Suppliers

E-Procurement

Chances are, you’re hearing more about purchasing by way of the Internet. That’s old news at Air Products, where we’ve been leveraging the Internet to conduct business with our suppliers since 2000. And because of that commitment, we’re now in a position to see significant return on our e-business investment. Take, for example, our total spend: we currently register 50% of all our purchases through various e-procurement tools. That means that Air Products and its employees are using the right tools while buying from the right suppliers. And that’s a formula for success. Now in 2004, we’ll be improving that number as we leverage our growing relationship with Elemica while building out our e- connection to our global Electronics suppliers.

What about B2Bi connections?

Air Products tallied over 80,000 transactions in 2003, exchanging over $170 million in the process. We’re connected to 175 suppliers through such platforms as Elemica, the Ariba Supplier Network and Web EC. And In November 2003, Air Products successfully implemented Microsoft’s BizTalk Server 2004, a platform through which all of our electronic purchases will be transacted. That’s why we consider our advances in e-procurement leading edge.

Next Steps

Exisitng customers and suppliers can contact Air Products about E-Procurement by clicking here. http://www.airproducts.co.uk/tellmemore.htm