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Web Services

Web Services. Barcelona, October 2002 Frank Bermann fraber@fraber.de Dipl.-Ing (RWTH-Aachen), GeM (ESADE). Contents. Introduction Types of Web Services WS-Implementation. Introduction. What are Web Services?.

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Web Services

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  1. Web Services Barcelona, October 2002 Frank Bermann fraber@fraber.de Dipl.-Ing (RWTH-Aachen), GeM (ESADE)

  2. Contents • Introduction • Types of Web Services • WS-Implementation

  3. Introduction

  4. What are Web Services? • Web Services are direct computer-to-computer communication, based on Internet and XML technologies • Same as EDI, but 5-10 times cheaper Company B Company A ERP ERP Internet XML XML

  5. Example: Dell • Certain computer components lose half of their value every 3 months. • Maturing Market: PCs becoming commodity, high price pressure • JIT (reduce stock of critical components) • Collaborative demandplanning Dell Client

  6. Internet Sales (www.dell.com) • Build to order (get trends) • Propagate demand and production information to the providers Example: Dell What did Dell do? Provider Provider Dell Client

  7. Eliminated HP and Compaq from main-stream market Example: Dell Results: HP Compaq Provider Provider Dell Client

  8. Types of WS

  9. The Connected Supply Chain Whosale Distributors Logistics Providers Suppliers Manufacturers Customers Logistics Exchanges Supplier Exchanges Customer Exchanges Virtual Manufacturers Contract Manufacturers Information Flow Goods Flow Logistics Providers Source: AMR, 2000

  10. The Connected Supply Chain 5 4 3 2 1 Providers Manufacturers Distribut. Clients

  11. 5 4 3 2 1 B2C Commerce or Wireless Distribution Chain Services Intra-company distributed systems services Supplier Network Services Services amongst suppliers Types of Web Services

  12. How to Implement?

  13. Catalonian Pymes? • Dell is a large and sophisticated company. • The Dell systems are based on EDI • WS are 5-10 times cheaper then EDI • WS don‘t need technological sophistication

  14. Providers Microsoft • Introducing .Net with all new Windows version. Bill Gates says that .Net is as important as the introduction of Windows. • „.Net“ is the base of Passport and many other services. IBM • Competition to M$, aligning all of its products with Web Services (Java, WebSphere) • „Web Services Toolkit“ released to the public domain

  15. Players Basically Everybody • XML and WS is being adopted as the future standard for systems intercommunication • SAP uses WS as interface to its system • OMG, EAN, … Standardization Associations • ebXML, OASIS, OMG, EAN, … • Basically every industry association

  16. The Future

  17. Hype or Revolution • Java (successful) • Slow adoption (Back-Office) • Early support from many players Hype (Media) Adoption (Users) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

  18. Hype or Revolution • Webcasting “Marimba” (failure) • Fast adoption (Front-Office) Hype (Media) Adoption (Users) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

  19. Hype or Revolution • Web Services (???) • Very slow adaptation (Back-office) • Even more support than Java Hype Adoption 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

  20. http://www.fraber.de/ mailto:fraber@fraber.de tel: +34 609 953 751

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