eBiz - TCF
Harmonizing E-Business Processes: A Single e-language for the Supply Chains of the European Textile, Clothing & Footwear Industries- The Greek Pilot
Abstract
The project had the objective of testing and demonstrating the benefits of harmonized business processes and data exchanges for SMEs in the clothing/apparel industry. It did so by applying the reference architecture of the eBIZ project at the SME end user level and by testing and demonstrating the potential integration and interoperability of the proposed architecture with existing information systems. In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the project set forth a number of discrete research, software development activities, these being the following:
–Studied, evaluated, provided feedback and proposed updates to the eBIZ reference architecture in order to make the necessary adjustments to ensure its compliance with the end user particular needs. In that way, the eBIZ reference architecture supported -in a more efficient manner- the elaboration of the end user’s technical specifications.
–Determination of the pilot final scope according to specific user needs, reference architecture mandates and applicability and usefulness of the selected messages to be exchanged and business processes to be covered in the project.
-Application of the eBIZ-TCF reference architecture in a proof-of-concept implementation applied to the industrial partner in Hungary.
The application involved:
-Installation of ebXML messaging software endpoints at the sites of the producer and business partners.
-Establishment of ebXML collaboration protocol agreements between the participants. These agreements will be based on standardized business processes. The definitions for these standard processes will be expressed as ebXML business process, provided by the eBIZ-TCF project.
-Use of these collaboration agreements to configure messaging endpoints.
-Developing a sample integration between the ERP software of the participating users with the messaging software.
-Execution of some sample document exchanges using the PoC as a platform. The documents will adopt as much as possible the recommended standards (Moda-ML, Texweave, UBL)
-Evaluation of the feasibility of the architecture, benefits and results.
PI: Prof. Stavros Ponis
–Studied, evaluated, provided feedback and proposed updates to the eBIZ reference architecture in order to make the necessary adjustments to ensure its compliance with the end user particular needs. In that way, the eBIZ reference architecture supported -in a more efficient manner- the elaboration of the end user’s technical specifications.
–Determination of the pilot final scope according to specific user needs, reference architecture mandates and applicability and usefulness of the selected messages to be exchanged and business processes to be covered in the project.
-Application of the eBIZ-TCF reference architecture in a proof-of-concept implementation applied to the industrial partner in Hungary.
The application involved:
-Installation of ebXML messaging software endpoints at the sites of the producer and business partners.
-Establishment of ebXML collaboration protocol agreements between the participants. These agreements will be based on standardized business processes. The definitions for these standard processes will be expressed as ebXML business process, provided by the eBIZ-TCF project.
-Use of these collaboration agreements to configure messaging endpoints.
-Developing a sample integration between the ERP software of the participating users with the messaging software.
-Execution of some sample document exchanges using the PoC as a platform. The documents will adopt as much as possible the recommended standards (Moda-ML, Texweave, UBL)
-Evaluation of the feasibility of the architecture, benefits and results.
PI: Prof. Stavros Ponis
