Seagull Rolls Out Online Ordering For Resellers

Intended for use only by resellers, our online ordering system was released for initial use to a handful of high-volume resellers in early 2003. Testing went very smoothly and the system has in fact been fully released since the summer of 2003 (although this is our first published public announcement).

We designed our web-based order-entry system to function like a simplified version of the widely-used Great Plains order entry module that our own sales staff uses in house. Our goal was to retain important features such as easy product selection and drop-shipping, while hiding a large variety of options that could unnecessarily complicate ordering. The result is a system that quickly and easily meets the order entry needs of most resellers.

If you currently phone, fax, or e-mail in your orders, and are serviced by our USA office, there's a strong possibility you can save time and trouble by entering your orders online instead. (A summary of the order procedure and a sample order entry screen can be seen below.)

All online orders are merged with our main order entry system each day at about 12:30PM Pacific Time. Online orders entered before that time usually ship that same day. Orders entered later will usually ship the following day.

Summary of Order Entry Procedure

Seagull's online order entry system provides access to the most important features available to our salespeople on our main in-house system. A sample showing part of an order-entry screen can be seen below, after the following summary of the online order entry procedure:

1) Call or e-mail a Seagull salesperson to get set up for online reseller ordering.

2) On the Order Entry Login page, you will enter the user name and password you were given by Seagull. (Upon your first login only, you will be asked to replace your temporary password with a permanent one.) After you login, a blank order entry screen will be displayed showing your company as the billing contact and (by default) the shipping contact.

3) You can change the "Ship To" company name and address to meet the requirements of any desired drop-shipment.

4) Specify a purchase order number, shipping method and (optionally) your Shipper Account number (if you don't wish to be billed by us for shipping).

5) To specify a part number, you can:
   a) Type it in.
   b) Or, select from a list of your recently ordered parts.
   c) Or, choose from the complete list of parts available online.

6) Specify the quantity desired for the selected part.

7) Click the "Finish Line Item" button.

8) Enter in another part (steps 5 through 7), or click "Complete Order."

Resellers must have Net 30 payment terms to be eligible for online ordering.

Sample Order Entry Screen

The following static image shows much of the main order entry screen. (The picture shows how the screen might look if the reseller were selecting from his or her "recently purchased" list when adding an item to the order sheet.)

To try out the working system, just call or e-mail a Seagull salesperson in the USA office and ask to be set up for online ordering. It's easy!