"Drop Ship Network" is an Internet website, which is used as a portal to source manufacturers to retailers. The drop ship network responsibility would be the middle man who brokers deal with manufacturers to ship products directly to end consumers at competitive rates. The"Dealers" are the retailers or clients that purchase from the drop shipper network by logging in to the portal through a website using a user name and password.

From the front end of the drop ship network website it simply looks like a general company website with products information. However, once the retailer logs into the portal it's a whole new experience. The retailer can instantly gain access to tasks such as placing orders, tracking orders, adding funds, checking prices and all the necessities needed to make a successful transaction without ever having to call customer service. This allows the retailer to have the comfort of a 24 hour "on demand" order processing. The benefit that is usually unrecognized is that this alone can eliminate your phone call volume by 70%. A step closer to achieving a "Just In Time" system (JIT) of operations.

In the portal, retailers will also find tools such as:

• Point of Sale System - This is a touch screen program which can be loaded in a retailers store to offer a full list of the manufacturer's product information. Inventory and Price can be customized accordingly to show on the screen.
• Auction Generator - This program will help the retailer list the manufacturer's products in minutes (no matter the quantity) on marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon, etc. In fact, the retailer will be able customize the templates and choose which products they want to sell right from this program.
• Website Building - The portal is designed to integrate the manufacturer's data into various shopping carts. If you have a retailer who owns a website or wants to build one, the portal can transfer live data to them in the format they desire or build a website for them from scratch to promote the manufacturer's products.
• Education - It is always nice to educate your retailers, this creates brand loyalty and market expertise on the manufacturer's behalf. MimoUSA has over 15 hours of video tutorials and over 100 articles which teach retailers about Search Engine Marketing, Business Management and methods to be successful in the their industry (Automotive).
• Dealer Assistance - The portal supports affiliate and mentor programs. An Affiliate program is where one retailer can sign up another retailer and receive a one time payout. The Mentor program is when retailer A (mentor) helps a new retailer B throughout his lifetime as a member. In return retailer A receives a small % from all the sales that retailer B makes through the manufacture. (This program completely eliminates long phone calls between the retailer and the manufacture customer service. New retailers have the will be more persuaded to participate in the manufacture program where otherwise they would never consider). Forums are also a social network that is on the portal which allows retailers to communicate with each other on a daily basis.

SCE hosts the portal for MimoUSA (www.mimousa.com) and the same technology can be offered to anyone who desires to be the next Drop Ship Network.