B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

422 B2B Integration — A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce
chain involves cross-organization and internal process synchronization,
integration of SCM system with CRM, ERP and legacy systems of a
company and integration with the SCM system of other companies. A
B2Bi-enabled supply chain is fully integrated end-to-end.
Data exchange
A B2Bi-enabled supply chain involves real-time and synchronous
exchange of information among the trading partners' SCM systems.
14.5. Supply Chain Planning and Execution
The processes within SCM have been grouped together into a couple of
sub-processes, namely supply chain planning and supply chain execution
(see Figure 14.10), which are further composed of several sub-processes
(see Table 14.1).
14.5.1. Supply chain planning (SCP)
Supply chain planning is a set of processes that allow business partners
to collaborate and coordinate activities, such as planning, forecasting
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Supply Chain Planning
Information Flow
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I liD Flow S 3 Flow tWB Fiow < jWH > Flow IllBI
Supplier Manufacturing Distribution Retailer Customer
(Final
Consumer)
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Payment Flow
Supply Chain Execution
Figure 14.10. — Supply chain planning and supply chain execution processes