Providing temporary use of a web-based software application to connect chemical suppliers to its customers and to manage the sale and distribution of chemical and other products; providing temporary use of a web-based software application to manage and process customer orders, order fulfillment, product returns, warranty information, and other customer requests for the sale and distribution of chemicals and industrial products; providing temporary use of a web-based software application to generate customized data reports for the sale and distribution of chemicals and industrial products; providing temporary use of a web-based software application to compile and analyze data for the sale and distribution of chemicals and industrial products; providing temporary use of a web-based software application for use in customer relationship management, supply chain relationship management, product management, planning and forecasting, pricing analysis, marketing, market research and customer service management for the sale and distribution of chemicals and industrial products.;