B2B e-commerce agency for tool manufacturers and tool dealers
ECOPLAN supports manufacturers and suppliers of tools in digitalizing sales, service, and ordering processes, and connects digital solutions with existing ERP and enterprise systems.
Special requirements in the tool industry
Large product ranges, many variants, and recurring orders shape tool sales. In projects for tool manufacturers, ECOPLAN has implemented, among other things:
Around 250,000 products and variants
, delivered across 30 websites for 20 countries and multiple brands, each with two to three languages, high-performing and findable via technical attributes and filters
Order automation via tool dispensing machines
that turn withdrawals at the customer's site directly into reorders
PunchOut via OCI and cXML
for customers who order from their procurement systems
Customer-specific prices and product ranges
directly from the ERP
Solutions for the tool industry and tool dealers
Depending on the business model, different digital applications take priority. Particularly relevant are solutions for large product ranges, technical product search, customer-specific terms, and efficient ordering processes. For tool manufacturers and dealers, ECOPLAN mainly implements:
B2B e-commerce / B2B web shop
Map extensive product ranges, variants, and customer-specific prices digitally and connect orders directly to existing business processes.
Digital product catalogs
Provide technical attributes, variants, accessories, and other product information in a structured way and make products quick to find.
Customer portals
Provide order information, documents, delivery information, and other services centrally for business customers.
PunchOut
Integrate tool product ranges directly into customers' procurement systems via OCI or cXML.
Order automation
Capture recurring demand via scanners, apps, Kanban, dispensing machines, or other automated processes and connect it with ERP processes.
ERP & system integration
Integrate product, customer, price, and order data from existing enterprise systems into digital processes.
Integration with existing company systems
In the tool industry, product data, variants, prices, and orders reside in the ERP or PIM. ECOPLAN connects these systems and dispensing machines directly, without duplicate data maintenance.
ERP, e. g.:
SAP
PIM, e. g. :
Centric PXM
Other systems:
Vending machines
E-procurement
CRM
DMS
ECOPLAN's tool industry projects in practice
ECOPLAN has worked with Gühring since 2016. A central platform connects 30 websites for 20 countries, multiple brands and sales organizations, and different ERP systems, with B2B commerce, customer portal, PunchOut, and order automation.
20 countries
30 websites
Around 250,000 products & variants
Multiple ERP systems
Do you want to digitalize sales and ordering processes in the tool industry?
ECOPLAN supports tool manufacturers and suppliers in designing and implementing integrated B2B solutions for large product ranges, customer-specific business models, and international sales structures.
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