International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation ISSN 2143-5572 Vol. 7 (1), pp. 001-011, January, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

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Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and their relevance to e-supply chain formation

Mohammad Rehan¹* and Goknur Arzu Akyuz²

¹Department of Computer Engineering, Atilim University, Kızılcasar Mahallesi, 06836 Incek Gölbasi, Ankara, Turkey.

²Department of Industrial Engineering, Atilim University, Kızılcasar Mahallesi, 06836 Incek Gölbasi, Ankara, Turkey.

Accepted 18 October, 2019

Abstract

The greatest challenge of e-supply chain formation is the integration of cross- application processes in a seamless manner. As platform independent, web-based interoperability are becoming key issues in web-based integration and supply chain formation, organisations are in search of architectural solutions to overcome these challenges. Thus, this paper focuses on the service oriented architectures (SOA) as the recent trend in cross-platform enterprise application integration. SOA paradigm is discussed in detail with special focus on e- supply chain formation. Findings indicate that SOA still appears as the most convenient paradigm to meet the challenges of today’s e-supply chain formation requirements.

Key words: EAI (Enterprise Application Integration), SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), e-supply chain.