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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Extra Case


Strategies for Purchasing and Support Activities

Introduction

General Electric
GE Lighting

Purchasing, Logistics, and Support Activities

Purchasing Activities

Digi-Key
Global Computer Supplies
McMaster-Carr
Milacron
Newark Electronics
Neoforma
Office Depot
Staples
W.W. Grainger

Logistics Activities

FedEx
J.B. Hunt
Ryder Systems
Schneider Logistics
UPS

Support Activities

Atrieva
CyLex Systems
Docent
DigitalWork
HotOffice
MicroAge
Online Benefits
PayMaxx
TheTrip.com

Network Model of Economic Organization

Network Economics
     (University of California - Berkeley)

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Electronic Data Interchange

Emergence of Broader Standards

Data Interchange Standards Association
     (DISA)
Extol
     (Source for ASC X12 and UN/EDI FACT transaction set specifications.)
Harbinger.net
     (Source for ASC X12 and UN/EDI FACT transaction set specifications.)
UN/EDI FACT

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Value Added Networks

General Electric Information Services
GPAS
Peregrine Systems (formerly Harbinger)
IBM Global Services
Kleinschmidt
Sterling Software

EDI on the Internet

AT&T  IP Services
Bottomline Technologies
Commerce One
DynamicWeb Enterprises
EC Company
IPNet
VanTree

Supply Chain Management

Value Creation in the Supply Chain

National Association of Purchasing Management
Supply Chain Council

Technology in the Supply Chain

BOC Gases
Boeing
Boeing PART
Dell Computer
PPG Industries

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Software for Purchasing, Logistics, and Support Activities

Enterprise Resource Planning Software

Baan
J. D. Edwards
Oracle
PeopleSoft
SAP

Business-to-Business Commerce Software

Ariba
ECXpert
LiveCommerce
Net.Commerce
SellerXpert
Site Server
Transact

Supply Chain Management Software

Manugistics
RHYTHM

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Exercises

Exercise 1

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

Exercise 2

General Electric Information Services
GPAS
Peregrine Systems (formerly Harbinger)
IBM Global Services
IMS Network
Kleinschmidt
Sterling Software

Exercise 3

Open Buying on the Internet Consortium
RosettaNet

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Additional Resources

American Vacuum Society's Buyers Guide
Archives of the EDI-L Mailing List
     (An e-mail list devoted to EDI issues.)
BioSupplyNet
Boatstore.com
Broadband Guide
Buyer's Guide for Chemicals
Chemdex
Clarke, R. "Introduction to EDI"
CIO Magazine Electronic Commerce Resource Center's EDI Page
Computer Reseller News E-Business Section
e-Chemicals
EDI on the Internet
     (Internet Engineering Task Force EDI-Internet Interaction Working Group.)
EDIFECS Commerce
     (Offers some ASC X12 EDI standards for download.)
ElectricNet
EXTOL EDI Resources on the Internet
Feed Industry Search Engine
TPN MarketplaceTM
(formerly General Electric Trading Process Network)
Harbinger Business-to-Business E-Commerce Resource Center
HRWorld
IBM e-business Services
MariNet
Medical Design Online
MetalSales
MetalSite
Raman, D. "EDI as the Backbone of Electronic Commerce,"
     (Web Developer's Journal, December 8, 1998.)
Taiwan Packaging Buyer's Guide
TIA Interactive Buyer's Guide
Uniform Code Council
U.S. AID Office of Procurement
U.S. Department of Defense Electronic Commerce Navigator
U.S. Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office
     (Includes some links to EDI information.)

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