New feature: Supplier Discovery (invite suppliers)

Information:
Benefits of being specific when registering products or services

Registering a category (product or service)
When registering a category, a user may be very specific (e.g., choose to register a category on the commodity-level), or less specific (e.g., choose to register a category on the segment-level, family or class-level).

It is highly encouraged that suppliers register their products or services on the most detailed level appropriate for that specifc product or service. This is to increase the likelihood of suppliers and buyers being able to efficiently "find each other", and to mitigate the potential gaps between what is being searched for (requested) and what is being offered (registered).

Searching for a category (product or service)
When searching for a category, a user may be very specific (e.g., choose to search for suppliers based on a category's commodity-level), or the least specific (e.g., choose to search for suppliers based on a category's segment-level). In both instances, the same suppliers will be found, but the supplier who has been the most specific willl always appear and be presented higher on the list of suppliers. This is crucial, because if searcher starts to narrow down the search by adding additonal parameters, the likelihood of the the more specific supplier still being present in the narrowed down search is higher.

In short;
• Register products or services on the most detailed level suitable for what you are offering
• The more (revelant) details you provide, the higher your visibility will be
• Commodity-level is the most detailed level for registrations and searches

Example of category levels for a "Product category"