Recently, Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group announced the launch of a new B2B AI procurement search engine, which is expected to make its debut in September this year.
This engine is dedicated to B2B e-commerce business and aims to redefine the user experience in global trade. Unlike traditional B2B procurement methods, buyers and sellers no longer need to browse web pages and manually search and consolidate information. The core features are as follows:
1. Smart integration of information across the web, making it smarter and more concise, providing buyers with more business inspiration.
Previous search engines were based on fragmented keyword indexing, requiring users to click through numerous web links. The new B2B AI procurement search engine will integrate effective data across the web based on user search needs (such as B2C consumption trends and industry trends in vertical sectors), providing buyers with more reliable business inspiration.
2. Transforming passive searching into proactive understanding, offering interactive question-and-answer experiences that focus more on results and answers, thereby more accurately matching qualified suppliers.
It can understand procurement needs through natural language processing and also proactively understand user search intentions based on industry knowledge, recommending more professional search suggestions. User search needs are refined through multiple rounds and AI interpretation, leading to more precise matching of qualified suppliers.
3. Providing a more comprehensive intelligent procurement service, with AI comparing and summarizing suppliers across multiple dimensions, allowing buyers to make decisions at a glance.
Based on procurement industry habits, after buyers initially select multiple suppliers, AI can compare and summarize suppliers across multiple dimensions, making it clear for buyers to make decisions. Additionally, leveraging the platform's long-term accumulation, we have digitized various nodes such as goods, payment, logistics, customs clearance, and foreign exchange settlement. Now, through AI, we provide a smarter Agent experience, combined with supply chain capabilities, helping buyers more effectively utilize the global supply chain and participate in global trade.
