Title:	E-PROCUREMENT SYSTEM OVER A P2P NETWORK
Author(s):	Josef Ignacio Hötz Ordoño , Mª Teresa Ariza Gómez , Álvaro Losada Sarmiento
ISBN:	978-972-8924-49-2
Editors:	Sandeep Krishnamurthy and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2007
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	e-catalog, e-commerce, e-procurement, JXTA, P2P, B2B
Type:	Short Paper
First Page:	256
Last Page:	259
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	Traditional e-procurement systems rely on centralized architectures such e-marketplaces or standalone applications provided by a B2B company. In both cases, product and supplier information is stored and managed by private companies, what implies a third-party presence. P2P architecture offers a different approach to B2B, creating networks where peers can collaborate and interact directly, without the need of third-parties. Searching for products, a common task in e-procurement, can be easily performed and improved in a P2P environment where high escalability and massive resources are key features. We introduce an e-catalog management system on top of a P2P overlay network. Peers who want to sell products create and manage e-catalogs which are stored in databases held by server peers. Peers who wish to buy products send queries to the server peers, which search inside their stored e-catalogs and return lists of supplierpeers. Customer-peers can perform e-commerce transactions like purchase orders with selected suppliers from the list.
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