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T. Vitvar

Abstract

We discuss how strategy, vision, technology, development approach, current trends over the Internet, and customer specifications were balanced together to achieve the e-business solution implemented in a large, European-oriented enterprise. First, we discuss the key discriminators for the future of a distribution and supply chain over the Internet. Accordingly, we describe corporate e-business concepts as the initial proposal for interoperability of the company’s and customers’ resources. It draws up specifications, boundaries and directives that must be obeyed to achieve comprehensive integration of the enterprise with its business partners in all countries. We propose an incremental development approach, which consists of a number of phases (sub-projects

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