Electronic Procurement

Overview
An advanced procurement software solution, e://volution E-Business Ltd's Siteworks™ Electronic Procurement, allows a company to purchase goods and services from multiple suppliers over the Internet. Advanced functionality allows for online requisition, approval workflow, order tracking and receipting, payment, job management and system administration and configuration.

Why

• Ease of ordering allowing staff the ability of secure remote web access to quickly re-order or access a template list of frequently ordered items resulting in improved execution and efficiency.
• Cut the cost of paperwork by eliminating paper purchase orders and allow users to query order history which is retained online for reference purposes.
• Eliminate rogue purchasing and direct users to preferred suppliers therefore increasing "buying" power.
• Request for Quotation (RFQ) functionality allowing online negotiation with suppliers which can automatically raise an order if required.
• Track and report on expenditure against budgets or projects.
• Improve control and visibility to management via extensive reporting and established budgets and levels of approval.
• Automated workflow for accelerating approvals, customised to fit your organisation.
• Integration to your ERP financial system eliminating time and error involved with data entry.
• Allow end to end transaction processing with payment functionality allowing automation of invoice approval and eliminating data entry for Accounts Payable.

Sellsite

Overview
e://volution E-Business Ltd's Siteworks™ Sell Site software is designed to enable a supplier to provide an e-procurement solution for clients to purchase products or services from them over the Internet. The software has a wealth of functionality and enables a supplier to provide a solution that provides online requisition, approval workflow, order tracking and receipting and system administration and configuration.

Why

• Improve ease of ordering for your clients allowing them the ability of remote web access to quickly re-order or access a template list of frequently ordered items resulting in a more efficient transaction and a more effective experience.
• Eliminate paper purchase orders for your clients and allow them to query order history which is retained online for reference purposes.
• Implement an on-line interface for uploading stock on hand levels, dispatch and invoice detail for easy reference by clients.
• Improve customer relationship management by providing reporting functionality to your clients allowing them to easily report on their purchasing history.
• Through improved ordering accuracy and on-line order management the account reconciliation process for your client is dramatically improved.
• Integration to your ERP financial system eliminating time involved with order entry and entry of incorrect detail due to human error.
• Electronically connecting customers with supplier's saves time and money, ultimately creating substantial business improvements and stronger customer relationships.
• Adjust more quickly to customer demand and get products to market a lot faster.

B2B Multivendor Marketplace

Overview
e://volution E-Business Ltd's Siteworks™ Marketplace software is configured for B2B and B2C transactions and provides all the functionality required for operating a Marketplace with both Buyer and Seller modules, online automatic registration and payment functionality. This software is ideal for a company or group of companies wishing to set up their own marketplace or vertical marketsite within the industry they operate.

Why

• Ease of ordering allowing members the ability of secure remote web access to quickly re-order or access a template list of frequently ordered items resulting in improved execution and efficiency.
• Provide members the opportunity to cut the cost of paperwork by eliminating paper purchase orders.
• Reporting and online order history provide transparency to members allowing them the ability to manage their spend more effectively.
• Offer a "one stop shop" for a growing range of competitively priced products and services.
• Increase "buying" power and offer members pricing that is available normally only to companies purchasing higher volumes.
• Integrate with a rewards programme and offer members the additional bonus of accumulating points while they purchase.
• Credit card gateway to allow end to end transaction processing or setup your own charge account with another of our systems and offer members consolidated monthly invoicing.

Electronic Logistics and Distribution

Overview
Designed to allow a company to manage their stock movement e://volution E-Business Ltd's Siteworks™ Electronic Logistics and Distribution solution provides workflow and allows users to request stock transfers over the Internet. Ideal for companies with multiple branches or franchisees nationwide the software is simple to use and provides online tracking, receipting and reporting providing important transparency and control for management.

Why

• Improve ease of pulling stock for your staff, allowing the ability of remote web access to quickly request stock from a detailed catalogue with product images for ease of reference.
• Implement an on-line interface for uploading stock on hand levels for easy reference by staff at the time of raising the request.
• Populate dispatch data from your ERP financial system to allow for simple reference and tracking of stock by staff.
• An online system eliminates paper and allows for quick and easy reference to stock movement history.
• Receipting module allows for complete and part shipments with receipt details able to be automatically exported to your ERP financial system.
• Improve control and visibility to management via extensive reporting, established budgets and levels of approval.
• Integration to your ERP financial system eliminating time and error involved with data entry.

Gift

Overview
Gift Cards are an innovative new way to improve customer loyalty and combat the problem of gift certificate fraud. e://volution E-Business Ltd's Giftworks™ is designed to give you the flexibility to define exactly how you want your Gift Card program to work. Easy activation, worry-free security, complete settlement and record-keeping give you everything you need, hassle free, at an affordable price.

Why

• Increased Revenue & Cash Flow
  Gift Cards generate more revenue for the company because there is no need to refund the unspent value in cash or smaller denomination vouchers. The unspent value stays on the card for later purchases, resulting in either never spent values (referred to as breakage) or part Gift Card and part cash purchases for the residual.
  
  Gift Cards are not activated until time of purchase, therefore until activated are worthless. Most traditional voucher's are live and require purchase by the merchant retailer up front, thus Gift Cards do not drain cash flow.
• Security
  It is widely accepted by retailers that fraudulent vouchers redeemed are virtually unavoidable and now considered a cost of business. With the sophistication of digital scanning and printing technologies it is difficult to fraud proof traditional vouchers. The process of procuring traditional vouchers, no matter how diligent the suppliers, has plenty of opportunities for traditional genuine vouchers to escape into the market fraudulently.
  
  Fraudulent use can be eliminated with Gift Cards. The cards are worthless until activated and stolen or unaccounted for cards can be cancelled. All transactions can be reported and traced instantly and easily. The cards themselves have a unique number range for each card type which has to be activated by the Eft Pos network and is only activated to the relevant merchant's terminals for each card range. The balance on the cards is managed at "the Host", not held on the cards and each transaction sends the data to "the Host" for verification that the "card account" has enough credit for the transaction. If not the transaction is declined at the point of purchase. This is the same process as credit card or Eft Pos purchases.
• Brand Recognition and Marketing Vehicle
  Gift Cards are an excellent vehicle for brand recognition and marketing. The ability to manage Gift Card programmes that are flexible and promotion specific is a unique feature of the Giftworks system. Gift Cards command wallet real estate and are a powerful incentive to shop at the store, one of the few marketing mediums that are able to drive customers in the door and are completely measurable - even to a particular promotion.
• Reduced Costs
  Gift card transactions are processed electronically, which provides better tracking and greatly reduces the operational overhead that is currently associated with paper certificates.
  Traditional voucher systems are typically similar to invoice presentation process.
  It is widely accepted that traditional invoice presentation costs organisations somewhere between $25 and $75 per invoice. Therefore it can be accepted that traditional voucher processing costs between $10 and $30 conservatively. 
• Look at the facts:
  -  Stored value debit cards operate successfully in overseas markets. e.g. US, Hong Kong
  -  In 2003 consumers increased their average # of cards purchased to 5.6 versus 4.6 in 2002
  -  These cards are growing in the US at a very fast rate
  -  68% of women surveyed used gift cards as a primary gift
  -  To date, such cards in New Zealand have mainly been limited to Telephony use
  -  Purchases and receivers rate gift cards 9/10 in terms of overall satisfaction
  -  New Zealanders are known for their adoption of new technology and ideas
  -  The growth rate for re-loading gift cards has grown from 20-42%
  -  Twice as many Americans purchased a gift card in 2003 versus 2002
  -  About 10% of the population in the US is 'unbanked' - they don't hold accounts at financial institutions but want the buying ease of plastic

* Source Value Link Study 2003, Washington Post

Loyalty

Overview
A well-managed customer loyalty program can yield benefits far beyond what the label "customer loyalty' implies. e://volution E-Business Ltd's Loyaltyworks™ gives you the information you need to maximise the impact of every marketing dollar spent by targeting your marketing efforts toward your best customers. Whether you're implementing a "standalone" customer loyalty program or integrating it into one of our card-based payment systems, we can help you create a system that's right for you and your customers.

Why

Payment

Overview
Payworks, developed by e://volution, is a web based system to allow for online invoice presentation and payment. Payworks is designed for companies wanting to extend their electronic business capabilities and the system provides an online payment gateway service allowing users to pay invoices electronically and close the e-business loop.

Why
Key benefits for customers:

• Eliminates invoice approval paper trails
• Reduces payment processing costs, time and resource
• Improves accuracy of payment and allows for negotiation of early payment discounts

Key benefits for suppliers:

• Receive accurate payments on time
• Transparency of payments eliminating the need for reconciliation
• Reduce paper flow & soft costs