Fisher integrates its "bricks and mortar" infra-structure with new-economy technologies; Sales via Fishersci.com and the company's other e-commerce channels continue to grow, and reached 14% of total sales in 2000; Fisher utilizes advanced procurement technology to enhance the company's sophisticated logistics network, which includes more than 40 distribution centers worldwide.



Technology Leadership
For more than 30 years, Fisher has been a leader in
e-commerce procurement technology that enhances its distribution and customer-service capabilities. The company uses technology to streamline processes, improve efficiencies, build a robust fulfillment infrastructure and drive down procurement costs, all of which create significant value for its customers.

The company continues to enhance its premier Web site, fishersci.com, one of the fastest growing, technologically sophisticated B2B e-commerce sites in the world. This Web site provides an interface between our customers' resource-planning, procurement and accounting systems and Fisher's order-entry, customer-service and logistics networks.

Fisher has also established Alchematrix Inc., a wholly owned e-commerce subsidiary. Like its parent, Alchematrix serves the business-to-business supply-chain needs of the research, healthcare, science-education and safety markets, but differentiates itself by providing a vendor-neutral marketplace for customers.