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eBusiness Solutions @ LANXESS Corporation
It didn鈥檛 take long for The Information Age to become the Digital
Revolution. From the vacuum tube...to the transistor...to the inte-
grated circuit...to the computer...to the Internet, Extranets and
Intranets. These developments have forever changed the way we
get information, use information and conduct business. And as a
result, the worldwide competitive business landscape is changing 鈥?
fast. The traditional marketplace has grown into the marketspace.
From here on in, nothing is going to be the same or stay the same
for very long. The future is on fast forward. Perhaps Bill Gates
said it best: 鈥樷?業f the 1980s were about quality and the 1990s were
about re-engineering, then the 2000s will be about velocity. About
how quickly business itself will be transacted... When the increase
in velocity is great enough, the very nature of business changes.鈥欌??
eBusiness 鈥? and the velocity it generates 鈥? is fostering such
change. That鈥檚 why you see a continuing emphasis on eBusiness
at LANXESS Corporation. We invite you to explore our full line
of eBusiness resources developed to meet your needs.
Why eBusiness?
LANXESSDirectTM
Elemica庐
If you鈥檙e interested in a better way to manage
Business-to-Business
Links (B2B) your business with LANXESS, one or more of
Electronic Data our eBusiness solutions may be the answer.
Interchange (EDI)
We offer a broad range of powerful applica-
Product Web Sites
tions and tools that can streamline the busi-
ness processes between your company and
ours, leaving you and your employees with
more time to focus on more important tasks
and projects.
Our eBusiness solutions begin with a focus on
the requirements, costs and benefits to you and LANXESS. We won鈥檛 offer an eBusiness
option to you without a clear, concrete business benefit.
When there is a mutual benefit to an eBusiness solution, we have a variety of eBusiness
channels available that allow us to tailor that solution to your specific needs and preferences.
Why eBusiness?
If you wonder whether an eBusiness relationship with LANXESS makes sense, consider
some of the benefits that many of our other customers are already enjoying.
Online access to virtually all of their account information with LANXESS, 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
Ability to access information such as COAs, MSDS forms, invoices, ordering history and
more whenever they need it.
Streamlined ordering processes and elimination of double order entry through direct con-
nections between their IT systems and LANXESS.
Online access to a wealth of technical information about our products, from data sheets
to material processing guides to application case histories.
Why eBusiness?
LANXESSDirectTM
Elemica庐
Business-to-Business
Links (B2B)
Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)
Product Web Sites
LANXESSDirect.com
The cornerstone of LANXESS eBusiness
LANXESSDirectTM (www.LANXESSDirect.com) is the flagship eBusiness tool for our
customers, providing them with a secure, around-the-clock link via the Internet to vir-
tually all of their account information with LANXESS. In addition, customers may use
LANXESSDirect to place orders with LANXESS.
No matter how your company places orders with LANXESS (phone, fax, online, or mar-
ketplace), the details and history of those orders can be viewed online at LANXESSDirect.
Access LANXESSDirect.com via the internet. Then access your secure account via a
username and password. You control which of your employees can access information
on LANXESSDirect, and how much of this information each employee can see.
You can easily access COAs and invoice images, as well as product datasheets,
MSDS forms and other documents whenever you need this information. Even if they
never place an order on LANXESSDirect, customers who use it to access their account
information find tremendous utility in this tool.
Why eBusiness?
LANXESSDirectTM
Elemica庐
Other high-productivity tools on LANXESSDirect allow you to receive notifications if your
Business-to-Business
Links (B2B) order changes and to have reports automatically generated and sent to your desktop via
Electronic Data e-mail.
Interchange (EDI)
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Shipment notification is a useful feature of LANXESSDirect that allows you to receive
an automated e-mail notifying you when an order ships.
LANXESSDirect has one of the easiest-to-use online order functions in the industry.
As few as three clicks can create an order.
E-mail links allow easy access to LANXESS customer service, sales and technical
personnel to enhance your communications with them.
Once you have registered, our online tutuorial shows you how to use the various fea-
tures step-by-step. Or you can always call us at 1-800-LANXESS (1-800-526-9377).
Why eBusiness?
LANXESSDirectTM
Elemica庐
Elemica庐
Business-to-Business
Links (B2B)
Electronic Data
Elemica (www.elemica.com) is a neutral business-to-business global marketplace for buying
Interchange (EDI)
and selling intermediate, specialty and fine chemicals, and, more recently, a growing number
Product Web Sites
of polymers, directly from the suppliers. Elemica allows suppliers and customers to connect
electronically through a secure connection without the cost of making their IT systems
compatible. Once your company connects to Elemica, you can easily transact business with
LANXESS and other chemical and polymers suppliers who participate in this exchange.
Elemica receives your electronic order data, makes certain it is in a format that LANXESS can
use, and then forwards the order directly to the LANXESS IT system.
Elemica offers a powerful collaborative planning tool, which allows your company and the
supplier to share data about inventory levels, forecasting, order creation and order visibility.
It is an ideal solution if you buy from many chemical and polymer suppliers. One connection
to Elemica can replace numerous one-to-one connections to each supplier.
Elemica is an attractive option if you want to place electronic orders with LANXESS but do
not want to do this through a Web-based tool, such as LANXESSDirect; if you already use
Elemica; or if you cannot establish a direct system-to-system connection with LANXESS.
Elemica is a registered service mark of Elemica, Inc.
Why eBusiness?
LANXESSDirectTM
Elemica庐
Business-to-Business Links
Business-to-Business
Links (B2B)
Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)
Product Web Sites
Also called S2S, B2B, EDI, XML and Direct Connection, these are forms of direct
connections between our LANXESS computer system and your computer system for
placing and confirming product orders. This "direct connection" streamlines the logistics
process at both ends.
You don鈥檛 have to double-enter each order (i.e., once into your system and then
again into an Internet-based eBusiness connection with LANXESS). When your staff
enters an order for a LANXESS product into your IT system, the system-to-system link
enables your computer system to transmit that order request directly to our LANXESS
computer system. Then, the LANXESS computer system sends a confirmation reply back.
If your company would like to establish a business-to-business link to LANXESS but
technical issues or business processes prevent that, an eMarketplace such as Elemica
may provide the solution you are seeking.
Why eBusiness?
LANXESSDirectTM
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Elemica庐
Business-to-Business
Links (B2B)
Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)
Product Web Sites
EDI, a form of system-to-system links, is a standard throughout industry for electronically
exchanging data directly between trading partners. EDI is most appropriate for high-trans-
action volume customers. EDI is a proven, established technology that many companies
have adopted. Since then, a newer technology called extensible markup language (XML)
has been developed that is more flexible and easier to implement.
LANXESS considers EDI connections on a case-by-case basis due to the cost and time
involved in establishing the connection.
If your company already performs EDI transactions, your costs to connect to LANXESS
may be low.
Why eBusiness?
LANXESSDirectTM
Elemica庐
Product Web Sites
Business-to-Business
Links (B2B)
Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)
Product Web Sites
In today鈥檚 ever-changing business environment, information is only as valuable as it is
accessible. When you need to know something, you can鈥檛 wait for someone to get back
to you. You need it now. That鈥檚 why LANXESS continues to invest in Web sites that make
a variety of technical information about our products and services available to you when-
ever you need it.
www.US.LANXESS.com 鈥? The LANXESS Corporation Web site is your single point of
entry for access to all of the online information about LANXESS products and technolo-
gies. Bookmark this address and use it the next time you need information about one of
our products.
Why eBusiness?
LANXESSDirectTM
Elemica庐
From product datasheets to processing guides to the latest technical papers, we have
Business-to-Business
Web sites where you can easily access this and more information.
Links (B2B)
Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)
Product Web Sites
www.US.LANXESS.com 鈥? The LANXESS Corporation Web site is your single point of
entry for access to all of the online information about LANXESS products and
technologies. Bookmark this address and use it the next time you need information about
one of our products.
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