Chapter 14. Cross-Organizational Supply Chain

This chapter will discuss how to design and implement a Message Bus to exchange purchase order request and response messages within a supply chain.

Use case

Sam MacColl Commodities is a rapidly expanding commodity trading firm, which is a leader in the production of sustainable and ethical palm oil. Through rapid expansion and acquisition over the last 10 years, they have grown to be the largest palm oil plantation and milling operator in Papua New Guinea. Their core activity is the cultivation and processing of Palm Oil raw products into various derivatives for sale to domestic and international markets. The primary derivative they trade in is Crude Palm Oil (CPO), which accounts from 70% of their yield. Their total output of CPO is approximately 500,000 tones.

Sam MacColl Commodities prides itself on being an environmentally friendly and efficient company; they only participate in sustainable production. Through strict adherence to international...