allied consultants - business to business (b2b) integration
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The deck introduces the B2B / EDI Integration practice of Allied Consultants - a technology consulting firm. http://alliedc.com/services/business-intelligence/ Rosettanet Chemical Industry Data Exchange (CIDX) PIDX (Petroleum industry data exchange) HL7 , HIPAA SWIFT X12 EDIFACT ebXML OAGIS Odette, EDIFICE, STAR, EIDX AS2 FTPS, SFTP UDDI, XML, WSDL, SOAP, W3C IBM TLOGTRANSCRIPT
B2BE-Commerce
Accelerating solutions for e-commerce
©2012 Allied Consultants - all rights reserved
B2B E-CommerceAccelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
About Allied• Consulting since 2001• Focused on Business Intelligence, Application Integration, Mobile and
Web development• Offices in Alberta, Canada and Indian Subcontinent• 25+ architects with a broad partner network of specialists based around
the world• 10 years of experience in the Mid-sized market• Industry Agnostic
Company
Clients
Channel Partners
History
• Over 2 decades of consulting experience
• Diversified into Legal Education Consulting
• Diversified into IT in 2001
• Growing at over 100% a year since 2007
• Comprehensive partner network of over 50 local
companies for expertise not available in-house
• Core values remained the same through the years:
– Small. Smart. Fair.
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
IT - Practice Areas
• Enterprise Application Integration• Business Intelligence• Web and Portals• Mobile Development
Predominantly Microsoft Focused
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
What is e-commerce
• Connecting to your business partners electronically
• Integrated Supply chain• Supplier• Customers• Warehouses• Banks• Logistics and Shipment
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Standards
• Rosettanet• Chemical Industry Data Exchange (CIDX)• PIDX (Petroleum industry data exchange)• HL7 , HIPAA• SWIFT• X12 • EDIFACT• ebXML• OAGIS• Odette, EDIFICE, STAR, EIDX• AS2• FTPS, SFTP• UDDI, XML, WSDL, SOAP, W3C• IBM TLOG
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Systems Experience
• ERPs , xRMs• EPICOR, ADP Taxware, Dynamics, SAP, Sage
X3, Oracle EBS, Sales force, SugarCRM, AccountMate, PeachTree, Quickbooks
• IBM• DB2, Mainframe CICS, MQ Series
• Cloud• Cortex, ADP, Elemica, LinkedIn, Facebook, ADP,
Basware• Banking
• MiSys Equation, TCS BANCS, BankTrade
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Advantages
• Faster Order cycle time• Reduced Inventory• Faster Collection• Reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)• Elimination of Paper Invoicing and Storage Costs• Increased Process Control• Speed up Dispute Resolution• “Transactions will allow you to automate that chain, leading
to estimated cost savings of EUR 10 to EUR 40 per invoice annually adding up to nearly EUR 240 billion within the EU area alone!”
• Go Green• Electronic Archiving• Web-Based Invoice Approval Workflow• Invoice Handling Time Reduced from app. 3.9 minutes to less
than 10 seconds
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
B2B value proposition
• Reduce cost of operations
• Seamlessly Scale business growth
• Customer differentiation
• Tighter collaboration with partners for increased
product innovation
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Accounts Payable Integration
• Receive messages in your vendor’s format. These could be• Industry standard formats like EDI, Rosetta net, PIDX, CIDX etc…• XML files• Excel or flat file sources• Supports Credit and Debit Invoices
• Display invoices in your format (InfoPath)• Easy, user editable solution
• Customize your workflows• Editable workflow format• Editable business rules
• Integration with ERPs• Web services (basic)• Any system (enterprise)
• Integrated document management • Role based security• Search (content and metadata based search)• Archiving policy
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Invoicing
• Retrieve Invoices/SOs/Pre-paid Orders from your ERP
• Databases (basic)
• Any system (enterprise)
• Customizable workflows
• Approval workflows
• AR, Sales, Field officers, Warehouse Integration
• Integrated document management
• Role based security
• Search (content and metadata based search)
• Archiving policy
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Editions
• Two versions• Standard:
• Common requirements• Low price (~$10k)
• Enterprise: • Any source/destination system• Policy based document management, search and
archiving• Support for industry standards (Rosettanet, EDI, PIDX,
CIDX..)• Connectivity to gateways (ADP, Cortex, • Priced to customer’s specific requirements• Optional Reporting• Role based security
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Technical Capabilities
• Microsoft BizTalk Server
• Microsoft WCF, WWF
• Microsoft Host Integration Server
• IBM WebSphere ESB
• IBM Data Stage
• SharePoint Server 2010
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Differentiators
• Experienced consultants who understand the
business problem, not just the technology
• Average developer has about 8 years of experience
• Vast partner network for best-in-class delivery
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Alberta Pipes
• 2 year long project building an integrated supply chain with partners and customers
• PIDX Implementations with 13 customers on the Cortex and ADP cloud gateways
• Warehouse Integration with Pelican flat files• Reduced processing times from a week to a few hour
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
AceLynk
• Integrated a custom product with the US Custom’s department mainframe (CBP ACE)
• Legacy EDI messages delivered over secure MSMQ• Integration and transformation to various transactions
in the CBP Inteface• Enabled AceLynk/Commerce Generation to become
one of only 18 vendors able to connect to CBP electronically
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Canadian Tire Company - Marks
• Connected IBM Websphere commerce server with a custom fulfillment system
• Connected with IBM WS ESB over an enterprise service bus to CTC
• Product Metadata Integration using IBM Data stage
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Other Competencies
• Enterprise Application Integration– B2B – Connecting Business Partners
Electronically– EAI – Connecting applications within the
organization• Business Intelligence
– Data Warehouse Design– Data Quality Assessment– Dashboards
• Mobile Development
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Engagement Models
• Fixed cost : You get a fixed quote for an application– Lowest Risk, Lowest Hassle
• Time and Material: Charging by the hour. Best suited for projects where the scope is not clear or an iterative SDLC is preferred.– Flexible, More control
• Team Incubation : Customer can chose to host a team at Allied, managing them directly and paying local rate salaries– Lowest Cost, Maximum Control
B2B E-Commerce Accelerating solutions for e-commerce enablement
Call to Action
• Talk is Cheap• We’ll give you 2 weeks of free services to try
us out• If you don’t like what we can do, you don’t
pay