Research And Development Of Vertical B2B Electronic Commerce Platform For Paint And Coating Industry

Recently, B2B industry develops rapidly.There is no doubt that B2B will be the mostpopular mode in electronic commerce in the future. Industry vertical B2B platform usually isused by iron and steel, automobile, chemical industry and agriculture which characterized withlarge volume, stronger professional and higher customer loyalty. As the research data showed, infuture, the industry vertical B2B e-commerce platform will be widely used by industrymembersfor its more specialized industry information. And it will provide much more servicefunction because of its improvement intransaction services. How to construct an industryoriented vertical B2B e-commerce platform has become an urgent problem to each industry.The paper is based on the author’s project research of “CNOOC Changzhou CoatingsResearch Institute of chemical industry e-commerce platform”(entrusted by CNOOC ChangzhouCoatings Research Institute of Chemical Industry), and its main purpose is to construct achemical industry vertical B2B e-commerce platform.According to the vertical B2B e-commerce features, with applying the structural designmethod and business process reengineering method, it constructs a professional platform for thepaint industry. Through the B2B e-commerce platform, it mainly provides the two followingfunctions. The first is aimed to service platform member enterprise, which includes provideprofessional information, match supply and demand information online, inquiries andoffersonline, establish enterprise shops and some other electronic commerce transaction servicefunction. The other is to build a professional information platform for the chemical industrychain enterprises, which will bring the enterprise economic, benefit and enhance Changzhou newpaint industry’s overall competitiveness.During its operation, the system is safety and reliable. It issues amounts information whichareextensive, authority, practical, timely and effective. It improved the CNOOC ChangzhouCoatings Research Institute of Chemical Industry’s popularity and influence in the paint&coatings industry.