Enterprise Applications
XML4Java has experience of building a variety of Enterprise applications:
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- XML-based Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
- Business Intelligence (BI)
- Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications aggregate data and business processes of an enterprise into a unified system.
ERP applications are the most common enterprise applications that manage important business resources like human resource, machines, and inventory. ERP applications also manage business workflows such as work orders, accounts, and payrolls.
For example, in one of our ERP projects we implemented various workflows of a Hospital Management System (HMS). We implemented a front-desk management module that allowed patients to avail different types of services.
The XML4Java team also implemented a doctor’s assistant module that helps doctors in writing a prescription. An in-patient management module allowed the hospital to keep medical records for later usage. HMS as a whole provided an aggregated view of all activities taking place in the hospital.
We also implemented Production Management System (PMS) for a manufacturing company. PMS is used in managing manufacturing resources like machines, human resources, and raw materials etc. XML4Java’s ERP implementation for PMS is used to schedule, define, and manage work orders in the company. It also helps in allocating resources on work orders and tracking allocation history of manufacturing resources.
XML-based Supply Chain Management (SCM)
SCM solutions help applications cross enterprise boundaries to talk to customers, partners, and suppliers.
XML4Java provides XML- and Web Services- based SCM solutions. We have experience in building XML adapters and messaging solutions for SCM applications.
For example, in one of our SCM projects for a tour operating company we defined message schemas and implemented their adapters to communicate with different hotels, car rental service providers, and travel agencies. Our SCM solution allowed the tour operator to check availability of free rooms in different hotels and reserve the rooms for their clients. Similarly the tour operator was also able to communicate with different car rental companies to book cars for their clients.
In another SCM project for a production management system, we designed XML message structures as external interfaces for other systems (such as ERP applications of vendors) to communicate with the production management ERP module.
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
EAI is another common business requirement that is used to integrate different enterprise applications.
XML4Java has the expertise in using standards, tools, and technologies to integrate disparate workflow solutions. XML4Java can help you in data and process integration.
In one of our EAI project for a pharmaceutical company, we designed an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) to integrate multiple workflow applications. We implemented the ESB layer to integrate production and sample testing workflows, in order to provide an aggregated view of production batches and their respective testing results.
Business Intelligence (BI)
Enterprise applications normally produce huge amounts of data, which can be analyzed to extract useful patterns. These patterns represent valuable information.
We have experience of implementing BI in the health care industry to analyze drug consumption patterns during different parts of the year for different communities. This can help in planning drugs production.
Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Content of an enterprise includes all electronic documents such as letters, reports, memos, e-mails, receipts, invoices, accounts, manuals, images, and faxes etc. Enterprise content can be stored in several types of data stores such as relational databases, directory servers, and file systems.
We have built several content management applications. For example, in one of our ECM projects, we integrated back-end data of an enterprise into its portal. Enterprise content consisted of engineering data (such as design documents) as well as marketing data (such as product brochures). Our ECM solution allowed engineers, marketing personnel, and customers to access enterprise content according to their respective business roles.
