B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

90 B2B Integration — A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce
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Figure 3.25. — Closed process-based integration
The arrangement with closed process B2Bi is that the organization
within its setup is able to track the status of business process activities
internally. Appropriate and relevant business activities are shared by the
partner organizations with the data exchange gateway.
Open process-based (public process) integration
The open process, also know as public process, based integration occurs
when the organization creates the potential for sharing processes among
multiple B2B corporate entities (see Figure 3.26). The management of
processes is shared by the corporate entities, which requires the BPI
products to be implemented within each organization.
In an open process-based integration pattern, the processes internal
to the organization continue to be internal and can only be viewed and
reviewed internally. However, processes external to the organization are
shared by the business partners and can be viewed and reviewed by all
entities involved.
Open process-based integration is more suitable for B2Bi applications.
It gives higher flexibility to create and manage more complex and
enhanced relationships among business partners.