Architecture Features and Functions
These systems are all about the platform architecture--open access, adaptive, and deploy the most universal approach. Supply chain management concerns integration with disparate businesses, so proprietary approaches (such as ERP platforms) introduce more layers and hence latency into the processes.
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- Real-time publish subscribe architecture
- Adherence to industry standards including UCC and RosettaNet
- Use of open tools and architectures
- Delivery layer allows role-based design, data access, and semantics
- Delivery protocols with a GUI approach
- Web server layer
- Application server layer
- Data source adapter and integration techniques
- Web integration services
- Role-based workflow management
- Notification protocols with devices supported
- Mapping and remapping techniques
- Customer-install solution delivery
- Hosted solution delivery
- Traditional security for users and hierarchy support
- Security across trading partner network
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Supply Chain Event Management Features and Functions
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