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The research project “eStep Mittelstand - modular solutions for SME to strengthen the independent integration of ebusiness standards in complex supply chain processes” has developed solutions to build up the usage of ebusiness standards in business processes of SME. The methods and models enable SME to run successful ebusiness projects despite high complexity. The transformation to standardized, electronic business processes will be facilitated by the self assessment tool (SAT), the decision tree (EB) and the eStep Mittelstand Middleware (eMiMi). A DIN SPEC, developed together with the Deutschen Institut für Normung (DIN) e. V., provides a guideline to enlarge the functionalities of SAT and EB.

On the technical level there are different possibilities to fight counterfeiting and to prohibit the use of counterfeited parts in machinery and equipment. The aim should be to enable the machinery control to recognize the exchange of wearing or the assembly of additional parts automatically and to check its originality independently. RFID offers not only the conditions to realise the suggested functions but also to implement additional benefits for manufacturer and customer.