Prototype of a Decision-Modeling System

Flexibility of the integration layer directly affects the ability to incorporate new supply chain units in the supply chain. Standardization and usage of the open web based technologies are primary enablers of rapid integration in the face of supply chain configuration. For example, web services and XML based standards such as ebXML and RosettaNet are widely used (Nurmilaakso 2008 Ahn et al. 2012). 

The prototype decision-modeling system implements some of the ideas explained above, as well as those represented in the architecture of the decision-modeling system (Chap. 5). 

10 Infoimation Technology Support for Configuration Problem Solving 

This prototype decision-modeling system has been applied in several supply chain management studies reported in Part IV of this book. The main advantages provided by the system include the following  

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