Graph documentation: Wholesaler

Status: draft
Personnel: David Hill Joe Smith
Documentation: Wholesaler model was updated 4.8.1998 by DH.

Graph picture: Wholesaler

Graph dictionary

Objects	Type of object	Documentation
By-pass suppliers	Business process	Goods can also be ordered from by-pass suppliers, who deliver goods directly to the terminals.
Foreign suppliers	Business process	Foreign suppliers are located in the other countries.
Forwarding	Business process	Forwarding process take care of purchasing the products from abroad.
Own trucks	Business process	Company has 24 larger trucks and 32 smaller ones.
Regional wholesalers	Business process	Regional wholesalers are concentrating to offer services and products in certain limited and named area.
Stores	Business process	Company has both local and central stores in the different parts of country.
Suppliers	Business process	Suppliers in home country.
Terminals	Business process	Goods are temporary stored to the terminals before their delivery to the stores or customers.
Transporting company	Business process	Company uses it's own transporting services, standard post services and the global courier services.
Wholesaler	Business process	Wholesaler can be local or global. Company has currently 9 local and 5 global wholesaler.
Big customers	Customer	All other than house economics are assumed to be in the category "Big customer".
House economics	Customer	New requirement: Also house economics should have possibility to order products on-line and the products will then be delivered directly to customer.

By-pass suppliers (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	By-pass suppliers
Process type
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Goods can also be ordered from by-pass suppliers, who deliver goods directly to the terminals.

By-pass suppliers relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow to

By-pass suppliers links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Foreign suppliers (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Foreign suppliers
Process type	services
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Foreign suppliers are located in the other countries.

Foreign suppliers relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Forwarding	Material flow to

Foreign suppliers links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Forwarding (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Forwarding
Process type	outbound
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Forwarding process take care of purchasing the products from abroad.

Forwarding relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow to
Material flow to	Material flow	Foreign suppliers	Material flow from

Forwarding links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Own trucks (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Own trucks
Process type	delivery
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Company has 24 larger trucks and 32 smaller ones.

Own trucks relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Terminals	Material flow to
Material flow from	Material flow	Regional wholesalers	Material flow to
Material flow to	Material flow	Wholesaler	Material flow from

Own trucks links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Regional wholesalers (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Regional wholesalers
Process type	sales
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Regional wholesalers are concentrating to offer services and products in certain limited and named area.

Regional wholesalers relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Terminals	Material flow to
Material flow from	Material flow	Big customers	Material flow to
Material flow to	Material flow	Terminals	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Own trucks	Material flow from

Regional wholesalers links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Stores (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Stores
Process type	storing
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Company has both local and central stores in the different parts of country.

Stores relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	House economics	Material flow to
Material flow to	Material flow	Terminals	Material flow from

Stores links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Suppliers (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Suppliers
Process type
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Suppliers in home country.

Suppliers relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow to

Suppliers links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Terminals (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Terminals
Process type	storing
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Goods are temporary stored to the terminals before their delivery to the stores or customers.

Terminals relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Stores	Material flow to
Material flow from	Material flow	Regional wholesalers	Material flow to
Material flow from	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow to
Material flow to	Material flow	Own trucks	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Regional wholesalers	Material flow from

Terminals links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Transporting company (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Transporting company
Process type	services
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Company uses it's own transporting services, standard post services and the global courier services.

Transporting company relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Wholesaler	Material flow to
Material flow from	Material flow	House economics	Material flow to
Material flow from	Material flow	Terminals	Material flow to
Material flow from	Material flow	Big customers	Material flow to
Material flow to	Material flow	By-pass suppliers	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Terminals	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Forwarding	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Wholesaler	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Suppliers	Material flow from

Transporting company links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Wholesaler (Business process)

Properties:

Process name	Wholesaler
Process type	operation
Value adding
Costs
Documentation	Wholesaler can be local or global. Company has currently 9 local and 5 global wholesaler.

Wholesaler relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow from	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow to
Material flow from	Material flow	Own trucks	Material flow to
Material flow to	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow from

Wholesaler links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	Processes of the wholesaler
Explosions	none

Big customers (Customer)

Properties:

Name	Big customers
Documentation	All other than house economics are assumed to be in the category "Big customer".

Big customers relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow to	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Regional wholesalers	Material flow from

Big customers links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

House economics (Customer)

Properties:

Name	House economics
Documentation	New requirement: Also house economics should have possibility to order products on-line and the products will then be delivered directly to customer.

House economics relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Material flow to	Material flow	Stores	Material flow from
Material flow to	Material flow	Transporting company	Material flow from

House economics links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none