2006 | 2005


2005 Year in Review: Global Growth; Manufacturers spent the past year really getting a grasp of their operations, and now they hold the world in their collective hands to make the industry even stronger.
Start
By John Buell
December 2005

If there is one word that best describes the past year in manufacturing it's control. Manufacturers have rose to the challenge of competing against fierce foreign competitors by being innovative in product design and using technology to become even more efficient and productive. They are, in a sense, in command of their destiny for global growth.

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The Role of Trading Partner Integration in Achieving Compliance with Government Mandates
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
By Ryan Kraudel
December 2005

Learn how a business process network ties in to the success of government mandate compliance and the 10 steps your company should take to accelerate business results.

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From the Top - GXS
EC-BP.org Newsletter
By Scott Koegler
December 5, 2005

In this issue we are beginning our "From the Top" series of interviews with top management executives of EDI service and software providers. We are asking where their business are, where they are going, what they understand their customers' issues to be, and how they are addressing them.

With 38 years in the business of e-Commerce, GXS has been through all the changes in the EDI industry, and has even been responsible for initiating a good number of them. Bobby Patrick, senior VP and chief marketing officer for GXS spent a few minutes with me to talk about the company's position in the industry and its initiatives.


BB&T Offers E-Commerce Services via GXS Platform
InternetWeek
By Laurie Sullivan
December 2, 2005

Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) is launching an integrated payables and receivables services for its customers, and will outsource e-commerce functions to GXS (formerly Global Exchange Services Inc.), which will provide the infrastructure for the offerings.


Bank Outsources E-Commerce
InformationWeek
By Laurie Sullivan
December 2, 2005

Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) is launching an integrated payables and receivables services for its customers, and will outsource e-commerce functions to GXS (formerly Global Exchange Services Inc.), which will provide the infrastructure for the offerings.


2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study – Rohm and Haas / GXS
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
November 2005

Case Study: Rohm and Haas is a $6.4 billion USD (2003) global specialty materials company based in Philadelphia. Its products are sold primarily for use in the construction and building, electronics, household products and personal care, packaging, food and retail, and automotive markets. The company operates six business segments: Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Electronic Materials, Performance Chemicals, Salt and Monomers. To serve these markets, Rohm and Haas operates more than 100 manufacturing and 30 research facilities in 27 countries.

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BB&T to Streamline Electronic Banking Transactions, Increase Efficiency
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
By Editorial Staff
November 2005

Taps GXS Managed Services to make transaction processing transparent, secure for clients
Gaithersburg, MD — November 29, 2005 — Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) said today it has deployed GXS Managed Services for the management of its B2B financial transactions.

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Chinese Paper Maker Taps B2B Network
Managing Automation
September 2005

Think competitors in China are satisfied to throw inexpensive labor at all their business problems? Think again.

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Penske Logistics Leverages GXS; Managing carriers on behalf of a major U.S. automotive manufacturer using new Gateway product
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
By Demir Barlas
September 22, 2005

As a lead logistics provider (LLP), Penske Logistics manages carriers on behalf of one of the largest U.S. automotive manufacturers. It's a situation fraught with complexities, explains Patrick Jurkovic, systems manager for EDI (electronic data interchange) and customer integration at Penske Logistics. "We manage all of the over-the-road carrier that deliver automotive parts into this manufacturer's assembly plants," he says. "We schedule carriers, make sure that freight arrives just in time."

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Enlisting Data Synch
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
August 2005

A retailer wants to relocate a pallet of ice cream that has to be stored in the warehouse at the proper temperature. The automated supply chain, however, is fooled into believing the ice cream is laundry detergent and moves it through the warehouse without regard to the special handling. The result is melted ice cream, discarded inventory and wasted money.

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Stride Rite Finds GXS Good Fit for Supply Chain Connectivity
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
March 30, 2005

Footwear stalwart Stride Rite has turned to B2B connectivity specialist GXS to consolidate management of the company's business-to-business supply chain transactions.

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Piggly Wiggly Automates Receiving, Prepares for RFID
Frontline Solutions
By Brian Albright
March 29, 2005

Piggly Wiggly Carolina, a $700 million grocery chain in South Carolina and coastal Georgia, is deploying the Global eXchange Services (GXS) Trading Grid to automate warehouse receiving and reduce shipping errors -- and set the stage for a possible radio frequency identification (RFID) deployment.

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Middle East Companies Sign Up For Trading Network
InformationWeek
By Laurie Sullivan
March 15, 2005

More than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in that region can electronically share product data using the Web-based GXS Data Pool Manager.

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GM Daewoo selects GXS Trading Grid for supply chain integration
Auto Industry (UK)
February 24, 2005

GXS, a provider of B2B e-commerce solutions, has announced that GM Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM Daewoo) has chosen the GXS Trading Grid as its standard platform for managing and sharing supply-chain information with its trading partners.


Driving B2B Efficiency at GM Daewoo; Automotive OEM taps GXS for supply chain connectivity and integration solution
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
By Editorial Staff

February 24, 2005

GM Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM Daewoo) will use a B2B connectivity solution from GXS as its standard platform for managing and sharing supply chain information with its trading partners, the solution provider announced this week.


Supply Chain Spending Is On a Roll
eWeek
By Jacqueline Emigh
February 16, 2005

A survey conducted by the Yankee Group and sponsored by GSX (Global Exchange Services Inc.) showed that 75 percent of suppliers believe PIM systems are "a valuable investment." In other results, PIM is providing suppliers with an average of 25-percent savings in supply chain efficiencies.

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GXS Selected for China Automotive Industry Initiative
Process & Control Today
February 11, 2005

Continuing its customer momentum in China, GXS today announced the company has been recently selected by China Enterprise Communications Limited (China EnterCom) to develop the "eAuto Hub" pilot project. An industry-centric B2B platform, eAuto Hub will connect and integrate OEM and supplier processes in the rapidly expanding Chinese automotive industry.


GXS teams with VeriSign for EPC enhancements to TradingGrid
Manufacturing Business Technology
January 2005

VeriSign is partnering with Global eXchange Services (GXS) to extend the GXS TradingGrid to support EPCglobal 's Electronic Product Codes (EPC), and integration with EPCglobal Network.


GXS Inks Supply Chain Deal for Chinese Steel
eWeek
By Jacqueline Emigh
January 12, 2005

Global Exchange Services Inc. has expanded its supply chain presence in the Asia-Pacific region through a deal to install and run an online trade exchange for Baosteel Group Corp., the biggest iron and steel provider in China


IT Services Arm of China's Largest Iron and Steel Maker Taps GXS to Develop B2B Platform
Frontline Solutions
January 11, 2005
Publication date

Global eXchange Services (GXS) has been selected by Bsteel, the B2B and e-business subsidiary of Baosteel Group Corp. (Baosteel), to develop a B2B gateway and supply chain services center that will enable Baosteel business divisions to connect with suppliers. Bsteel will use GXS to improve efficiency of their business processes in procurement, logistics and customer service.


PIM's ROI
Line56.com
By Demir Barlas
January 10, 2005

Product information management (PIM) is far from being as important, in revenue or mindshare, as its human-facing counterpart, customer relationship management (CRM). Yet a new study from Yankee Group reveals that PIM offers plenty of benefits to its adopters. The Yankee Study was sponsored by vendor GXS, which has also recently become a PIM player.