Large corporations that sell complete products may consist of many autonomous divisions. To aggregate numerous commerce activities among these divisions and to provide a unified storefront (i.e., a hub) can be convenient for business partners to purchase products. In this paper, we present a 2-tier solution for aggregating sell-side activities. The advantages lie in two folds. For the customer, our solution provides a single entry point allowing easy navigation and one stop shopping. For the large corporation, it provides a centralized control over catalog management and order processing to reduce redundant web investment, and yet allows customers to configure products locally at individual divisions.
By: Shiwa S. Fu, Shyh-Kwei Chen, Jih-Shyr Yih, Florian Pinel, Trieu C. Chieu
Published in: RC22349 in 2002
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