| Customer:
Aventis Pharma Hellas
Challenge:
- Integrate Aventis Pharmas business processes with business partners in automating manual tasks that required information lookup and exchange, resulting in delays and inefficient use of resources
- Provide a seamlessly integrated solution incorporating Aventis Pharmas current IT infrastructure (SAP/R3 ERP, Oracle RDBMS) with that of its partners (Oracle RDBMS, Oracle-based ERP, proprietary systems)
- Meet strict time-to-market business integration requirements
Applications:
Aventis Pharma required robust solutions for automating the following business processes with its business partners:
- Payment / Check Management
- Product returns handling
- On-line order management
- Monitoring and administration for the above applications
Key Business Challenges:
Minimize handling delays and costs, minimize errors, and improve high level view to management.
Key Technical Challenges:
- Seamless integration of the various EISs with minimum business partner impact
- Minimization of IT solution complexity
- Quick system response in communicating with the SAP ERP back-end located in Germany
- Easy maintenance and expandability
Solution:
EBS designed and implemented a set of solutions, applying standard software engineering methodologies that allow rapid development, integration and deployment in a multi-vendor and distributed IT environment. Involved products and technologies included IBMs Websphere Application Server, SAP Business Connector, XML/Webservices, and Oracle RDBMS. The delivered solution met the business goals with proven flexibility and can be easily expanded to accommodate changing business needs and additional requirements.
Technology:
Back-End EISs: SAP R/3 ERP, Oracle-based ERP, Oracle RDBMS
Application Server: IBM Websphere
Integration: Web Services / SAP BC / Axis
Software Architecture: Full J2EE* 1.3.1 3-tier approach
*Java 2 Enterprise Edition
Value for Aventis:
- Reduced operational costs
- Reduced costs of contracted services of business partners
- Better quality of service for employees (real-time access to information) enabling them to make better informed decisions
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