> Hello fellow members,
>
> You could argue that this is not the first time such a question is
> being asked but I would like to put a context of SOA (by the way
> folks, yes, I mean SCM as Supply Chain and Manufacturing)...
>
>
> What I am seriously interested in is your opinion and suggestions
> around the "timeframe" you think applies to a more meaningful / full
> scale uptake of SOA to the SCM domain.... Now it is true that
> the "supply chain" such as Procurement, Transportation/Logistics and
> so forth out of the SCM is already ahead of the curve AND also it is
> usually the case that Manufacturing (by the nature of its business
> process) is a laggard in IT....
>
> So in that context, do you feel IF the SOA appeal is really strong
> enough for Mfg to take an accelerated approach OR would they even go
> there?? Whether Yes OR No, it would really help if you can also air
> what you think should be the differentiator to be able to do this...
>
> The reason I ask is that, I am in the enterprise asset maintainence
> domain and having realized the benefits of SOA (esp. other business
> domains), I seriously would like my management to be
> more "aggressive" towards SOA adoption and am looking to ideas and
> real challenges you / your businesses have/had faced and that would
> help me get all perspectives so I can advance this effort ...
>
> I assume there would be so many domain experts out here on this
> group and thank you in advance for sharing your ideas...
Sid C
