HOSTED AND PUNCH-OUT CATALOGS Hosted Catalogs Punch-out Catalogs 1 Pros • Provides “one-stop shop” for shoppers • Supplier “Preferred Positioning” • Category Management • Product comparisons among suppliers • Approval process for pricing • Consistent search experience for shoppers Cons: • Supplier responsible for delivering new product information to SciQuest • Content and pricing are static • S&H charges not accounted for Cons: • Products not searchable within SciQuest UI • No Supplier “Preferred Positioning” • No Category Management • No product comparisons among suppliers • No control/approval process for pricing • Different experience for each vendor’s site Pros: • New products listed sooner • Content and pricing are real- time • Special website features available
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HOSTED AND PUNCH-OUT CATALOGSHosted Catalogs Punch-out Catalogs
Pros • Provides “one-stop shop” for
shoppers• Supplier “Preferred Positioning”• Category Management• Product comparisons among suppliers• Approval process for pricing • Consistent search experience for
shoppersCons:• Supplier responsible for delivering
new product information to SciQuest • Content and pricing are static • S&H charges not accounted for
Cons:• Products not searchable within
SciQuest UI• No Supplier “Preferred Positioning”• No Category Management• No product comparisons among
suppliers• No control/approval process for pricing• Different experience for each vendor’s
sitePros:• New products listed sooner• Content and pricing are real-time• Special website features available
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HOSTED AND PUNCH-OUT CATALOGSHosted Catalogs Punch-out Catalogs
Pros • Provides “one-stop shop” for
shoppers• Supplier “Preferred Positioning”• Category Management• Product comparisons among suppliers• Approval process for pricing • Consistent search experience for
shoppersCons:• Supplier responsible for delivering
new product information to SciQuest • Content and pricing are static • S&H charges not accounted for
Cons:• Products not searchable within
SciQuest UI• No Supplier “Preferred Positioning”• No Category Management• No product comparisons among
suppliers• No control/approval process for pricing• Different experience for each vendor’s
sitePros:• New products listed sooner• Content and pricing are real-time• Special website features available
LivePrice allows for retrieval of dynamic pricing!
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HOSTED AND PUNCH-OUT CATALOGSHosted Catalogs Punch-out Catalogs
Pros • Provides “one-stop shop” for
shoppers• Supplier “Preferred Positioning”• Category Management• Product comparisons among suppliers• Approval process for pricing • Consistent search experience for
shoppersCons:• Supplier responsible for delivering
new product information to SciQuest • Content and pricing are static • S&H charges not accounted for
Cons:• Products not searchable within
SciQuest UI• No Supplier “Preferred Positioning”• No Category Management• No product comparisons among
suppliers• No control/approval process for pricing• Different experience for each vendor’s
sitePros:• New products listed sooner• Content and pricing are real-time• Special website features available