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GCommerce, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential 2
GCommerceA Sampling of Buyer Hub Customers
Automotive Aftermarket
Performance Aftermarket/SEMA
Tools & Equipment and P.B.E. Aftermarket
● Founded in 2000
● Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) EDI provider for distribution supply chains
● Strong distribution supply chain expertise with a focus on the Automotive Aftermarket
● Active with major industry trade associations (AAIA, MEMA, SEMA, PWA, etc.)
Business System Partnerships
GCommerce, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential 7
Buyer Seller
4 Types of Aftermarket EDI
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Industry Proprietary PO Solution
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The GCommerce Buyer Advantage
You need only one method (protocol and format) to
connect to all your Vendors
You need only one method (protocol and format) to
connect to all your Vendors
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GCommerce Converts to
vendor preferred format and sends
GCommerce Converts to
vendor preferred format and sends
GCommerce Converts to
System format and sends
GCommerce Converts to
System format and sends
Your systemsends PO file to
GCommerce
Your systemsends PO file to
GCommerce
ASN’s and Invoices are sent to GCommerce in
Vendor format
ASN’s and Invoices are sent to GCommerce in
Vendor format
Vendor
Distributor
Real-time EDI Solution
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DMS
DST, ICAS, MAM, NexJen, SBC, Custom, other
WHI
Autologue
AConneX®
DX
Distributor
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Vendor Value
Vendor needs only one method
to connect to all customers
Vendor needs only one method
to connect to all customers
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PO’s are sent in different Formats depending on the
system
PO’s are sent in different Formats depending on the
system
GCommerce Converts to Vendor format and sends
GCommerce Converts to Vendor format and sends
ASN’s and Invoices are sent to GCommerce in
Vendor Format
ASN’s and Invoices are sent to GCommerce in
Vendor Format
GCommerce Converts to your system format
and sends to you
GCommerce Converts to your system format
and sends to you
Vendor
Real-time EDI Solution
QuikLink
Manufacturer/Supplier
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PO
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SN
Invo
ice Member 1
Member 2
Member 5
Member 4
Member 3
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sFTP/Custom Map
FTP/Flat File
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VAN/EDIX12
AS2/XMLWeb Gateway
Warehouse Distributor
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PO
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SN
Invo
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Inte
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PO
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Invo
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Inte
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PO
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Invo
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Inte
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PO
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Group EDI
WDs can efficiently place orders, receive ASNs, and electronically process documents
Group HeadquartersData Warehouse
Central BillingShipment Performance Tool
One to One Spec Model
Element 1 Element 2
Element 6
Element 7 Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4
Element 5 Element 6
Element 7
Element 9 Element 10
Buyers
Customer 1
Customer 2
Customer 3
Required Element
Optional Element
Sellers
Flat File
EDIX12
XML
Vendor 1
Vendor 2
Vendor 3
Element 1 Element 2
Element 6
Element 7 Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4
Element 5 Element 6
Element 7
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4Element 5
Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 6
Element 7 Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4
Element 5 Element 6
Element 7
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4Element 5
Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4Element 5
Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4Element 5
Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Vendor 3 only sells to Customer 3
Vendors must map to/from the various customer specifications and formats AND support each
communication protocol
Customers have different• Document Formats (EDIX12, XML, Flat File)• Data Requirements (i.e. Elements or Fields)• Communication Protocol Requirements
GCommerce Super Spec
Element 1 Element 2
Element 6
Element 7 Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4
Element 5 Element 6
Element 7
Element 9 Element 10
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4Element 5
Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Buyers
Customer 1
Customer 2
Customer 3
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4
Element 5 Element 6
Element 7
Element 9 Element 10
Element 8
Super SpecCombines the Needs of
Multiple Customersinto One Specification
Required Element
Optional Element
Sellers
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4
Element 5 Element 6
Element 7
Element 9 Element 10
Element 8
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4
Element 5 Element 6
Element 7
Element 9 Element 10
Element 8
Element 1 Element 2
Element 3 Element 4Element 5
Element 8
Element 9 Element 10
Flat File
EDIX12
XML
XML
EDIX12
Flat File
Vendor 1
Vendor 2
Vendor 3
Vendor 3 only sells to Customer 3 and chooses to use a subset of the Super Spec
Vendors only need to map to One Specification AND
utilize One Communication protocol to service ALL
Customers