Information for suppliers
And what does AODP mean for you as a supplier?
AODP offers new possibilities to gain access to the digital market. The process of selling and delivering digital goods via Internet will be redesigned. Thereby, the new system will provide the technical means for decentrally organized transactions via internet on the basis of existing, efficiently working structures. Suppliers and retailers can retain their functions and special fields and at the same time expand their business. Thus, with this innovative technology, they can participate in the market's development in a totally new way.
The market for digital sheet music is still young and full of possibilities, and with AODP the industry has the opportunity to shape it. Expansion into digital sheet music is a natural evolution of the sheet music market. AODP is new, innovative and allows the industry partners to be a part of a healthy digital market.
Transparency for suppliers
With AODP a publisher saves and provides their own master data. AODP allows them to remain the producer and distributor of their own goods.
The publisher not only has a physical warehouse for their goods but also a something like a "digital warehouse". Therefore they always remain in control of their products. This leads to more transparency over all sales and billing. Promotional actions, marketing, price - the supplier retains control over all of these things.
A digital market means growth in the industry
You don't think the digital and physical markets have anything in common? That's not true. Both are a part of your business. The digital market should not replace the sale of physical products, but rather complement it. By applying the right tools, the new market for digital goods can be integrated into the physical market. New product ranges can be developed and even speciality product lines can find their way into the market. For the end customer this means a larger variety of exciting offers.
What's new about the digital sale with AODP?
The sale of digital goods is nothing new. However, a new decentral infrastructure with AODP brings new opportunities to market participants.
First, picture how physical product are sold. The suppliers (publishers) print and stock editions of sheet music and deliver them to retailers.
The retailers offer and sell these goods to their customers. Many different partners participate in this process.
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AODP – A virtual connection for trading partners
AODP is a new internet protocol developed in the context of the NNND project. The "Automatic Ordering and Delivery Protocol" (AODP) facilitates the
process of communication between supplier and retailer. Order and delivery of digital products can take place decentrally, automatically and safely via AODP.
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