worthington industries winfonet worthington information network february 25, 2003
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Worthington Overview
• A leader in value-added steel processing and metal fabricated parts since 1955– 3 primary business segments
• Processed Steel Products• Pressure Cylinders• Metal Framing
– 7 joint ventures– $2 billion annual sales
• Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington employs over 8,000 people and operates 64 facilities in 23 states and 10 countries.
Processed Steel Products
• Automotive• Construction• HVAC• Furniture & office
equipment• Hardware
• Electrical Control• Leisure & recreation• Appliance• Agriculture• Lawn & garden
• Worthington Steel Company is an industry leader serving over 1,200 customers across a broad range of markets:
Metal Framing
• Dietrich Metal Framing is the leading North American metal framing producer serving the building construction market– 28 production facilities– National distribution– Untapped growth opportunity in residential market
Pressure Cylinders
• Worthington Cylinders is the leading global producer of pressure cylinders– Most extensive product line
• LPG• Refrigerant
• Industrial gas• Specialty products
– 7 facilities including 4 international
• Canada• Austria
• Czech Republic• Portugal
Web Architecture – Overview
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Production Environment
InternetHTTPS HTTPHTTPS
Web Architecture – OverviewDevelopment & QA Environment
Developer
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Dev HTTP, App, &Database Servers
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Web Architecture - Details• Hardware & OS
– HP RP2450, L3000; HP-UX 11i
• Web Server– IBM HTTP Server (IHS) – Apache 1.3.19
• Application Server– IBM WebSphere Advanced Server 4.03
• Database Server– Oracle Enterprise Server 9.2
• Development Tool– IBM WebSphere Studio Application
Developer
WInfoNet Overview
• History– Originally called the Material Release
System (MRS)– Written in Server Side JavaScript (SSJS) to
run on Netscape Enterprise Server (NES)– Functionality, management, and user-
capacity hit a wall. – Needed the new architecture installed to
address issues– WInfoNet project: re-platform the MRS
application on the new architecture
WInfoNet Overview
• The Worthington Information Network (WInfoNet) is a Customer Self-Service Application that our customers access over the Internet to perform the following actions:– View and release available material at
Worthington.– Create new order requests.– Review material release requests (i.e., requests
for shipment).– View chemical and mechanical properties of
material.– Enable Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) by
updating inventory consumed by customer.
WInfoNet Benefits• Added functionality, improved
application response-times, and added more customers.
• Software written to industry standards (J2EE) instead of proprietary language
• Application redesigned and implemented on scalable architecture
• Developed reusable software components for use in other projects
• Positions WII for improved B2B connectivity