Annual Report 2000–01

傑出研 究計劃 Outstanding Research Project 工 程 學 院 Faculty of Engineering 電子商貿新紀元 E-jing — A New Epoch of E-business 電子商貿系統的成敗繫乎軟件的支持。工程學院 一群研究人員合作開發了「易經」系統，結合了訊 息工程和供應鏈管理技術，為企業提供一個聯繁 內部運作和對外商業合作的操作平台。「易經」系 統可協助企業管理有關採購和銷售的活動，並應 用電子商貿和自動化的決策來降低交易成本，提 高採購和銷售的效率。此外，「易經」讓企業掌握 市場訊息，有助拓展貨品來源和銷售對象，改善 經營狀況。更重要的是，「易經」系統整合了前台 交易和後台運作（如 ERP 系統），並提供智能化 的決策支持。 「易經」系統的設計強調對象為本，擁有供應鍵與 收入管理的優化工具，是首個由本地開發而在價 格和技術上比外國同類系統優勝的電子商貿產 品。本港一家上市的製造公司利用「易經」組建其 電子採購系統；校方亦應用「易經」建立了全港院 校第一個電子投標系統。 The success of e-commerce relies on the availability of robust e-commerce software. A group of researchers from the Faculty of Engineering have worked together to develop an e-commerce software called 'e-jing', which combines information technology with supply chain management to bridge th e gap between internal company operations and externa l business cooperation. E-jing provides a modern, electronic infrastructure that allows corporations to manage their interna! and external procurement/sales processes strategically. It can lower transaction cost through electronic commerce, automation, and the us e of decision support techniques, and enable companie s to control information flow, reach a wider range of customers and vendors, and choose the most economical and effective way to conduct business. The system also addresses the concerns of the integration of the front-end (transactions ) and back- end (ERP systems, for example) operations, and intelligent decision-making. Leveraging on its object-oriented design, optimization tools in supply chain and revenue management, e- jing offers the first locally developed solution with both pricing and technical advantages over foreign products. The software was adopted by a Hong Kong- listed manufacturing compan y to set up an e- procurement system, and by the University to build up its e-tendering system, the first of its kind i n local universities.