The document discusses supply chain management and supply chain systems. It describes the key phases of a supply chain as procurement, processing, and delivery. Supply chain management involves monitoring, controlling, and facilitating supply chains, while supply chain systems are information technologies that support supply chain management. The document also discusses options for businesses setting up websites, including installing their own web servers or using a web hosting service.

2. supply chain consists of three major
phases: procurement of raw materials,
processing the materials into intermediate
and finished goods, and delivery of the
goods to customers.
supply chain management (SCM)
involves monitoring, controlling, and
facilitating supply chains.

3. supply chain management (SCM)
systems are information technologies
that support SCM.
SCM systems have been instrumental
in reducing manufacturing
costs, including the costs of managing
resources and controlling inventory.

4. supply chains on the web means
connecting a company’s SCM
systems to their suppliers and
buyers via Internet allowing them
to participate directly.

5. electronic data interchange (EDI)
systems to exchange documents
electronically with business partners.
 set standards for data formats
 EDI networks are owned and
managed by value-added network
(VAN) companies
XML allows companies to set standards
for data exchange

8. web site: web pages that make
up information and links.
internet server: a computer
connected to the Internet
backbone.

9. Businesses have two choices
for a Web site:
installing and maintaining their
own Web servers
contracting with a Web hosting service

10. Installing and maintaining Web servers…
load balancing
transfer data requests from a busy
server to a less busy server.
pure-play
company whose entire business is online.
mirror servers
servers with duplicated content.
brick-and-mortar
company that owns physical stores and a
Web site.

11. Installing and maintaining Web servers…
gives business greatest degree of
control
obtain a high-speed physical link to
the Internet backbone

12. Installing and maintaining Web servers…
Roles of a specialist:
purchase a server (or multiple servers) for the
company
connect it to the Internet through a high-
speed dedicated line
register a domain name for the site
install the proper software for managing the
server and creating Web pages
specialists “scale up” the server system when
the business grows
handle issues such as load balancing to
ensure quick response and to minimize the
probability of site crashing

13. Using a Hosting Service…
web hosting is a web server managing service.
Several types of Web hosting:
shared hosting: stores the client’s Web site
on the same physical server as other clients
virtual private hosting: simulates a single
server, allowing a client to have its own
domain name
dedicated hosting: client has exclusive use
of an entire physical Web server
co-location: server owned and managed by
a client is co-located with other clients’
servers in a secure physical location

14. Using a Hosting Service…
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- full control of the - clients: no need
content (root access) to employ
advantages
- inexpensive - full control of the - fewer restrictions on hardware and
- use templates for virtual server storage space and network
building pages - own domain name transactions specialists
- service: transaction - servers split into many - only one site resides - no need to spend
& payment addressable servers on the disks, no other money on secure
site can affect its location for
functionality the server
- client can’t maintain
its own domain
name
disadvantage(s)
- business share the
~
same server &
storage - costly - most expensive
- limited space
- a problem in one site
affect the
functionality of other
sites