ChemUnity in 2 pictures Sourcing Portal for Buyers Sourcing Portal for Sellers Request Online Demonstration		Home > FAQ >           1. Is the Sourcing Portal a Marketplace? 2. Does ChemUnity support Reverse Auctions? 3. Is the Sourcing Portal meant to find new suppliers for new products? 4. For whom has the Sourcing Portal been designed? 5. What can I achieve by using the Sourcing Portal? 6. Why don't I use my ERP instead of implementing new software such as the Sourcing Portal? 7. Does ChemUnity compete with industry hub Elemica?   No we don't. Elemica focuses on streamlining the fulfilment AFTER the buyer has decided whom to buy from. ChemUnity focuses on assisting the buyer UNTIL the actual purchase decision. We take the process until the P.O. which is where Elemica begins, making our business models complementary. Currently advanced talks have been held to build an XML link between the two platforms. 8. Chemicals aren't the same as books or airplane tickets: it's not just "add to shopping cart"! How can the Internet replace long-term relationships with strategic suppliers? 9. Does ChemUnity focus only on full truckloads and/or for commodities? 10. Is ChemUnity's focus on large strategic volumes or rather for all those small-volume products? 11. What about the products that I only buy from one single supplier? 12. What if the product specification sheets in ChemUnity's database don't correspond with my requirements? 13. As a buyer why don't I simply go to a supplier's "sell-side" website to place orders? 14. How will my suppliers react when I start using the Sourcing Portal? 15. Can I integrate the Sourcing Portal with my back-end system (ERP)? 16. Who owns the data generated on the system? 17. What can I do with the historical information that I gather in course of time?