Internet/Extranet/Intranet Based Quality Information System for Extended Enterprise
Tang Xiao-qing · Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems · 2002
The modern enterprise models of extended enterprise such as supply chain and virtual enterprise come into being. The Intranet based enterprise-wide quality information system is facing a great challenge for supporting the extended quality assurance system. We propose a concept model and a function model of Internet/Extranet/Intranet Based Quality Information System (IEI-QIS), which absolutely integrates the quality information of the enterprise, customers and suppliers and serves as powerful tools to benefit quality management of modern extended enterprises. The browser/server based and three-tier architecture of the system is also investigated.