What is System-to-System?

System-to-System (s2s) is a direct connection between a customer’s business system and one of our manufacturer’s systems. It allows a customer to be able to check pricing and availability or place an order without ever leaving their system.

Benefits

• Real-time processing of information, available 24/7- Because the connection is real-time, the user would receive the latest inventory and pricing. Orders would be sent to the Manufacturer's system immediately. There would be no delay resulting from a batch process so same-day shipping could be possible.
• No double entry of information.
• Decrease in Errors - Errors caused by either the User or Founder incorrectly retyping in part numbers or order information would be eliminated.
• No out-of-pocket Expense for our or Manufacturer's Work
• No on-going Expense for Connection - Users would not incur any cost that are related to setting up a VAN or any per transaction cost of using the service.
• Is secure
• No extra steps in placing an order or checking P&A
• Can accept Header Comments, Line Item Comments, Freight Payment Methods, Carriers, Shipment Priorities, Partial Shipments, Drop Ship Addresses, Customer Numbers, Entered By Names and E-mail Addresses.
• Can easily connect to multiple premium distributors

Take a look at the technical specifications for the S2S connection: Colinx General Specification