{"id":5432,"date":"2024-07-16T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/?p=5432"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:28:11","slug":"boueki-cloud_20240716","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/2024\/07\/16\/boueki-cloud_20240716\/","title":{"rendered":"The industry's first "trade version CRM" "Trade Cloud" is now available to existing customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are centrally managing trade-related operations and progress on the cloud and have also begun integrating with generation AI.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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STANDAGE Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akinori Adachi; hereinafter referred to as STANDAGE), a developer and provider of digital trade platforms, has begun offering "Trade Cloud," a system that enables sales channel development and order management in trade on the cloud, to its existing customers. Since July 2024, customer companies that export using STANDAGE's trade outsourcing package "DigiTrad" have begun using the system. In the future, STANDAGE plans to offer the system to trading companies and major manufacturing companies, and by the end of 2024, it plans to implement support for creating trade-related documents through API integration with generation AI and functions for extracting product and price information. Furthermore, "Trade Cloud" is approved and registered as an invoice-related tool (order\/receipt and settlement) under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's IT Introduction Subsidy Program, making it possible to cover part of the introduction costs with the subsidy.<\/p>\n

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\u25a0The weak yen is boosting the momentum for overseas expansion, and the trade outsourcing service "DigiTrad" is gaining traction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 2022, Standage has been providing "DigiTrad," a service that handles everything from market development to all aspects of trade operations for small and medium-sized enterprises that find it difficult to handle exports on their own.<\/p>\n

While domestic exports are steadily increasing due to the persistently weak yen, large corporations account for almost all of these sales. As a result, most of the approximately 3.5 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Japan are unable to generate overseas sales and are not fully benefiting from the weak yen.<\/p>\n

"DigiTrad," a service launched by Standage in 2022, is a service that supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that wish to expand overseas but find it difficult to do so with their own resources. It utilizes Standage's trade construction know-how and trade DX system to provide comprehensive support.<\/p>\n

The recent depreciation of the yen has increased the need for small and medium-sized enterprises to expand overseas, and as of the end of February 2024, the number of companies that have adopted our services has exceeded 150.<\/p>\n

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\u25a0 About "Trade Cloud," the industry's first "trading-specific CRM"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Developing sales channels in international trade requires specialized knowledge, connections with companies and individuals, and experience, and involves complex tasks such as extensive communication, information management, and the management of figures including prices.<\/p>\n

Therefore, developing and disseminating systems and software that can centrally manage these tasks is difficult, and individual task management using spreadsheet software and the like remains the mainstream, making the delay in digital transformation a challenge for the entire industry.<\/p>\n

In June 2024, Standage revamped its proprietary trade operations efficiency system, which it had been using for some time, adding new functions and refreshing the UI\/UX.<\/p>\n

This system, named "Trade Cloud," enables visualization of sales channel development status and centralized management of all processes in trade, much like CRM is widely used in sales and marketing. Starting in July 2024, Standage has been gradually providing "Trade Cloud" to companies that have contracted with "DigiTrad," which provides export support.<\/p>\n

With "Trade Cloud," you can complete the entire process, from matching domestic companies as sellers to communicating with overseas buyers, all within the cloud.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, accumulating buyer information within the system prevents reliance on individual expertise and creates a black box, which helps in developing further sales channels.<\/p>\n

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Standage was founded by two people who previously worked for a major general trading company, and one-third of its employees are former trading company employees or people with extensive experience in international trade.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, having an in-house development department for the trade DX platform allows us to directly reflect on-site work flows and requests into the system, enabling us to achieve centralized cloud management of the sales channel development area, which was previously considered difficult to systematize.<\/p>\n

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\u25a0 Overview of "Trade Cloud" Functions<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2460 Project Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sales channel development tasks are managed on a project basis, and task progress can be shared using Gantt charts. Tasks for each assigned person are clearly defined, and all stakeholders can understand and track the progress in real time.<\/p>\n

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\u2461 Document management<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can consolidate all your trade-related documents in one place and easily upload and organize them.<\/p>\n

The intuitive UI allows for smooth file searching and sharing, dramatically improving work efficiency.<\/p>\n

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\u2462 Matching with potential buyers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on buyer information accumulated and managed within the system, it is possible to match potential new sales channels with buyers within the system.<\/p>\n

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\u2463 Chat function<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selling companies, trade managers, and buying companies can communicate with each other via in-system chat. This reduces the need for email and phone communication, enabling efficient information sharing and rapid decision-making.<\/p>\n

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\u2464 Order Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

We centrally manage the entire process and operations from order placement to delivery.<\/p>\n

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\u2465 Schedule Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can see important project-related events, such as regular meetings and deadlines, at a glance.<\/p>\n

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\u2466 Task Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

We organize the detailed tasks involved in establishing a trade agreement, assign them to the responsible person, prioritize them, and visualize the progress.<\/p>\n

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\u25a0 Future outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n

As of July 2024, Standage uses "Trade Cloud" to share progress with client companies, conduct export-related communications, collect feedback, and continuously improve the system.<\/p>\n

In the future, we aim to provide our systems to trading companies and major manufacturing companies, and we will continuously make improvements and add new features.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, we plan to integrate with a generation AI via API within 2024 to implement features such as support for creating trade-related documents and extraction of product and price information.<\/p>\n

Standage will continue to develop and provide various DX systems and solutions centered on trade, aiming to realize a prosperous world where all countries and companies can trade on an equal footing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trade-related tasks and progress are managed centrally on the cloud, and collaboration with generative AI has also begun. STANDAGE Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Akinori Adachi, hereinafter referred to as Standage), a developer and provider of digital trade platforms, has... Continue reading The industry's first "trade version CRM" "Trade Cloud" is now available to existing customers<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[136],"tags":[],"acf":{"en_news":{"custom_css":"","en_title":"Launched \u201cBoueki Cloud,\u201d the industry's first \u201c CRM for trading,\u201d for our existing customers","content":"Integrated Management of Trade-related Operations and Progress on the Cloud, Starts Working with Generated AI<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSTANDAGE Corporation, a developer and provider of digital trade platforms, has launched \u201cBoueki Cloud(Trade Cloud),\u201d a system that enables sales channel development and progress management of order receipt and delivery in trade on the cloud for existing clients.\r\nThe system has been in use by client companies that export using Standage's trade marunage package \u201cDigitrad\u201d since July 2024. In the future, we plan to provide this service to trading companies and major manufacturing companies, as well as support the creation of trade-related documents and extract product and price information through API linkage with the generated AI by the end of 2012. In addition, \u201cBoueki Cloud\u201d has been approved and registered as an invoice framework tool (order placement and settlement) for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's IT introduction subsidy, making it possible to cover part of the introduction costs with the subsidy.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u25a0Rising momentum for overseas business expansion due to the depreciation of the yen and \u201cDigitrad,\u201d a trade round-up service<\/strong>\r\n\r\nStandage is offering \u201cDigitrad,\u201d a service that provides a \u201ccomplete package\u201d of services from sales channel development to overall trade operations for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have difficulty exporting on their own starting in 2022.\r\n\r\nAlthough the constant depreciation of the yen has resulted in a steady increase in domestic exports, most of these sales are generated by large companies, and most of the approximately 3.5 million small and medium-sized companies in Japan are unable to generate overseas sales and are not fully benefiting from the yen's depreciation.\r\n\r\nStandage's Digitrad service, which will be available from 2022, will support SMEs that wish to expand overseas but find it difficult to do so with their own resources by utilizing Standage's trade structuring know-how and trade DX system.\r\n\r\nWith the recent depreciation of the yen, the needs of SMEs to expand overseas have been increasing, and as of the end of February 2024, the number of companies that have introduced this service has exceeded 150.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u25a0About \u201cBoueki Cloud,\u201d the Industry's First \u201cCRM for Trade<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDeveloping sales channels in the trade requires expertise, corporate and individual connections, and experience, as well as complicated operations such as extensive communication, information management, and management of numerical values, including prices.\r\n\r\nTherefore, the development and diffusion of systems and software that can centrally manage such operations is highly challenging, and individual business management using spreadsheets and other software has become the mainstream, making the delay in DX an issue for the industry as a whole.\r\n\r\nIn June 2024, Standage renewed its proprietary trading business efficiency system that it had been using for some time, adding new functions and updating the UI and UX.\r\n\r\nThis system, named \u201cBoueki Cloud,\u201d will enable visualization of the status of sales channel development and centralized management of all processes in the trade on the cloud, similar to CRM widely used in the sales and marketing fields.\r\nStarting in July 2024, Standage will sequentially begin offering \u201cTrade Cloud\u201d to \u201cDigitrad\u201d contractors that provide export support.\r\n\r\nWith \u201cBoueki Cloud,\u201d not only sellers of domestic companies but also matching and communication with overseas buyers can be completed on the cloud.\r\n\r\nIn addition, buyer information is stored in the system, preventing the system from becoming a gerrymandering or black box, and helping to further develop sales channels.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nStandage was founded by two former general trading company employees, and one-third of the company's workforce is comprised of former trading companies and other personnel with extensive knowledge of trade practices.\r\n\r\nThe company also has an in-house development department for a trade DX platform, which enables the system to directly reflect the workflow and requirements of the field, and has realized centralized cloud-based management in the area of sales channel development, which had been considered difficult to systemize.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u25a0Outline of \u201cBoueki Cloud\u201d Functions<\/strong>\r\n\r\n(1) Project Management\r\n\r\nSales channel development operations can be managed in project units and task progress can be shared using a Gantt chart. Tasks can be clarified for each assigned person, and all parties involved can grasp and track progress in real time.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n(2) Document Management\r\n\r\nDocuments related to trade can be collected in one place, uploaded, and organized.\r\n\r\nThe intuitive UI allows for smooth file searching and sharing, dramatically improving operational efficiency.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n(3) Matching with potential buyers\r\n\r\nBased on the buyer information accumulated and managed in the system, the system can match potential buyers with new sales channels.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n4) Chat function\r\n\r\nSeller companies, trade representatives, and buyer companies can communicate with each other via in-system chat. This reduces communication by e-mail and telephone, and enables efficient information sharing and quick decision making.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n(5) Order Receipt and Delivery Management\r\n\r\nIntegrated management of the flow and operations from order receipt to delivery.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u2465Schedule management\r\n\r\nGrasp at a glance regular meetings, deadlines, and other important events related to the project.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u2466Task Management\r\n\r\nOrganize detailed tasks that occur up to trade establishment, assign them to each person in charge, and visualize the progress by assigning priorities.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u25a0Future Prospects<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAs of July 2024, Standage will use the \u201cBoueki Cloud\u201d to share progress and export-related interactions with client companies, collect feedback, and continue to improve the system.\r\n\r\nWith a view to providing the system to trading companies and major manufacturing companies in the future, Standage will make improvements and add functions as needed.\r\n\r\nIn addition, we plan to implement an API linkage with a generated AI by the end of 2024 to support the creation of trade-related documents and extract product and pricing information.\r\n\r\nStandage will continue to develop various DX systems and provide solutions centered on trade, aiming to realize a prosperous world where all countries and companies can trade fairly."},"author":{"author_image":"","author_name":"","author_image_link":"","introduction":""},"production_published":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5444,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5432\/revisions\/5444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}