B2B Primer
What is B2B Processing?
Business-to-Business (B2B) processing refers to the emerging business discipline that has its roots in business practices proven during that last 30 years. 
Total Quality Management (TQM) focus on customer requirements, manufacturing quality, performance measures and continuous improvement. Business Process Management (BPM) focus on process requirements, business-activity workflows, functional roles and use cases. Information Technology (IT) focus on technology requirements for enabling business through information, processing, automation and networking. B2B Standards focus on community requirements for defining a common vocabulary, technologies, and processes specifying a broad range of eBusiness capabilities. B2B processing combines these business disciplines into ?a cohesive strategy for executive management. These efforts should not be managed in isolation, but must be coordinated and harmonized to ensure balance across the company and its entire business network (value chain or supply chain). B2B processing enables many business strategies and processes, for example: Contract Manufacturing Customs Declarations Forecasting and Demand Management Global Trade Compliance Hazardous Material Handling Order and Inventory Management Supply-Chain Logistics
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