ADR
The European Agreement concerning the International
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Geneva, 30 September 1957).
Apollo
The SAP/Apollo Project intends to standardize and
harmonize internal business processes and to support ERP.
B2B connection
Business to Business connection.
BLA
Business Logistics Analysis.
Catalogue Buying
Non-strategic suppliers with many different
products place a catalogue online, from which clients and partners can order
via eBusiness.
CEB
DSM Corporate E-Business Department.
ChemConnect
Connectivity hub and online auction house for
chemicals and raw materials.
CICT
Corporate Information and Communication Technology
(Department).
CMR
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage
of Goods by Road (Geneva, 19 Mai 1956).
Collaboration Tools
The DSM tools for collaboration with
partners, suppliers and clients (Web Conferencing and Team Rooms).
Connectivity Suitcase
A toolbox, which is available in the
eBusiness managers Team Room. It helps you to find information and tools to
build an ERP to ERP connection.
Covisint
Connectivity hub and online market place for
automotive products.
CRM
Customer Relationship Management.
DSCM
Demand Supply Chain Management.
EAI
Enterprise Application Integration.
eBusiness
Business via the internet using several available
online tools.
eCatalogue Purchasing
Purchasing products from an electronic
catalogue via the PC.
ElastomerSolutions
Connectivity hub and online market place.
Elemica
A connectivity hub for System to System connections.
eLogistics
A call-off automatically sent by fax to a transport
provider when a product has to be shipped to a client. The call-off goes
directly out from the DSM SAP system, including all transport documents (e.g.
CMR), which are generated automatically. This makes the transport procedure
more efficient, transparent and customer-friendly, and keeps the customer
permanently in the know of the expected time of arrival, CMR details etc.
eRisks
All possible risks attached to eBusiness.
ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning (System), e.g. SAP.
ERP to ERP connection
Connection between the ERP systems of
clients and DSM, which makes it possible to share order information, shipment
status, invoice data etc. without any human intervention.
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival.
eTools
All online tools DSM offers for collaboration and
transactions to its partners.
Fax to System connection
A connection that enables our clients
to send an order to DSM by fax, which is then automatically transferred into
the DSM ERP system, without any human intervention.
Hermes
The DSM eBusiness project that facilitates the
integration and use of eBusiness tools via the standard DSM eBusiness Platform.
ICT
Information and Communication Technology.
iNet
Part of the CICT Department.
Legal
Legal information concerning online trading and eBusiness.
Lotus Quickplace
see Team Room.
Marketplace
The online market for buying and selling goods
using the available eBusiness tools such as the Webshop or an ERP to ERP
connection.
Meeting Center
see Web Conferencing.
Middleware
Software to connect a company's system to other
systems.
Move2Solutions
Connectivity hub and online market place.
Online Store
see Webshop.
OTC
Order to Cash.
QP Manager
Quickplace Manager, the team room user who gives
technical support when needed, via the Maintenance & Support department.
Quadrem
Connectivity hub and online market place for mining,
minerals and metals.
Quickplace
see Team Room.
Reversed Auctions
Online auctions. In a reversed auction, DSM
invites designated suppliers to enter a dynamic, internet-based and
time-limited bidding process. Suppliers get the opportunity to offer the most
competitive conditions.
RubberNetwork
Connectivity hub and online market place for
tires and rubber.
SKU
Stock Keeping Unit, one unique name for a material,
packaging, colour, etc.
Sprint
DSM risk assessment tool, in which typical eRisks for
Apollo processes are updated.
System to system
see ERP to ERP.
Team Room
The DSM self-service web tool for team collaboration.
Transwide
European connectivity hub for transport execution,
which connects enterprises with forwarding companies, carriers. Transwide
offers twCallOff (for automating call-off processes), twDoc (for all CMR and
alert functionality) and twSlot (for timeslot loading). (See
www.transwide.com).
VMI
With VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory), the supplier becomes
responsible for the inventory stored at the customer-side. In this case, a
trusty relationship with the supplier and sufficient information concerning
the client's inventory management are both crucial. VMI can be used for bulk
materials and packaged goods, and helps the client to reduce stock levels and
optimize its transport and inventory processes.
WCM system
Web Content Management system.
Web conferencing
Live interactive meeting to streamline your
communication.
WebEx
Service supplier of the DSM Web conferencing system (see
www.webex.com).
Webshop
The DSM Webshop allows our customers to order DSM
products via the website using nothing more than a standard internet browser.
The Webshop is only accessible to DSM customers who have been granted access.
Via the Webshop, customers can retrieve order status and background as well as
product information such as material safety data sheets and certificates of
analysis.
