The boundaries of the high tech industry continue to expand as
electronics are increasingly embedded in automotive, medical and
aerospace products. But what are the implications for e-commerce
standards which are becoming increasingly specialized for industry
sub-sectors? This session will offer insights and observations on
the challenges of e-commerce beyond borders
Delivering Commerce Across Borders - What can other bring to the
table?by Christian Harupa of DHL
Many management consultants, investment bankers and
business strategists have advised clients to focus on their core
value proposition to their Customers. Companies should focus on what
they do best – bring the best product to market, be ever focused on
satisfying the Customer needs or have the most operational efficient
organization. So if a Business focuses on its core value, where do
they get the rest to complete their business proposition? Simple –
outsource, buy it or rent it. This presentation examines various
aspects of delivering eCommerce capability across borders and what
value can be gained by not having a complete electronic commerce
solution as part of their core capability.
Intel’s Global Business Network Integration Strategy and OAGi HT
Council Updateby John
Cartwright, Director of Business
Network Integration for Intel Intel’s
global Business Network Integration strategy is changing. Intel is
changing from a one format fits all paradigm to being relatively
agnostic about the implementation of standard supply chain business
models. What is the role of EDIFICE, EIDX, RN, OAGi, and other
organizations in our global integration strategy. Will provide an
overview of how Intel’s infrastructure is changing to support a
heterogeneous B2B environment and the role OAGi plays in that new
infrastructure
The convergence of the physical and financial supply chain
by Steven Keifer, of GXS
As international trade continues to grow, business leaders need to
develop strategies for both the physical and financial aspects of
their supply chains. This session will explain the new concept of
“Supply Chain Finance” and how electronics manufacturers can apply
these principles with Asian vendors and Eastern European
distributors
Best Practices in enabling SMEs - How to simplify eCommerce and
address geographical, industry and technology complexitiesby Tom Varghese Senior
Global Product Manager at
GXS
For most high tech companies, implementing suppliers beyond their
top 20% is very challenging since 100% participation is necessary to
obtain the maximum benefit from their investment in their
e-initiatives. Global partners introduce several key challenges
including different geographies, time zones, languages and support.
Today’s session will focus on solutions that can enable SMEs around
the world
RFID Global Standards
by Martin Treder of DHL
Identification and labeling of packages is a critical
area for collaboration between seller and buyer, between warehouse
and point of sales. The usage of proprietary standards in labeling,
bar-coding and RFID often impacts interoperability between the
parties of a transaction. This can be overcome by using ISO
standards. The presentation outlines some ideas and explains what
DHL Express is doing to support this development.
e-Invoicing in Europe - the Current Playing Field
by Tony Nisbett of IBM
e-Invoicing is a highly topical subject in the
European Community now that the Single Euro Payment Area launch has
focussed banks further up the supply chain. Tony will outline the
activities that are underway to "normalise" the playing field.
B2B without Borders: Reassessing the Challenges after 8 years of the
21st Century - by
Bryan Larkin, Director of Strategy and Marketing for GXS This
presentation will highlight how our perception of supply chain
automation and B2B is changing based on rising fuel costs,
inabilities of technologically challenged companies (especially
suppliers in emerging regions), and the drive towards
line-of-business functionality. Will include findings from AMR
Research and Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum
UN/CEFACT Core Components Update
by Gunther Stuhec of SAP
A holistic B2B approach, in the complete value chain
via industries and countries, is still a big challenge. There still
exist too many different structures and representations for same
semantics. Especially the human readability XML leveraged this
dilemma. This presentation will show, why CCTS could be very helpful
and beneficial for solving issues. But the user will learn that CCTS
is not enough. Adoption is highly required, and this presentation
shows how the SAP is currently adopting CCTS. This presentation
gives also an outline how these CCTS libraries could be effectively
develop together in a community and by support of a revolutionary
tool. This will be demonstrated by the prototype "CCTS Modeler Warp
10".
Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Supply
Chain and Core Platforms Strategy by
Robert Meshew of Microsoft Managing Microsoft’s aggressive growth and increasing product
complexity requires a Enterprise Architecture that enables
flexibility, decreases time to market and is enabled by standards.
Our infrastructure has been reengineered on top of the core
foundational building blocks: Integration, Data
Management, Portal and Workflow
SAP Integration of RosettaNet quoting
by Sophie Ranson Operational Excellence
Manager at Silica and Jerry Slegers Business Analyst, Quote Centre, Distribution
Europe at NXP Semiconductors This is a joint demo of Avnet and
NXP on their current process for RosettaNet
quoting.It
will describe the process from quote request to quote confirmation
step by step, embedding RosettaNet
functionalities
Product
Data Quality
by Kevin Knight Account Manager Product Data Quality at GXS The presentation covers the importance of Product Data Quality in
the value chain, the challenges faced by many companies
in satisfying the growing consumer demand for accurate product
information and how leading edge companies are adapting their
processes and implementing solutions to improve their bottom line
and meet the needs of their customers.
The need for responsiveness in an uncertain world: multi-channel
distribution and the virtual supply chain by Andrew Manning, Principal Architect at Infosys This session will cover some of the trends
and drivers that are shaping supply chains, requiring them to
become more agile and demand driven, across the world.
1) Drivers for change: ·A ‘flatter’
world… and increasing complexity ·Increasing
connectivity and mobility ·Environmental concerns and the need for efficiency
2) Some of the mechanisms for realising virtual supply chains: ·Collaboration approaches ·Unified
communications between people and ‘assets ·Improvements in integration between
companies
3) An example of global multi-channel distribution
Report from the Global Distribution Supply Chain Optimization
(GDSCO) Workshop in Phoenix, AZ - January 22nd 2008
- by Eric Pannekeet of Fairchild Semiconductor GDSCO is a project in collaboration with EIDX
Legal Aspects of eCommerce Supply Chain Solutions by David Marsh, IP, IT and Electronic Business Law Consultant E-commerce technological supply chain management
developments inevitably raise new legal issues. RFID raises
particular challenges from a data protection perspective,
covering central issues such as profiling, product
identification, codes of conduct, de-activation and stock
management and inventory controls. Application issues also
involve employees' privacy, staff management, product tracing,
ranging, data sharing, standards and electronic frequency and
passive/active systems concerns. David Marsh will review these
problems and discuss the latest thinking from a legal
perspective as regards codes of conduct, EU regulations
and national legislation. He will also analyse the underlying
issues of the facilitation of the technology against the
constraints to it created by regulation/legislative concerns.
Multi channel communication, fulfillment and visibilityby Carol Newton, Head of Global Customer Integration Supply
Chain Management at DHL Businesses have long been challenged to offer 100% communication
connectivity to their Trading Partners and Customers. By not
supporting a multi-channel approach to Customer integration,
Businesses are unable to offer and support business processes in
a cost effective, efficient manner. By changing the approach on
how Business systems are created and delivered, a Business may
present a coherent and consistent business process view to its
Customers through an integrated communication channel. This
business process centric approach can benefit by focusing on
reusable business processes and components accessed in a layered
architecture style. The integration platform that enables the
multi-channel communication, fulfillment and visibility must
display certain characteristics and will have demonstrable
business benefit. By adopting this approach for conducting
commerce with Customers, a Business may gain in lower
operational costs, increased revenue streams and less time to
deliver new Business Services or adapt to changing Customer,
Business requirements. An added benefit to the business process
centric approach is that it allows Businesses to participate in
collaborative Supply Chain activities and support new business
models
Global Supply chain trends and issues
by Owen Tucker, VP Marketing at E2open Increased reliance on trading partners adds complexity to supply
chain management and drives a need to evolve business processes
across the extended network. This session will focus on the top
strategic actions that best-in-class companies are taking to respond
to these market pressures and the role that organizational
structures, business processes, and supply chain and integration
technologies play. E2open vice president Owen Tucker will unveil
results of a new research study involving over 500 leaders in the
automotive, aerospace & defense, consumer products, process
manufacturing and high tech manufacturing industries conducted by
the Aberdeen Group and sponsored in part by E2open.
Global eInvoicing with local compliance – How to get smooth audits
and eliminate non compliance risksby Anders Hellermark, CEO
and Christiaan van der Valk, VP compliance at Trustweaver This presentation will show how to overcome
the growing tension between global consolidated data flows and
fragmented national law. TrustWeaver will give a hands-on demo of an
e-invoice tax audit in a multinational environment, showing how the
entire invoice lifecycle can be made auditable using modern
e-signature techniques and web services. By applying
country-specific security processes and making the results
verifiable from a central point in the transaction flow, companies
can cost-effectively set and enforce compliance strategies and best
practices throughout their supply chain. The presentation will
address questions such as: What is the tax inspector really looking
for? How do I set and manage an appropriate regulatory risk level?
How to design a compliant e-invoicing flow without compromising
compliance? What are today’s best practices for e-invoicing and how
will they evolve?
Supply Network Collaboration with focus on Outsourced Manufacturingby
Anita Leitz, Business Development Manager in Supply Chain Management
Consulting at SAP
There is a strong trend to outsource the manufacturing in order to
be competitive for the future. Unfortunately the companies do
experience a real pain with outsourcing. Supply Network
Collaboration (SNC) supports the outsourced manufacturing by
improving the visibility into the Supply Chain and increasing the
collaboration with partners.
Financial Supply Chainby Mark
Nathan of IBM Banks have offered Trade Finance to assist international trade for
many years. However, over the past 10 years, international trade
has moved to open account, with the result that increasing financial
pressure and risk is put on the suppliers. This presentation
explains supply chain finance as it is offered today, (domestic and
international) how we see the market potentially developing and the
benefits to the parties involved.
Vendor Managed Replenishment
in High Technology industries
by Richard McCluney VP Supply Chain at E2open An overview of current vendor managed
replenishment practices used in hi-tech industries. The talk will
include a process overview, contractual elements, deployment
strategies, the role of technology, typical key performance
indicators, and trends moving forward.
B2B Integration in the Telecom Equipment Supply: Impact,
Applicability, and the Role of the RosettaNet Standard
by Jouni Kauremaa of Helsinki University of Technology Results from a study of B2B integration in the telecom equipment
supply, between OEMs and telecommunications operators, are
presented. Evidence is drawn from two in-depth OEM-operator case
studies, six mini cases of B2B implementations, and a survey to B2B
experts at five OEMs and four European operators. Conclusions on the
impact and applicability of B2B in the study context are discussed,
along with findings on the role of the RosettaNet standard. The
study was funded by the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and
Innovation (TEKES) and a company consortium including Nokia
Networks.
EIDX Update
by Ryan Kraudel, Senior Manager of Global Industry and
Product Marketing at GXS and
Board of Governors Member at EIDX. Ryan, as Board of Governors member at EIDX will present the EIDX
organization’s activities. One of the objectives is to explore a
possible collaboration with the EDIFICE organization on common
points of interest
RosettaNet Update
- Penang Conference Report and GS1 Integration status by
Donald Tsusaki of RosettaNet The RosettaNet Board of Governors has for the past several
months been looking at next steps for RosettaNet. Of paramount
importance is to proactively ensure the continued growth and
vitality of the standard and its usage. The RosettaNet update for
the 103rd EDIFICE Plenary will highlight the results to date of
those discussions and upcoming activities that will determine the
course of RosettaNet’s future
FedEx B2B Strategy
by Stefan Schwerdtle of FedEx
A
look on FedEx and its B2B Strategy, introduction of the tools and
applications to meet our customer’s needs and the support provided
by FedEx.
Technology as enabler for B2B Integration
by Jochen Schäfer of webMethods
For decades business processes were restricted
to the capabilities and offerings of IT. IT has been seen as
inflexible, cost-intensive and slowing down the implementation of
new processes. By now IT is ready for end-to-end Business
Integration enabling visibility, adaptability and pro-active
optimization based on a common language of business and IT.
Evolution of DHL's Information Supply Chain by
Damian Bere of DHL An introduction to the evolution of DHL's
Information Supply Chain, through the use of information and service
oriented integration as a foundation to develop a flexible
infrastructure to provide truly on-demand business-to-business
services. This presentation takes a look into how we harmonise the
internal foundations of our enterprise with strong B2B frameworks
such as RosettaNet that guide the way we interact with external
parties.
ODETTE and Automotive Supply Chain standardisationby John Canvin Managing Director of
ODETTE International
This presentation
provides a brief background to the Odette organisation which sets
standards and recommendations for B2B and Supply Chain
communications in the automotive industry. It will highlight some of
the latest activities in Production Forecast and Inventory
Management, the use of RFID for tracking and tracing of returnable
packaging and in vehicle distribution, XML for messaging and recent
work with Carriers and LSPs, amongst others.
Global Logistics Visibilityby Ryan Kraudel of GXS A dilemma has
emerged in high tech supply chains that is impacting manufacturers’
ability to seize market opportunities and meet increasingly- complex
customer needs. Product lifecycles are shrinking as customers’
preferences continue to change and customers’ expectations continue
to rise. Meanwhile, manufacturers have outsourced much if not all
of the physical manufacturing to low-cost regions, greatly expanding
the physical distance between the source of supply (primarily China
and Southeast Asia) and the source of demand (primarily the United
States and Western Europe), which has reduced supply chain
responsiveness and visibility. This presentation will describe how
the supply chain dilemma is impacting business results; how leading
companies are regaining supply chain visibility and responsiveness;
and how companies are increasingly competing on global supply chain
capabilities.
ADC - Automatic Data Capture
by Erich Guenter of IBM and Heinrich Oehlmann of Eurodata Council
Understanding Automatic Identification Technology & Standards,
Global Unique Identification Scheme; License Plate and RFID
BILL-eInvoicingby Tony Nisbett of IBM
Understanding compliance and preparing for an e-invoicing tax audit
S&D - Suppliers & Distributors
by Eric Pannekeet of Fairchild Semiconductor
Business Process and B2B Technical Standardization for Distribution
Channel Management
SAP - SAP Integration
by Helmut Hartstock of, Nokia Siemens Networks
Swift Code integration and Business scenarios, SAP Monitoring tools
Nokia Inbound Logistics &
Material Planning - Processes and Utilization of RosettaNet Standards
by Henrik Nyman [This presentation has not been released for publication]
Other Presentations:
Key Note speech by Matti Heikkilä, Vice
President Consumer Sales at Nokia
