Challenge

Expedit is one of the largest suppliers of shop inventory and equipment. Expedit needs to publish massive quantities of product information, and thus wish to be able to publish information as effectively as possible, saving time and effort for its employees.
Expedit needed a new e-business solution with website and PDF-generator for product catalogues. Furthermore, it was crucial that the solution would be able to integrate to the company’s ERP, AS 400.

Solution

To make sure that the product publishing runs effectively, a Tradelink PDF-generator module has been installed in combination with a sitecore CMS to run the efficient kind of e-business that Expedit were looking for.

The intelligent Catalogue Generator

The PDF-generator can generate complete catalogues extremely fast, due to the close integration to the ERP system. A great advantage with the new way of producing catalogues is that all pricing and products are fully updated to match the specific customer. Additionally, customers can go online and download catalogues

Integration with CMS

The catalogue generator is integrated with a sitecore CMS, where the Expedit website is managed. This means that all existing information from the ERP system is exported to the CMS where it is enriched. Images and templates are added and employees and customers can now acquire the catalogues they need whenever they want.

Products provided in the solution

The Tradelink product catalogue generator module is a part of this solution. Its great architecture allows it to be integrated with both CMS and ERP systems, opening the doors for great design and correct product description and prices.

Result

The result is a solution that frees time for the employees of Expedit to do more productive work instead of trivial routine work. Another big advantage is that catalogues have become more uniform and professional.

Effeciency

Manual work with the creation of catalogues has been eliminated and it means the end of a copy-paste philosophy at expedit. As a consequence of this, catalogues have become more consistent. The frequency of updates and releases of catalogues is increasing as well, due to the faster work processes internally.  

Experience

Customers experience that product catalogues are more easily accessible after the launch of Tradelink Product catalogue generator. They no longer have to get in contact with salespersons at Expedit. They can get the catalogues they want at any time.
The employees experience that the days of routine work have decreased and they experience greater credibility from customers, due to fewer slip ups in catalogues and more consistent updates. They simply experience that they are creating more value for Expedit.