ØRegistration of a new actor in the community
lA simple registration service at a well known community
portal
ØManufacturer listing products with broker
lManufacturer discovers a broker and negotiates a listing
deal and asserts a product list,
cost and capacity.
ØBuyer requesting quote from broker
lBuyer requests a quote from a broker based on product,
cost, schedule and
quantity.
ØPurchase (Buyer to broker to chosen
manufacturer)
lBuyer places an order with a broker that is then
distributed to manufacturers
based on quantity, price and delivery schedule. For simplicity, an order will be for one product.
ØRegistration and use of a taxonomy of products in the
community
registry
lSo that all buyers, sellers and brokers can talk about
the same merchandise, a standard
taxonomy is used.