- What is HospitalityCity?
- How much investment
will I need to install HospitalityCity's e-Procurement
solution for my business?
- How secure is this
system?
- How do I join and
what steps do I have to take to get the system to work?
- What are the benefits
of working with HospitalityCity?
1. What is HospitalityCity?
HospitalityCity builds and hosts online
e-Marketplaces where businesses of all sizes are able to connect,
communicate and conduct business quickly, economically and
more efficiently. This provides the buyers and suppliers the
ability to capitalize on the latest Internet technologies
to create e-Marketplaces and in the process gain from the
infinite opportunities of this network.
Managed by a team of professionals,
our experience and expertise enable us to cater to your business
needs. Our alliance with reputable technology partners, such
as PurchasePro who specialize in providing e-Procurement solutions
to the hospitality and leisure industry in America and National
Computer Systems (NCS) who with their large hosting facilities,
enable our customers to create and enable their own
e-Marketplaces. Additionally, strategic investment partners
such as UOB and Singtel help expand our research and development
efforts and market penetration.
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2. How much investment will I need
to install HospitalityCity's e-Procurement solution for my
business?
HospitalityCity creates and maintains
e-Marketplaces for our customers. Our team of highly skilled
professionals will consult and recommend the best and most
effective approach to meet your unique business requirements.
We also take care of the whole implementation process which
includes enabling the buyers and suppliers.
There is a set-up
cost and transaction fee required for Hotel properties. The
price depends on the size of the property and the volume of
transactions which takes place.
There will be
a monthly fee for suppliers for the creation of supplier catalogs,
implementation, consultancy as well as for the ongoing maintenance
of the hardware, software and database.
To enjoy the tangible
and intangible benefits of this system, all you need is a
PC with Internet access. There are also various funding schemes
from Government bodies to help finance up to 50% of the buyers'
and suppliers' investment cost.
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3. How secure is this system?
The Internet is now a globally accepted
and proven means for e-business to be conducted in both the
business-to-business and business-to-consumer environments.
The Singapore Government has passed and legislated laws to
govern transactions over the Internet.
HospitalityCity is an independent business
service provider who creates and enables e-Marketplaces. As
such, we have no vested interest in your business data. Our
software is a proven and tested solution that has been installed
in a large number of hotel chains and thousands of suppliers
in the US. Its inbuilt capabilities of accepting security
codes and passwords ensure that the end-user decides who has
access to the data and applications. We host our software
with reputable hosting partners such as NCS. This ensures
that your data is treated with the highest level of security
and confidentiality.
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4. How do I join and what steps do I have to take to get the
system to work?
In the public e-Marketplace,
both the buyers and suppliers can join and benefit from the
large pool of members to find new business opportunities.
All the buyer and supplier need to do is to sign the membership
agreement and pay the subscription fee to join this public
e-Marketplace.
In the private e-Marketplace the buyer will
have to sign an agreement to pay for the
set-up costs and the supplier will need to sign the supplier
agreement form. This membership fee is for the creation and
maintenance of catalogs as well as for the hosting of the
hardware, software and database.
The buyer will need to provide a task force
team and appoint an end-user to use the system. Top down commitment
is necessary to make this system work. Policies and procedures
are required to ensure procurement transactions are executed
within the system.
The supplier needs to provide the
latest catalog and ensure that they have a PC and Internet
access. Staff members will need to be sent for training.
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5. What are the benefits of working with HospitalityCity?
HospitalityCity has a proven track record
in this region. We have worked with buyers and suppliers to
provide e-Marketplaces which meet their specific and unique
business requirements. Our team of experienced professionals
is familiar with the hospitality and leisure industry. Utilizing
proven software technologies from the US, HospitalityCity
is able to help our customers create private e-Marketplaces
so that they are able to work closely and efficiently with
their business partners to increase the productivity and profitability
of their business. HospitalityCity provides the hardware and
software infrastructure and professional services to benefit
buyers and suppliers in three distinct e-Marketplaces.
Buyers can create their own e-Procurement
Marketplace to link their preferred suppliers. This enables
them to conduct business transactions more effectively over
the Internet. Suppliers can increase their business opportunities
by capitalizing on the network to reach more buyers. This
establishes better rapport and business relationship with
their existing buyers. Buyers and suppliers will experience
considerable cost saving with significant reduction of manual
paperwork and traditional equipment such as fax machines.
Larger suppliers and distributors can also
create their own v-Distributor e-Marketplace to efficiently
link their business partners together and to enjoy economies
of scale in inventory and logistics management.
Buyers and suppliers can also establish
their proprietary e-Marketmaker e-Marketplace and build a
business model to help members interact and transact by value-adding
to the supply chain.
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