2018, Wölfle, Ralf

In recent years, the development of information technology has reached a new level of evolution. It should be noted, however, that digitalization and digital transformation are not fundamentally new phenomena. A phase marked by strong digitalization, for example,was the result of the increased business use of the Internet in the early 1990s. The era of e-business began. The focus was on the digitalization of cross-company processes, which also brought new business models and interlinked value-added structures. Against the background of current developments, the question arises as to what role e-business now plays in digital transformation. The aim of this chapter is to show the current developments in e-business and their relationship to digital transformation. Following an introductory clarification of concepts and a consideration of the importance of mobile computing, the classic areas of e-business are addressed, in particular e-commerce, e-procurement and e-organization. The results show that e-business has

2006, Leimstoll, Uwe, Wölfle, Ralf, Schubert, Petra

Die Neoperl-Gruppe fertigt und vertreibt Sanitärzuberhör weltweit. Die Präsenz auf internationalen Märkten erfrordert die Ausrichtung des Produktportfolios an regional unterschiedlichen Kundenbedürfnissen. Daraus resultiert eine hohe Variantenzahl. Um Produktion, Vertrieb und Logistik wirtschaflich zu halten, kombiniert Neoperl eine zentrale Hochleistungsproduktion mit dezentralem Vertrieb und Assembling. Ein mandantenfähiges ERP-System mit einer verteilten Datenbank schafft die nötige Flexibilität, um diese internationale Strategie effizient umsetzen zu können.