Learning objectives of this chapter include: Describe business-to-business e-commerce, explain why ERP is essential to the success of a company engaged in e-commerce, describe what an application service provider (ASP) does, describe how ERP is delivered to users by an ASP,. | Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning 2nd Edition Chapter 8 ERP and Electronic Commerce Chapter Objectives Describe business-to-business e-commerce Explain why ERP is essential to the success of a company engaged in e-commerce Describe what an application service provider (ASP) does Describe how ERP is delivered to users by an ASP Describe Web services and SAP’s NetWeaver Describe the unique components of NetWeaver Explain why accessing an ERP system through a Web browser is efficient Define XML and its significance to ERP Define RFID and its future role in logistics and sales Introduction Competing effectively in high-volume e-commerce may not be possible without the infrastructure provided by ERP Integrating ERP systems with the Internet is becoming easier with new technologies like Web services and XML ERP systems are becoming more affordable as smaller companies “rent” ERP services Changed “internet” to “Internet” (2nd bullet, line 1) Electronic Commerce Background E-commerce is the conduct of business over the internet Most business growth on the Internet has been business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, rather than business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce B2B sales are expected to approach $1 Trillion in Europe by 2006 B2B e-commerce is transforming the way companies work with each other—especially for commodity products Capitalized “e-commerce” (1st bullet) capitalized “internet” (1st bullet, 1st subsection, line 1) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Companies have been able to transfer purchase orders electronically since the 1960s through a system known as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), originally using telephone lines EDI networks are expensive, so many companies subscribe to value-added networks (VAN), an intermediary Internet-based network EDI messages are standardized business transactions that follow a specific computer protocol Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Benefits of EDI include: Costs of paper, printing, and postage have . | Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning 2nd Edition Chapter 8 ERP and Electronic Commerce Chapter Objectives Describe business-to-business e-commerce Explain why ERP is essential to the success of a company engaged in e-commerce Describe what an application service provider (ASP) does Describe how ERP is delivered to users by an ASP Describe Web services and SAP’s NetWeaver Describe the unique components of NetWeaver Explain why accessing an ERP system through a Web browser is efficient Define XML and its significance to ERP Define RFID and its future role in logistics and sales Introduction Competing effectively in high-volume e-commerce may not be possible without the infrastructure provided by ERP Integrating ERP systems with the Internet is becoming easier with new technologies like Web services and XML ERP systems are becoming more affordable as smaller companies “rent” ERP services Changed “internet” to “Internet” (2nd bullet, line 1) Electronic Commerce Background .
