GCO5801

Trading systems and electronic commerce

(IT)

B Nath

6 Points + First semester + OCDL

Synopsis: Application of information systems to companies that trade in goods and services. Computerisation of operational systems: purchasing, sales, dispatching, receiving, accounts payable, accounts receivable and inventory control. Automation of the exchange of business data between trading partners, electronic commerce (EC). A state-of-the-art accounting package. EC technologies; developments including bar coding and electronic data interchange (EDI), point of sale systems (POS), electronic funds transfer (EFT), data encryption and the role of standards such as x12 in data management practice. EC and just-in-time, vendor managed inventory, evaluated receipt systems and other supply chain reforms.

Assessment: Assignment: 30% + Examination (2 hours): 70%