E-Business
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Electronic Ordering 

For Fisher Scientific, electronic ordering means orders are received from our customers by an electronic means, which is directed into our mainframe ordering system without human intervention. This means that the process is quicker, requires no re-keying and is therefore more accurate. When ordering electronically, you have access to a wealth of information and features that makes your ordering process easier, more efficient and more cost effective.

There are three main business models that you can use to order electronically from Fisher Scientific. Each model suits different business requirements and needs.

Click on the links below to find our more about each model, and see the benefits they can bring to your company.

Ordering from our web catalogue, iNSiGHT

Integrating our web catalogue with your ERP system

Ordering through a market place provider

  Advantages Disadvantages
iNSiGHT, web catalogue 
  • Wealth of information
  • Free to use (bar cost of internet connection)
  • Easy to implement
  • No automated link to back office
Integration
  • No re-keying
  • Automated link to back office
  • Access to all web catalogue features
  • Purchase cost of software
  • Implementation time
  • IT resource requirement
Market place
(hosted catalogue)
  • Reduces maverick buying
  • Direct comparison of suppliers
  • One system for all purchasing
  • Limited to suppliers that can support software
  • Cost of software
    Implementation time
  • Maintenance of catalogues
  • No access to web catalogue features
Market place
(Punch out)
  • Reduces maverick buying
  • One system for all purchasing
  • Access to all web catalogue features
  • Limited to suppliers that can support software
  • Cost of software
    Implementation time