HRAI e-Business Centre
e-Business Q&A | Benefits | Success Stories | Resources
The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) is your member resource for questions about the use of e-Business, and how to use the technology to save time and money, and provide a higher level of customer service in the indoor environment industry. The HRAI e-Business Centre offers a range of resources about available technologies and provides the flexibility to select only what is of interest to you.
e-Business is the use of computers, e-mail, EDI and the Internet to conduct a wide array of business activities such as:
- Managing customer and supplier orders
- Managing accounting information
- Providing product information
- Inventory management solutions such as bar-coding and Just-in-Time inventory systems
- Manufacturing operations
- Using e-mail, the Internet and other network solutions to communicate with employees or conduct business transactions with customers and suppliers