RS Components

Essay by zhangzheng34, University, Master's, A+, August 2007

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Table of contentsExecutive Summary1Company background…2Overview of the website2Client4The Web content and Web interface4Simplicity and consistency4Navigation4Feedback4Security5HTML …………………………………………………………………………………………….5The User interface and usability6Network7Network infrastructure7Protocols9Outsourcing10Server11Architecture and runtime environment11Technology and components12Connector14Enterprise Data and Applications16Enterprise Data16Initiate systems…………………………………………………………………………………..17Software Applications17Information organization18Client Access to the Enterprise Data18Performance18Loading Time19The orders responses time19Client products searching and network20Security20System Management22Logistic Management Center23Process Center23Storage Center24Transfer Center24References25Executive SummaryThe advanced e-Business technologies have played a major role in the development of the website of RS Components which is www.rswww.com. The RS website has become a vital part of the business, accounting for more than 25% of all orders that RS receives. It has been an increasing trend for online business for RS Components.

This report is focused on an analysis of the components of the various processing tier which support www.rswww.com. The analysis is based on the component building block model which is split into eight components: client, network, server, connector, enterprise data and applications, performance, security and system management. All the eight parts are analyzed in various processing tiers which support RS components website. This report includes the company background, the overview of the website and how the use of the technology components affects the overall efficiency and profitability of the organization.

Company backgroundRS Components, part of Electrocomponents plc, founded in 1937 is a global business supporting over a million professional end users worldwide. RS is recognized as Europe's leading distributor of industrial, electronic, electrical and mechanical components, health and safety products and associated tools. RS Components has grown during the 1990s from being a mainly British and European enterprise to become one of the world's leading companies in sales and distribution of industrial and electronic products and spare parts. RS now has operating companies based in over 25 countries, including France, Italy, Germany and Denmark, with operations as far afield as Chile, America and...