Re: Request for info about contract implementations

["Andrew Macpherson" <andmac@idx.com.au>]

Bob

I have similar questions for our Super EC project which involves long term
fund manager to fund manager contracts and employer to fund manager
electronic contracts.

Two organisations which I have made a mental note to look at which you have
not mentioned are UNCITRAL and the International Chamber of Commerce.

Regards

Andrew

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Andrew Macpherson
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Infews Pty Ltd		
Email andmac@idx.com.au

		
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> From: Bob Haugen <linkage@interaccess.com>
> To: 'ebXML-BP@lists.oasis-open.org'
> Subject: Request for info about contract implementations
> Date: Thursday, 27 April 2000 22:19
> 
> The BP metamodel has the classes Contract Type
> and Contract, for defining contractual trading relationships.
> Also, the auto procurement example uses contracts.
> This message is a request for info about implementations
> of long-term contracts in ecommerce.
> 
> The Contract class in the metamodel is abstract,
> and is meant to cover everything from yearly contracts
> to short-term commitments like purchase and delivery orders.
> 
> Existing ecommerce frameworks have covered purchase
> orders many times.  I'm interested in the implementations
> of longer-term contracts in ecommerce - where the
> contracts themselves are formed via electronic
> transactions, and then referenced in the events
> that execute the contracts.
> 
> I am aware that RosettaNet has embodied legal 
> requirements for contract formation in their 
> BusinessTransaction class, which is included
> in the current metamodel.  I understand that
> Edifecs has done further work on defining the 
> contracts themselves.
> 
> I am aware that tpaML has also worked on contracts
> and their relationships to long transactions.  
> 
> Other implementations-in-progress are CPFR and
> OAG's Forecast work group.  Also, FreeMarkets
> auctions off contracts.
> 
> Are there other implementations of contracts that
> would be useful to look at for working out the
> details?  Especially, are there any companies 
> (who are willing to talk) now using longer-term contracts 
> formed via ecommerce?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Haugen