At Bearing & Transmission we pride ourselves
on always having been an innovator in the
industry when it comes to information systems
and using e-commerce initiatives to deal with
our customers. We have been successful in
launching several new initiatives in our effort
to lower transaction costs at the customer site
and ultimately enhance customer service. Our
track record in successfully implementing these
types of projects with major trading partners is
second to none.
Bearing & Transmission’s
resume of IT initiatives boasts the following:
State of the art e-commerce software
module integrating all of the leading
technologies
Online method of accepting and
processing a customer’s PO’s in XML format in
real time
A “full cycle” EDI X12 solution
encompassing PO and invoice transactions
Real time stock availability query, commitment
and order placement with key suppliers
transactions
Summary billing, with
customization of weekly or monthly summaries to
suit customer needs
Bar coded product labels
and packing slips.
Electronic Funds Transfer
(EFT)
Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS)
also known as "pay on receipt"
All of the
above examples have been implemented with a
variety of our trading partners after
identifying those applications with the greatest
potential for customer service improvement and
joint cost reduction. With discussions at the
corporate level, we envision that similar
programs can be done for other major Bearing &
Transmission customers.