ICT and e-Business in the Pulp, Paper and Paper ... - empirica

Pulp, paper and paper products
semantic interoperability requirements are contained in the papiNet® standard for the
specific message being considered.
Exhibit 4-6: Messaging Interoperability Scope
Message
Service
Transport Protocol
Envelope
Message Service
Envelope
papiNet Envelope
Message
Service
papiNet Payload
Business
Applications
Firewall
The Net
Firewall
Business
Applications
Cross-sectoral partnership
Source: Art Coleman, papiNet® Technical Director (May, 2006)
adapted from papiNet® Interoperability Guidelines (2004)
papiNet® works with other organisations to help ensure that common standards issues
are resolved in a mutually compatible way. Several examples show the effectiveness of
this strategy. WoodX and XBITS, two groups were at first developing their own standards
have since affiliated with papiNet. A further example is the collaboration with CIDX® 69
which has resulted in significant changes being introduced in CIDX to enable the paper
industry and the chemical industry to use the Shipping Instructions message. 70
No certification overheads
papiNet® has not introduced any certification requirements or other overhead processes.
Notwithstanding the implementation templates developed by the SIGs, the possibility that
trading companies will choose to deviate from the given recommendations is recognised.
In such instance, the two companies are required to document the reason for the
deviations and maintain that as part of their project.
To prevent the proliferation of multiple standards that would cause the industry more work
the papiNet® copyright notice explicitly states that "Documents may be used as
templates for a papiNet® implementation. The Presenters grant the right to modify and
edit them to fit an actual implementation project provided all copies retain and display the
copyright and any other proprietary notices contained in this document. Such modified
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CIDX® is a trade association and standards body focused on realizing transactional efficiency
throughout the global chemical industry supply chain. See www.cidx.org
e-Business W@tch Sector Study on e-Business in the Chemical Industries (August 2004),
available at www.ebusiness-watch.org ('resources')
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