A global standard basis for XML business solutions

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Best business practice in a digital age
A global standard basis for XML business solutions
James Whittle Simpl-EDI Project
Manager James.Whittle_at_e-centre.org.UK
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Association for standards and practices in
electronic trade
Business Process Modeling
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A global standard basis for XML business
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Presentation Overview
Business Needs
The Future
XML Business Solutions
Simpl-EDI
EDI Heritage
The Value Chain
Global definitions
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Business Needs
Technology is to corporate life what the nervous
system is to human life. It wires together
disparate parts of the organization, allowing
them to progress together toward a common goal
rather than remain hopelessly disjointed (F. J.
Gouillart Transforming the organization 1995)
Technology is to corporate life what the nervous
system is to human life. It wires together
disparate parts of the organization, allowing
them to progress together toward a common goal
rather than remain hopelessly disjointed (F. J.
Gouillart Transforming the organization 1995)

• Competitive advantage through robust and
  integrated business systems

• Systems which facilitate complex business in
  a simplified, standard and open manner

• e business as a flexible solution for all
  sizes of organization

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EDI Heritage
1. Proprietary standards
2. Birth of UN/EDIFACT
3. Modeling
Proprietary standards
Simplification
Birth of UN/EDIFACT
EDI Heritage
Modeling
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The Value Chain
Why simplify the value chain?

• Consumer expectations mean MORE products and
  SHORTER life-cycles

• The virtual enterprise is a reality the prime
  motive of the supply chain is no longer cost but
  VALUE

• Organizations like Zeneca and Nestlé are
  increasing competitive advantage through
  technology

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The Future

• Application to application, workflow enabled
  e business solutions

• Open, simple and cost effective global e
  business solutions for all sizes of organization

• Flexible, simple format based on United Nations
  messages

• Global businesses believe XML to be the biggest
  opportunity for inter-business e commerce..

HOW CAN THIS BE ACHIEVED?
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Simpl-EDI

• Analyzed core business processes using modeling
  techniques ensuring rationalization

• Based message development upon implementation
  expertise, simplification and harmonization

• Resulting in compact messages which have
  assimilated the UN/EDIFACT standard basis but
  provided a Vision for the millennium

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Global Definitions

• Internationally agreed data definitions will
  facilitate simpler trade procedures

• Definitions will apply to web based solutions
  and traditional EDI applications

• These definitions have been derived from
  extensive business analysis

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Simpl-XML

• The issue lies with EDI business semantics

XML

• Full UN messages can be overly complex and will
  not facilitate the semantic link between EDI
  and XML

• Simpl-EDI provides the semantic bridge to link
  UNSMs with the eXtensible flexibility offered
  by XML

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DISCUSSION
My contact details
James.Whittle_at_e-centre.org.UK
Further details available at
www.e-centre.org.UK