Next Generation Application Integration: From Simple Information to Web Services

Supply Chain Standards Moving Forward

As we move toward a more real-time enterprise and a real-time economy, the use of supply chain standards will become more pervasive. Indeed, we can foresee a day when all information systems within a trading community exchange information and leverage common processes, thus automating all aspects of the supply chain, including ordering, billing, shipping, production, and logistics.

As we move forward with supply chain integration, the challenge is to get everyone on the same set of standards. Standards bodies are competing for hearts and minds, and movement toward standards is slow. It's clear that most enterprise architects understand that some standards can be risky, but to not move toward standards is ...