Introduction to OMS


An Order Management System or OMS is a computer software system used in a number of industries for order entry and processing.
    OMS involves in
                Electronic Commerce and Catalogers
                Financial Securities
Sterling channel products : Channel products are applications and tools, which enables users to view and modify orders, inventory, and sales information
Products:
                Sterling-Web
                Sterling-Call Center
                Sterling-Store

What is IBM OMS ?
  Enabling Visibility and Control Across the Supply Chain. The IBM Sterling Order Management software intelligently brokers orders across many disparate systems and provides a global view of supply and demand across the supply chain.

How does OMS work ?
  An order management system (OMS) works by consolidating orders from all of a company's sales channels into one place. ... This makes managing the order process much easier. Rather than logging into each individual sales channel or POS system, everything can be managed from start to finish in one place.

What does IBM Sterling do ?
  IBM Sterling B2B Integrator is designed to support high volume electronic message exchange, according to your business rules. It excels at complex routing, translation, and provides the flexibility you need to easily interact with multiple internal systems and external trading partners.









































































































































































































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