Program Schedule

PROGRAM COMPONENT:

Day 1: Implementing Purchasing, AP and AR EC/EDI/XML Programs
Examines various models for utilizing at least 12 procurement and AP/AR related ANSI x!@ and equivalent EDIFACT, HTML, and XML/ebXML documents with tiers 1,2 and 3 trading partners across domestic, international, and trading block boundaries. Representative applications include, but not limited, to: industry-wide exchanges and auctions, JIT, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS), Open Buying on the Internet (OBI), Utilities, and, Automated Replenishment and closed-loop Supply Chain, streaming video and other bandwith intensive applications.
Day 2: Implementing Logistics EC/EDI/XML Programs
Examines various models for utilizing close to 100 logistics related ANSI X12 and equivalent EDIFACT messages, web HTML and XML/ebXML documents that support the provisioning, movement of products and services through supply chain. Representative applications include, but not limited, to: 3PL, warehouses, fulfillment centers, containers, port authorities, trucking, rail, ocean, air freight, freight forwarding, packaging, insurance, financial, postal services, customs, EPA, DEA, and othe regulatory agencies.
Day 3: Implementing Financial EC/EDI/XML Programs
Examines various models for utilizing at least 10 financial related ANSI X12 and equivalent EDIFACT messages, HTML and XML/ebXML documents with tiers 1,2, and 3 trading partners. Representative applications include, but not limited, to: bill presentment, human resources, healthcare, JIT, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS), OBI, Utilities, Taxation, Automated Replenishment and closed-loop Supply Chain, streaming video an dother bandwith intensive applications.
Day 4: Auditing EC/EDI/XML Programs
Lecture and audit best practices based on case studies and models developed by each work group — develop a program auditing, strategy, methodology, control, security, legal, disaster recovery, business resumption, and others. Minimum categories for case studies are: process improvement opportunities, status quo, ticking timebombs, and failures.
Day 5: Managing EC/EDI/XML
Programs Lecture on program and project management best practices; and, based on case studies and models developed by each work group — develop a program/project plan that will include, but not limited, to: objectives, budgets, sponsorship, steering committee, organization, training, financing, protocols, piloting, full production roll out, information gathering, integrating various technologies (HTML, XML/ebXML, EDI, OBI, and others), business process re-engineering, and others.