One of the most impactful ways SPI helps our clients exchange information with internal and external partners is through an integrated vendor portal. A critical solution for retailers seeking better managed data, this 'window on the business' provides a framework for integrating information and processes across multiple organizational boundaries.

Central to portal technology is its ability to save retailers time. As a part of the system, vendors take an active role in information management, as well as are able to obtain the data they seek through role-based access. In addition, retailers eliminate the need to field basic level inquiries and are able to share in data management responsibilities with their vendors, uploading and managing numerous applications from a single web interface.

Through an extensible framework designed to evolve as business needs change, SPI's vendor portal comprises components that yield tremendous value to retailers, including:

Tradeflow Optimization

If a vendor portal is the window into the business, Tradeflow Optimization is everything that happens behind that window.

Tradeflow Optimization bridges the gap between existing processes and the workflow imposed by individual ERP systems. It manages information that is not typically included in the ERP systems and bypasses the cumbersome individual screens typically imposed by ERP systems.

Highly customizable, SPI's Tradeflow Optimization solution is geared toward implementing and enhancing: