Appliance maker Whirlpool Corporation has tapped GXS for a B2B connectivity solution to support global trading partner transactions and to link with its supply chain community in emerging markets.

Whirlpool is a global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of more than $13 billion. With 50 manufacturing and technology centers around the globe, product sales in more than 170 countries and more than 1,200 trading partners, Whirlpool's supply and demand chain network is multi-faceted and highly complex.

The company was looking to optimize its supply chain and sought a B2B e-commerce solutions provider that could enable the exchange of order, shipment and inventory data with its primary distributor and multiple retailers in China, as well as with other trading partners in Europe and America.

(Source: SCDE)