Business-to-Business Transaction
What changes when another business acts as the commercial counterparty?
What must be trueAn enterprise must represent transactions in which another business acts as the commercial counterparty.
When another business is the counterparty, the transaction carries a commercial context different from an anonymous retail exchange.
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Why does this matter?
The business must establish a clear understanding of B2B transactions to ensure proper control and accountability.
What must be true?
An enterprise must represent transactions in which another business acts as the commercial counterparty.
This is not a requirement of one particular software system. A business still has to establish itself whether it is using paper records, spreadsheets or a business system.
See what this looks like in practice
The research examines how the identity and nature of a business counterparty shape the transaction record and its downstream context.
The identity and nature of both businesses shape the commercial context of the transaction.
Two businesses meet as counterpartiesThe identity and nature of both businesses shape the commercial context of the transaction.- the counterparty is another business
- transaction context changes with counterparty identity
- the business relationship remains relevant to the record
The identity and nature of the counterparty can materially change the operational context of a transaction.
The identity and nature of the counterparty can materially change the operational context of a transaction.
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Where this research connects
FMCG & Retail
Businesses that source, move, stock, process and sell everyday goods.
Explore Research bodyFMCG & Retail Research
Ithoka's FMCG research examines how businesses establish, manage and control the work involved in moving goods from supply to sale.
Explore SystemIthoka Business Suite
Technology for connecting business processes, records and decisions across an operation.
Explore TechnologyBusiness Automation
Technology for connecting business processes, records and decisions so work can be carried out more consistently.
Explore Business environmentHorizon Group
A multi-branch FMCG and retail business environment connecting its people, locations, products, stock and operations.
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