Business, case studies
...tly benefit from enterprise application integration systems. 2) Corportate Express can use the system to help with it’s suppliers with inventory information and payment plans. For example, the supplier will have be able to get a updated print-out of what products the company needs based on inventory a lot quicker than it used to. Best Buy the supplier will benefit from the system by will put the system into affect to make financial transactions run more smoothly with it’s suppliers. For example, if the supplier wants to know how much inventory it recently delivered and how much the company will need it will be able to get the information from Best Buy faster. This can be included with financial transactions that the two companies recently completed and how much activity may generate in the future based on inventory. 3) Major challenges that business face when implementing EAI initiatives is getting all of the businesses programs to work together efficiently. Also, since EAI systems are fairly difficult and a newer concept it is difficult to train staff to work on and keep up the systems. It will take even longer for most of the companies employees to learn the systems. To gain a competitive edge in business I feel it is essential for companies to implement this system. To meet the challenges will be difficult. The firm may have to hire experts with Enterprise Application Integration systems to develop a system to work for their company and to train the employees for the user interface and up k...