Web Services In The Supply Chain Information Exchange

Supply Chain Management, which makes resources integration among different enterprises, connects separate resources together and makes a cooperation among enterprises. The harmony of Supply Chain is built on the basis of effective information interchange and share. In Supply Chain application, on the one hand, clients hope that they can get commodity information from different suppliers easily, therefore, they will choose a proper supplier, make orders, and then look over the state of orders till they receive their goods. On the other hand, suppliers hope that they can collect clients' information together. However, because of different systems and languages, information interchange problem need to be solved.Web Services are new system structures and distributive calculation standards, which provide an open and effective framework. Web Services use the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) , and services will be realized through interchange among Service Provider, Service Requester and Service Broker. Therefore, we can make information interchange over different languages and different platforms.An important aspect of Web Services in Supply Chain Management is information interchange and system integration among enterprises. In Supply Chain area, systems in different enterprises are different, so we have to make separate systems cooperate with each other and realize seamless communication and information share.An information interchange framework based on Web Services is put forward in this article. And a practical system is designed to prove the framework's feasibility. Web Services are used in Supply Chain area, therefore, suppliers can register themselves and their electronic services, and indicate technique criterions. So suppliers' service is advertised, and can be easily found by clients. Meanwhile, clients can look for services from different suppliers and choose a proper supplier. Information interchange problem is solved by Web Services, which make information interchange accurate and effective, and suppliers and clients will have a fluent communication.Dynamic enterprise application structure , which is based on Web Services, can meet the demands of Supply Chain information interchange, and support the fast changing services. In this article, Web Services are used in Supply Chain Management, which will solve information interchange problem effectively, and have very important value.