An internet-based logistics management sy stem for enterprise chains N. Prindezis, C.T. Kiranoudis School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University, 15780 Athens, Greece Received 13 September 2003; received in revised form 20 December 2003; accepted 27 January 2004 Available online 10 December 2004 .Dev eloping the internet-based application tool Web services offer new opportunities in business landscape, facilitating a global marketplace where business rapidly create innovative products and serve customers better. Whatever that business needs is, Web services have the flexibility to meet the demand and allow to accelerate outsourcing. In turn, the developer can focus on building core competencies to create customer and shareholder value. Application development is also more efficient because existing Web services, regardless of where they were developed, can easily be reused. Many of the technology requirements for Web services exist today, such as open standards for business to-business applications, mission-critical transaction platforms and secure integration and messaging products. However, to enable robust and dynamic integration of applications, the industry standards and tools that extend the capabilities of to days business-to-business interoperability are required. The key to taking full advantage of Web services is to understand what Web services are and how the market is likely to evolve. One needs to be able to invest in platforms and applications today that will enable the developer to quickly and effectively realize these benefits as well as to be able to meet the specific needs and increase business productivity. Typically, there are two basic technologies to be implemented when dealing ...
