[ebBP] 5/10/2004: BPSS Implementation Opportunity in Japan

["Monica J. Martin" <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

I received these detailed inputs from ECOM in Japan about the use of
BPSS, that I thought would be of interest to our team (Dale for
implementors [1]).

[1] Yukinori Saito <y-saito@ecom.jp>

>.....member of RosettaNet Japan, told me that RosettaNet is
>studying both BPSS and BPEL.......JEITA developed ECALGA specification recently. They adopted BPSS for business process management functions.
>
>......Business process management on BP conversion.........
>(1) Business process management functions in industries
>We (at ECOM WG activities) have surveyed Actual condition or situation of EC
>(Electronic Commerce) at SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) in Japan.
>Only 10% SME has introduced EC system in the companies.
>Even for EC introduced companies, the usage percentage of EC is only 4% at
>the view point of the numbers of trading companies.
>For the rest of the percentage, they use Fax (Facsimile) for business.
>SMEs are troubled by the fundamental functions of e-business.
>We thought that the big needs and the first target to promote EC at SMEs is
>the basic function of EC. That is basic procurement functions. To say it by
>another word, electronic procurement functions using standard business
>documents (e.g. Order, Order Receipt).
><<<<<The automated business process functions to use ebXML BPSS at industries or
>SMEs are next step items. In case of JEITA industry, they developed the next generation sophisticated EDI system adopting BPSS recently. The ECALGA system adopted BPSS to
>actualize SCM system in the industry. This is capable to be done only by the big industry like
>JEITA. The normal or small sized industries have not enough power, money, and time to
>develop SCM system including the automated business process functions like
>JEITA.>>>>>
>
>(2) Business process management on BP conversion system
>I think that the business process management on BP conversion system will be
>done manually.
>At first step, the automated business process management on BP conversion
>would be difficult.
>
>Best Regards,
>Yukinori Saito
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