What Is Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)

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Multiple Choice

What is enterprise application integration (EAI) ?

• A) The management of information flows between and among activities in a supply chain to maximize total supply chain effectiveness and corporate profitability.
• B) Integrates all departments and functions throughout an organization into a single IT system (or integrated set of IT systems) so employees can make decisions by viewing enterprisewide information about all business operations.
• C) A means of managing all aspects of a customer's relationship with an organization to increase customer loyalty and retention and an organization's profitability.
• D) Connects the plans, methods, and tools aimed at integrating separate enterprise system.

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Definitions:

Lead Time

The period between the initiation and completion of a production process, or the time it takes for an order to be delivered after it has been placed.

Transit Times

The duration it takes for goods or people to move from one location to another, often a critical factor in logistics and transportation planning.

Supply Chain Management

The handling and oversight of a product's flow from raw material sourcing to production, storage, and delivery to customers.

Customer Orders

Requests by customers to purchase goods or services from a seller.