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Provide an Electronic Marketplace ( E-marketplace ) |
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An e-marketplace is a location on the Internet where companies can obtain or disseminate information, engage in |
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transactions, or work together in some way. Most of the e-marketplaces provide two basis functions: |
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1 ) They allow companies to obtain new suppliers or buyers for company products, or |
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2 ) Developing streamlined trading networks that make negotiating, settlement, and delivery more efficient. |
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AsianProducts is an e-marketplace, a site that is open to multiple buyers and sellers . AsianProducts also provide a suite |
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of commerce related Buyer functions. These functions include providing of an e-catalogue to buyers containing thousands of |
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suppliers and their products, RFI (Request for Information) Service, Trade, Supplier and Product Alerts, as well as a private |
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online Buyer room from where you can search, browse, source and inquire about products and suppliers. |
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AsianProducts has been fine tuning services currently provided to Buyers using us as their preferred e-sourcing solution. |
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When Buyers register with AsianProducts they enter a whole new world of e-sourcing solutions. AsianProducts keep |
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registered Buyers updated about new products and suppliers, news inside the e-sourcing and production markets as well as |
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assisting Buyers with their sourcing needs. |
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Acting as a bridge between Supplier and Buyer, AsianProducts makes international trade and sourcing a reality, adding to |
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the profitability of your business by providing quality suppliers that is able to deliver quality on time, each time. |
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What are the e-market services AsianProducts provides Buyers? |
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AsianProducts provide trusted Suppliers |
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The AsianProducts Electronic Marketplace contains thousands of suppliers. Each group of suppliers are identifiable by the |
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identity given to them. Currently AsianProducts has 4 different kinds of suppliers, Gold Suppliers, VIP Suppliers, Preferred |
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Suppliers and Free Member Suppliers. |
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Each Supplier's information is available after logging in to your free buyer account. From here you can search for products |
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and suppliers. |
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The AsianProducts Gold, VIP and Preferred Suppliers are members of AsianProducts' online export-orientated supply |
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community that has been authenticated and verified. Only supply members that have completed an authentication and |
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verification procedure conducted by AsianProducts can qualify for these memberships. |
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Search and Browse for Products |
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Searching for products using the AsianProducts powerful search engine is a quick and efficient way to track down suppliers |
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manufacturing the products you are looking for. |
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The search engine results provide detailed information about the product, the product category as well as the supplier and |
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related products. Browsing through these search results makes sourcing from Asia easy and cost effective. |
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The AsianProducts Search Engine has Boolean search capability. Using and/or commands in the search terms will provide |
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you with specific products, i.e. the terms " pen and fountain " and the terms " tennis and shoes " will deliver results |
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containing only those two terms. This capability makes it easier and quicker to find specific products in the shortest time. |
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AsianProducts has a substantial number of suppliers that has registered their products online. This database of more than |
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200,000 active Suppliers contains profiles on their products and companies. |
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AsianProducts also has categorized all Suppliers and Products into various Product Categories. There are 25 product |
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verticals with more than 8,000 product categories. Browsing through the product verticals will provide additional product |
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categories, products and suppliers to source from. |
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Send Product Inquiries to Suppliers |
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Registered Buyers can make use of three methods to contact and send Product Inquiries to Suppliers. |
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Search and Browse AsianProducts |
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The first method is to either search or browse for products. When a Buyer has found a specific product, he can make the |
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sourcing request from within the search result. |
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Subscribe to Product Alert E-mail newsletter |
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The second method is to subscribe to the AsianProducts Product Alert Email News Letter. Product Alert newsletters are |
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sent to the buyer when new products are online that are within the interest of the Buyers' indicated product categories. |
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These Alerts contains detailed information about the Supplier and products he has available. |
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Browse through latest Products |
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The third method is by sending requests by clicking on the " New Products " , " Hot Products " , " Featured Suppliers " , or |
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" New Gold Supplier " banners on the front page of AsianProducts. |
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Buyers will have to sign into their accounts to contact Suppliers. AsianProducts keeps log files on all sourcing requests to |
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aid Buyers and Suppliers in streamlining correspondence and also to assist Buyers and Suppliers with inquiries. |
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Post Sourcing Requests online |
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Buyers can make use of the AsianProducts Search Engine to find specific products from suppliers registered with |
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AsianProducts. But there are times when the Search Engine will provide no search results. |
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Registered Buyers can then make use of the " Post Sourcing Requests " feature to advertise their specific product need |
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through the AsianProducts Website. |
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This helpful tool enables buyers to request products not available from the AsianProducts database, products that are |
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hard to find or Buyers that want to request OEM manufactured products. |
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Supplier members constantly browse through these sourcing requests to discover new trade leads, and manufacturing |
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opportunities. AsianProducts also match these sourcing requests against verified Gold Member Suppliers to give Buyers |
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greater exposure for product or sourcing requests as well as to provide trusted suppliers. |
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Receive Alert E-mails |
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Buyers can choose product categories that are related to their business when registering with AsianProducts. These |
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categories form an integral part of the Buyer Profile and provide AsianProducts with insight into buyer needs. Also, these |
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categories indicate which product and supplier alerts to send to registered buyers. |
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Currently there are two alerts to which buyers can subscribe to; Product Alert and Gold Supplier Alert. |
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The Product Alert informs registered Buyers about new products available that fall within the product categories Buyers has |
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indicated in their Buyer Profiles. |
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Gold Supply Member Alert informs registered Buyers about new Gold Supply Members that have become part of |
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AsianProducts trusted online supply community. |
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Buyers can use these Alerts to contact the Suppliers directly and request information about new products available. |
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Why is the AsianProducts E-Marketplace successful? |
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 Costs: AsianProducts is a competitive e-marketplace. Buyer can register for free and make use of our services. There are |
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no hidden costs involved and AsianProducts will only charge for completed transactions. Most of the charges are carried by |
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the suppliers to give the maximum benefit to buyers. |
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Ease of Use: AsianProducts is easy to use and do not require a lot of training for you or your sourcing staff. |
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AsianProducts uses a Web interfaced system that does not require any special equipment or additional software. Go to |
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www.asianproducts.com , register and start to make use of an easy to navigate, easy to search and easy to source |
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e-marketplace. |
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Personalized Service: AsianProducts has a dedicated service team that has been well trained and experiences in |
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handling all inquiries from Buyers relating to sourcing. If you do need any assistance, don't hesitate to contact us |
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service@asianproducts.com |
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Security / Privacy: AsianProducts does not make available any transaction information nor publish any personal |
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information. All information is kept private and we will not make any information available to third parties or competitors. |
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Marketplace Participation: AsianProducts has more than 250,000 suppliers marketing their products to a Buyer |
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audience of around 400,000. AsianProducts specializes in providing only the best and most trusted suppliers available |
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in Asia which makes us focused on quality rather than quantity. |
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Other Services: AsianProducts offer pre-qualified vendors, an online e-invoice and payment gateway, a specialized |
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B2B Escrow service, Sourcing Meetings, Group Buy and Reverse Auctions. |
