paper document or instrument.
E: contact@tradegateways.com