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Opportunities in business to business systems

9 September, 2015 - 10:50
Editors: Maha Shakir (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates) and Guy Higgins (New York Institute of Technology – UAE Campus, United Arab Emirates)
 

Learning objectives

  • Describe what a B2B system is and why such systems are important in the modern economy;
  • Define the concept of Integration in terms of information systems and discuss why it is important to the modern business organization;
  • Describe what an ERP (or enterprise) system is and why such systems are important in the modern economy;
  • Define the concept of Supply Chain in terms of external integration and discuss why it is important to the modern business organization;
  • Describe several technologies (EDI, E- Marketplaces, Web Services) in current use in B2B systems; and,
  • Discuss both the opportunities arising from the adoption of B2B systems and the challenges to their implementation.