Electronic Business Flow Management
The creation of the new EBFM business process model is inclusive of alternate supply sources that are dynamically balanced through the inventory and distribution control systems of an organization. This constant information flow from a multitude of sources provides the ability to create an AOT inventory model. Supply outages, forecast with information from the EDI engines, will be pre-empted by rapid and automatic re-direction to supply alternates. This forecasted supply outage will trigger sophisticated inventory supply engines driven by the EBFM business model to generate additional EDI transactions that will alter existing purchase orders or transportation mechanisms (i.e. placement of an ocean cargo on the next Boeing 747 out of Hong Kong). This process will enable a smooth and consistent performance of both the service and hard goods business cycle from raw materials through manufacturing to final consumptive delivery.
Danish,
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Supported Technologies
OS/400,
AIX,
DEC OpenVMS,
HP/UX,
Solaris/Sun OS,
MVS(OS/390),
Windows XP/2000/NT
Lotus Notes/Domino,
XML
Software, ASP Hosted, Open Source, Web-Based (Browser)
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Pricing
Other
125,000 to 1,250,000
EBFM@msc-inc.net
407-856-1691
Consulting Services Contract and Support
Resources
Additional Product Information
Traditional Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Just In Time (JIT) inventory management have merged with the focus on Internet Global e-Business to produce a new business process model: Electronic Business Flow Management (EBFM). This new business process model utilizes the traditional EDI infrastructure to form the foundation mechanism for electronic information flow that now feeds the Always On Time (AOT) inventory model. JIT is no longer sufficient, having been developed as an inventory reduction method; it has produced critical inventory shortages, which have been introduced into the process flow model by supply disruptions (strikes, inclement weather, wars, etc.). AOT represents a mechanism to insure that supplies (for manufacturing, distribution, and sales) are always available. This is accomplished by sophisticated inventory forecasting models, which in turn are fed constant information on supply availability and delivery schedules through EDI interfaces (both traditional EDI and the new Internet Global e-Business engines).