Abstract: Virtual restructuring methods according to the present invention provide a mechanism for a diversified company or a joint business enterprise encompassing a plurality of business units having a degree of autonomy over their business operations, and having their own business methods and legacy information systems, to nevertheless reach customers as a virtual intergraded entity, through a common portal and a single user interface.

Abstract: Virtual restructuring methods according to the present invention provide a mechanism for a diversified company or a joint business enterprise encompassing a plurality of business units having a degree of autonomy over their business operations, and having their own business methods and legacy information systems, to nevertheless reach customers as a virtual intergraded entity, through a common portal and a single user interface.

Abstract: Virtual restructuring methods according to the present invention provide a mechanism for a diversified company or a joint business enterprise encompassing a plurality of business units having a degree of autonomy over their business operations, and having their own business methods and legacy information systems, to nevertheless reach customers as a virtual intergraded entity, through a common portal and a single user interface.

Abstract: A system for virtual restructuring of a diversified company, or of a joint business enterprise, allows a plurality of disparate, autonomous business units within the diversified or joint entity that each may have its own business methods and information systems to nevertheless collectively reach, and market to, customers as if they were an integrated business entity. The system provides a common portal and single user interface that, in an illustrated embodiment, are supported by a presentation layer, a legacy applications layer that communicates with the information systems of the disparate business units, and an applications layer that intermediates between the presentation and legacy application layers.

Abstract: Supply Chain eTransformation transforms a Target Company into an ecompany ready to integrate an eSupply Chain Management Program. The strategy component develops a strategy for transforming the Target Company into the ecompany taking into consideration success factors, business challenges and vision of the eCompany. The design component designs an eCompany model based on key performance indicators. The building component builds the eCompany model based on the design designed and the strategy and developed. The operating component rolls out the ecompany model in the Target Company to transform the Target Company into an eCompany ready to integrate with the esupply Chain Management Program and providing a value assessment to ensure that the eCompany meets the success factors defined by the business challenges and vision of the eCompany.

Abstract: Supply Chain eTransformation transforms a Target Company into an eCompany ready to integrate an eSupply Chain Management Program. The strategy component develops a strategy for transforming the Target Company into the eCompany taking into consideration success factors, business challenges and vision of the eCompany. The design component designs an eCompany model based on key performance indicators. The building component builds the eCompany model based on the design designed and the strategy and developed. The operating component rolls out the eCompany model in the Target Company to transform the Target Company into an eCompany ready to integrate with the eSupply Chain Management Program and providing a value assessment to ensure that the eCompany meets the success factors defined by the business challenges and vision of the eCompany.

Abstract: Supply chain planning enhancement of transaction applied to a Target Corporation between a supplier and a customer enhances an e-business supply chain planning system. Demand and operations planning designs and implements a reliable end-to-end Collaborative Planning procedure. Order planning provides transparent planning and processing of customer orders. Delivery monitoring provides the demand and operations planning and order planning to a customer service level.

Abstract: Supply Chain eTransformation transforms a Target Company into an eCompany ready to integrate an eSupply Chain Management Program. The strategy phase develops a strategy for transforming the Target Company into the eCompany taking into consideration success factors, business challenges and vision of the eCompany. The design phase designs an eCompany model based on key performance indicators. The building phase builds the eCompany model based on the design designed and the strategy and developed. The operating phase rolls out the eCompany model in the Target Company to transform the Target Company into an eCompany ready to integrate with the eSupply Chain Management Program and providing a value assessment to ensure that the eCompany meets the success factors defined by the business challenges and vision of the eCompany.

Abstract: An on-line catalog system provides a customer with access, over a communications network, to the offerings of disparate business units of a diversified company or a joint business enterprise. Although the information systems of the business units will, in general, differ from one another, the provision of a common portal and a mechanism for allowing the common portal to access the content of the potentially disparate information systems of the business units enables an on-line catalog system through which a customer can access product or service data originating from the differing information systems of the plurality of business units in a unified fashion as though dealing with a single business entity.

Abstract: A system for virtual restructuring of a diversified company, or of a joint business enterprise, allows a plurality of disparate, autonomous business units within the diversified or joint entity that each may have its own business methods and information systems to nevertheless collectively reach, and market to, customers as if they were an integrated business entity. The system provides a common portal and single user interface that, in an illustrated embodiment, are supported by a presentation layer, a legacy applications layer that communicates with the information systems of the disparate business units, and an applications layer that intermediates between the presentation and legacy application layers.

Abstract: Virtual restructuring methods according to the present invention provide a mechanism for a diversified company or a joint business enterprise encompassing a plurality of business units having a degree of autonomy over their business operations, and having their own business methods and legacy information systems, to nevertheless reach customers as a virtual intergraded entity, through a common portal and a single user interface.