In the manufacturing field, many companies are often involved to make a final product and no one company can stand alone. Using e-business applications and modern technology in the supply chain environment allows companies to experience better productivity and a more accurate time to market.

To ensure smooth operations and an uninterrupted supply chain, an ideal situation is to have all your suppliers connected to a supply chain management system.

The RosettaNet standard makes this possible, even though each supplier is on a different computer system or uses different software.

And TM Net Sdn Bhd can help you to collaborate with your supply chain partners in real-time by RosettaNet standards to participate in a global economy.

Earlier in March 2003, TM Net’s parent company, Telekom Malaysia Berhad, signed a collaboration agreement with DELL and B-Global Corp to develop the next generation of supply chain solutions: Intelligent Supply Chain (ISC) Management. This Trade Engine technology utilises the RosettaNet standards for forecast, order management and finance collaboration between supply chain partners.

Under the collaboration, TM Net will provide Internet broadband access hosting facilities, e-commerce and application services for the Trade Engine platform which enables the intelligent supply chain.

TM Net, DELL and B-Global will also determine the implementation and deployment of the Trade Engine solution, which will run on DELL enterprise systems.

The Trade Engine Solution is a pragmatic platform to deploy RosettaNet standards, which will streamline the processes between trading partners and suppliers. Through the Trade Engine platform, the suppliers can afford to participate in the global supply chain using RosettaNet standards.

TM Net will host the RosettaNet-enabled Trade Engine through its online service provider, Netmyne. The electronic Trade Engine will link to suppliers using highly secure RosettaNet messages across the Internet.

The technology is based upon Dell’s best of industry business processes and can be rapidly deployed across an entire supply chain in weeks rather than months or years as is typical.

By using the Trade Engine for your supply chain management needs, you reduce your stock holdings, a benefit that can save you money, which you can then pass on to your customers.
Your suppliers or you, as a supplier, will also know when and how much to deliver and can also commit to more accurate delivery times. And you can also leverage on Dell’s experience with the Dell business model.

The solution can also help you to save time and money by not having to create your own trade engine for your suppliers, as TM Net provides you with a ready-made total solution. You can have further savings by having TM Net host the service for you.

TM Net will offer this service allowing you to concentrate on your business, while TM Net takes care of any technology changes or updates for you.

Besides hosting and applications, TM Net also offers you a one-stop solution and service by being able to bundle in computers and the necessary tools and applications that you need to help you get online.

And you don’t have to worry about Internet connections as TM Net offers you multiple ways of getting connected, such as with tmnet streamyx or tmnet direct.

Computimes – Tuesday 12 August 2003