CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

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E-Commerce Solutions for the Construction Industry

The transition to e-Commerce for the construction industry is a little slower compared to other industries. Nav-to-Net™ has the solutions to tackle all the challenges you may face so you can stay ahead of your competition. There is more technology available to automate your business processes; leverage your existing investment in NAV and the customizations you have in place to achieve an integrated and efficient e-Commerce business.

Your NAV e-Commerce solution should:

- Help you create a strong online impression, expand your reach, and provide a consistent experience for all customers, suppliers, dealers, and vendors
- Adapt to various B2B businesses and showcase a wide array of products, services, and areas of expertise
- Achieve high efficiency with many features, including B2B-specific features like quote creation and management of dealer/vendor networks
- Speed up the order processing and fulfillment so there is no lost time or misrepresentation of the information presented to customers

The construction industry is moving towards minimizing the negative environmental impact and facilitating businesses and projects to be executed as smoothly as possible with little waste. Extending the business to include e-Commerce is one of the ways you can effectively tackle this challenge.

Show Off Your Products and Expertise

Better Product Presentation

Multiple websites, catalogs, and categories are supported in Nav-to-Net™ for better organization and to appeal to customers. It is all managed in one place, your existing NAV. A centralized e-Commerce solution for NAV helps make sense of your extensive range of products and expertise, putting it in context for your customers.

Find it Fast

Advanced search functions, such as parametric search, help customers find what they are looking for and to differentiate between similar products. This guides them into choosing the right product for their situation as well as save time. Prevent your customers from getting overwhelmed by the sheer volume of product available to them.

Educate Customers

Nav-to-Net™ item detail pages are full and descriptive. Educating your customers is a big part of successful e-Commerce. All content is easily managed with the Multi-Line Text Box (MLTB) tool with WYSIWYG editing. Your product pages can be further customized to suit the look and feel and purpose you need.

Business Anywhere with Responsive Design

There is an increasing need for mobile capabilities, whether through responsive design in your NAV e-Commerce website and online business portals, but also in the form of web services (connecting to any 3rd party app and integrating it with your NAV and Nav-to-Net). Make it easy for customers, business users, dealers, vendors, sales staff to access and log-in wherever they are and no matter which device they are using. It’s the new expectation to have the flexibility to make decisions on the go. Business can happen anywhere, track orders, delivery notifications, special shipping instructions, order status, order confirmations, payment information – make changes as well and the strong integration means information is constantly updated in real-time. Achieve higher customer and employee satisfaction with providing them with this level of connectivity.

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B2B Capabilities for the Industry

The construction industry is primarily a B2B environment so you need a solution that is specifically designed to optimize supply chain management, dealer and vendor networks, all while being seamlessly integrated to NAV. Here are some of the features available in Nav-to-Net™ B2B that add value:

SSO Integration

Single sign-on integration is simple in concept but it has powerful implications for your e-Commerce business, especially if you have multiple sites. Customers and business users only have to use one username and password to gain access. This also centralizes access control, making your Nav-to-Net™ site more secure.

Pricing Options

In the construction industry, many of your customers may choose to buy in bulk. Nav-to-Net™ makes it easy to set up different pricing options based on quantity as well as markups for dealers or previously negotiated discounts for customers. Personalization options make your customers feel valued, thus adding value to your e-Commerce business.

Quotes and RFP's

This is an essential part of business for many in the construction industry. A bidding process also establishes the best prices for customers. Nav-to-Net™ allows you to create and manage them right in NAV. Simplified process and seamless integration to NAV means faster responses. Quotes can be made into PDF’s to send to customers. This feature is also available for Vendor Portal. See list, status, response deadlines, and more.

There are no awkward and clunky workarounds with a highly customized e-Commerce solution designed for your unique NAV and industry business needs. Explore the Nav-to-Net™ B2B e-Commerce solution and talk to us about how we can help you.

Targeted Efforts with Big Impact

Be prepared for growth and increases in sales volume. As the construction industry and businesses continue to develop and use more and more technology, there needs to be solutions that can manage the flow of online data (including financial) and all the technical aspects of your business in NAV. Nav-to-Net™ help you to give your customers, suppliers, and dealers a pleasant interface to do business while efficiently attending to all their needs. The robust architecture of Nav-to-Net™ means that your business is scalable to account for growth or any changes as well as all the support you would receive from the Digital Vantage Point team and the business partner community. Speed, convenience, and reliability will never be compromised. With an e-Commerce solution specifically for NAV, you can plan and strategize with confidence.

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