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WORKING GROUP SESSION:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002 PUB
TALK: THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2002 CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERT:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2002
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As a result of a series of programs fall 2001, the Center is hosting a Working Group during 2002 on "Dynamic Information Integration." A group of 10-12 continuing, invitation-only participants will analyze and discuss various aspects of dynamic information integration over the next several months, including: • The role
and importance of explicit models FOURTH
WORKING GROUP SESSION Dr. Heisterberg will discuss Collaborative Commerce (cCommerce) as a strategy for the next stage of eBusiness evolution. cCommerce business practices enable trading partners to create, manage, and use data in a shared environment to design, build, and support products throughout their lifecycle, working separately to leverage their core competencies together in a value chain that forms a virtual enterprise. Sustainable competitive advantage may be realized by adoption of cCommerce strategies and business models. Today, forward looking enterprises are seeking to achieve the benefits of cCommerce by leveraging the Internet as an enabling technology in order to transform their core business management decision making practices. These realtime enterprise value propositions are based on managing information rather than inventory. The business case for cCommerce is predicated on information technology (IT) investments to facilitate collaborative business practices with shared data and visibility information that will improve decision effectiveness. Supply chain operations that involve actions outside the enterprise's four walls require monitoring and measuring trading partner performance as never before, in part, due to virtual enterprise integration of the core competencies across the value chain. In order to realize this new capability, enterprises must re-engineer their decision making processes in such a manner so that they are able to adapt to the dynamics needed to synchronize supply with demand. Decision makers must be able to evaluate performance across the virtual enterprise using common metrics in order to make effective decisions for guiding value chain strategies, directing logistics tactics, and managing operational activities in a timely manner. As cCommerce evolves as the mainstream eBusiness strategy for effective value chain management, the re-engineering of management decision-making processes becomes the critical success factor for enterprise profitability and growth in the 21st century. The following questions -- among others -- will be discussed, over wine and light hors d'oeuvres: • What
is the business case for re-engineering the strategic, tactical,
and operational management decision-making process? FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION Dr. Venilde
Jeronimo
At this Pub Talk, come hear about the exciting new voice applications being developed at SAP. The Voice Center, established in January 2001, is comprised of industry-leading technology, application, and business development experts in what is one of the most visible initiatives at SAP. Mr. Kim’s discussion will include how SAP utilizes existing speech recognition technologies and open standards, such as VoiceXML, to develop a broad range of voice-enabled SAP solutions that will benefit a variety of industries, including manufacturing, utilities, and retail. By incorporating self-service voice solutions into the enterprise, companies will be able to increase their customer service satisfaction ratings while reducing costs significantly. ABOUT RENE RODRIGUEZ ABOUT THE VOICE CENTER FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION
At this Challenge-The-Expert, come interact and "challenge" Rod Heisterberg on Collaborative Commerce (cCommerce) as he identifies it as the key strategy in the next stage of eBusiness. cCommerce business practices enable trading partners to create, manage, and use data in a shared environment to design, build, and support products throughout their lifecycle, working separately to leverage core competencies in a value chain to form a virtual enterprise. Sustainable competitive advantage may be realized by adoption of cCommerce concepts and critical success factors as well as a strategic planning methodology that incorporates the use of a balanced scorecard with supply chain management metrics to affect an adaptive planning process for value chain optimization. Leading enterprises have created a business case to realize the cCommerce value proposition by promoting the critical success factors to deploy Internet technologies for internal and external data sharing; provide loosely coupled application interoperability via Integration Hubs across the value chain; focus on core competencies for collaborative business practices; and build virtual enterprises on trusted value chains to redefine competitive advantage. The following key issues for the development of the next generation eBusiness strategies will be addressed and opened for "challenge" for an interactive discussion during the second hour of the program: • What
is Collaborative Commerce and Why Should I Care? ABOUT
ROD HEISTERBERG ABOUT
ROD HEISTERBERG ASSOCIATES FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION & REGISTRATION Ms. Claire Kahrobaie
The Pub Talk begins at 6 p.m. The Pub gathers 80-100 mid- to high-level executives every week and, as always, is a great place to come and meet people from the Silicon Valley and all over the world. Representatives from small start-ups and major companies to venture capital and academic join in the exchange at the Center's Pub. It's...
For directions, please visit http://www.worldinternetcenter.com and click on directions. The dress is casual and there is no fee to attend. Just bring your good ideas! Companies with an interest in giving a Pub Talk or obtaining additional information about current Center programs and services should contact Dr. Venilde Jeronimo, the Center's Senior Director, Client Services (mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com). For inquiries about upcoming Center programs, send an email to mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com For further information on the Center's Sponsors and Knowledge Network Partners, visit their Web sites: EXECUTIVE
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