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Assisting SMEs to participate in global digital supply chains
in the automotive sector in the Single Market
eFood Chain WP3 Meeting
INESC Porto --- 3rd Maio 2012
Gil Gonçalves (gil.goncalves@inovamais.pt)
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SMEs Have a Problem
 An SME that wishes to trade with others in the automotive supply chain must use a
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system acceptable by both parties
 However different organisations often use different EDI systems, often forcing
companies to support several ones; as a consequence very few SMEs are
connected as costs of doing so are too high
 The existence of many EDI systems complicates business processes, reducing the
base pool of potential customers and suppliers and increasing costs
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The Importance of B2B Platforms
 Current portal applications alleviate the problem, but do not answer all of the
SMEs’ needs:
 The B2B portals are often connected with manual data input and processing,
creating new workload rather than reducing existing one
 Different portals means different layouts and processes, complicating use
 Integrations between existing B2B service providers are few, if any
 However, B2B portals are (and will remain) an essential part of the EDI
infrastructure!
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The auto-gration Project
 The auto-gration project is a European Commission initiative, supported by major
organisations of the automotive industry, that aims to simplify integration of SMEs
in automotive digital supply chains
 This project is part of a series of initiatives under the EC’s “Small Business Act” to
harmonise eBusiness communication within European industries (e.g. the eBIZTCF project)
 Title: auto-gration - Assisting SMEs to participate in global digital supply
chains in the automotive sector in the Single Market
 Start / End Dates: 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2011 (24 months)
 Consortium: Odette International, CLEPA, Boost, CECRA, Inova+, Odette
Sweden, Galia, SupplyOn, TecCom, INESC Porto, Covisint, FIGIEFA
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The auto-gration Project Team
Consortium
Supporters in the Early Adopter Programme
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The auto-gration Project
 The auto-gration project aims to
develop a Collaborative Reference
Architecture that works with
established EDI formats and
infrastructure
and
offers
connectivity via the auto-gration
Connector
 SMEs working with many partners
will only need to support one
interface system, greatly reducing
their costs, expanding their
business, and encouraging notconnected companies to get
integrated
 The auto-gration solution, being
low cost, can help B2B service
providers complete their service,
enabling them to become InterOperability Platforms (IOPs)
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Vision
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auto-gration Architecture in a Nutshell
Data
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Business
Application
Order
SME
SME response
to the order
SME
Communication Messaging
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auto-gration Architecture layers
Large EDI
Partner
auto-gration
Order
ORDERS
LEP
ORDRSP
Auto-gration Order
Response
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Supported Business Processes
Business Processes
Business Transactions
Delivery Instruction
Upstream ordering and replenishment of
production materials
(From VM/OEM upstream to Tier1, Tier 1 to Tier 2 and
Tier 2 to Tier 3 suppliers)
Just-In-Time Delivery Instruction
Despatch Advice
Supplier-initiated Invoice
Self-billing Invoice
Purchase Order
Upstream ordering and replenishment of
non-production materials
(From VM/OEM upstream to Tier1, Tier 1 to Tier 2 and
Tier 2 to Tier 3 suppliers)
Order Response
Despatch Advice
Supplier-initiated Invoice
Self-billing Invoice
Availability Request and Response
Downstream Aftermarket processes
(From Parts Suppliers and VM/OEM downstream to
dealers, repair shops and wholesalers)
Purchase Order
Order Response
Despatch Advice
Supplier-initiated Invoice
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auto-gration Messaging principles
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Established EDI
Messages
ERP/MRP systems
(examples)
auto-gration Messages
INFOR
GS1, CLEPA/FIGIEFA,
...)
VDA
ANS-X12
XML (TecCom, ...)
Other formats
Format: autogration Reference
Format
Content:
auto-gration
Message Data
XML
Set
Transformation by
auto-gration Connector
EDIFACT (ODETTE,
Transformation by IOP
or B2B Portal
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auto-gration Message Format
Microsoft
proALPHA
QAD
Sage
SAP
Other ERPs
EDI <=> auto-gration
Messages
Available mapping libraries
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Auto-gration Messages <=>
ERP format
Available mapping libraries
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What auto-gration offers
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auto-gration Messages documentation and mapping
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auto-gration Connector specifications and reference implementation (version 2.0) as open
source software
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Test bed available for message validation and business transactions tests
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Collaboration and support of ERP vendors and B2B service providers:
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Support in development of the specific adapters to ERP systems
Source code of the connector for implementation in ERP systems or other products
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On-going program for Early Adopters (currently phase 3)
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auto-gration will become an official recommendation of Odette and the respective national
organisations (GALIA, Odette Czech Republic, Odette Spain, Odette Sweden, SMMT, VDA)
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CLEPA, FIGIEFA, Odette guarantee the maintenance and further development of the autogration framework
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