Reference Architecture
1. The eBIZ-TCF Reference Architecture aims to enable interoperability between existing systems and organisations. Achieving it, would lower the threshold for starting e-Business both for large enterprises and for medium and small actors in the supply chain and would also encourage technology suppliers to provide better support and services for e-Business. It can be used as reference both for new e-Business implementations and by existing users needing to modify their systems or to achieve interoperability with others.
2. As main initial requisite, wherever possible, the architecture’s specifications are based on existing public standards and already running experiences; further standardisation developments are outside the scope of the project, nevertheless the involvement of European Standards Organisations (ESOs) has been pursued.
In general terms, the project does not aim to develop or validate a new technology or a new software but aims to setup an approach to foster eBusiness adoption (eAdoption) in two sectors dominated by SMEs through a work of harmonisation that is strongly aware of the standardisation achievements.
3. The key features of the architecture:
-Based on past experiences of existing communities of users and European and International public standards.
-Inclusive approach: open, designed to support many models and many solutions (ASP, P2P, Hub…).
-Public and usable: public and usable specifications to reduce the gap between standard experts and company managers and technicians.
-Scalable: of value to small and medium enterprises as well as large organisations.
-Targeted to real needs: the different requirements of manufacturing networks and of production to retail relationships.
In short the architecture aims to create a favourable environment to establish a collaboration between manufacturers and between manufacturers and retail organisations.
4. Presently the final version of the report “Architecture Report for eBusiness harmonisation in Textile/Clothing and Footwear sectors” is available: published in December 2009, its contents have been revised and integrated from the feedbacks received from the 17 pilots of the eBIZ-TCF project.
This document should be assumed as the technical reference in order to tackle the objectives of eBusiness harmonisation in Textile Clothing and Footwear initiatives aiming to join eBIZ-TCF.
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