METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUSINESS PLANNING VIA A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A method and system for business planning via a communications network includes automated electronic communication procedures for managing the exchange of goods, services or materials among different business entities. Requirement-indicating data is obtained from a first data management system (11) of a first entity with respect to a transactional subject. (e.g., a material, a good, or a service) The obtained requirement-indicating data is automatically transmitted from the first data management system (11) to a second data management system (13) of a second business entity over a communications network (22). The transmitted requirement-indicating data is automatically fed into an electronic processor (e.g., second ERP system 34) associated with the second business entity. A business decision of the second business entity is generated based on the requirement-indicating data.