E-Business Supply Chain Software

Essay # 16483

Business > Companies
Business > Industries
Business > Information Mgmt. and Systems

This paper discusses the use of software to solve problems in companies categorized as "supply chain", multiple, mass-market stores that supply various items usually at a discount.

2,420 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses i2, which is a value chain management software to control transportation and distribution that is used at Best Buy and IBM WebSphere which is an open infrastructure software to improve the e-business infrastructure and improve customer service that is used at Home Depot. The paper details these software companies and the supply chains featured.This paper includes a glossary of terms.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Best Buy and i2's Transportation and Distribution Management Software
Home Depot and IBM WebSphere Open Infrastructure Software
Conclusion
Glossary

From the Paper:

"i2 was founded in 1988 by Sanjiv Sidhu and Ken Sharma. It started based out of a small 2-bedroom apartment in Dallas where the first program was written. Since then i2 has grown to earn more than $1 billion in revenues. They have 40 offices worldwide where they employ a total of 4,890 employees. Currently i2 has more than 1,000 customers and 500 deployments in 2001. That same year they reported a pro forma net loss of $149,013,000. This is not uncommon, at this time, for many companies are currently experiencing losses due to the slump in today's economy."

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E-Business Supply Chain Software (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-E-Business-Supply-Chain-Software/16483