Editing Business process modeling (section)

=== Inter-company business process modeling ===
The aim of inter-company business process modeling is to include the influences of external [[Stakeholder (corporate)|stakeholders]] in the analysis or to achieve inter-company comparability of business processes, e.g. to enable benchmarking.

''Martin Kugler'' lists the following requirements for business process modeling in this context:<ref name="KUGLER">Martin Kugler: ''Supply Chain Management und Customer Relationship Management - Prozessmodellierung für Extended Enterprises'' in Jörg Becker, Martin Kugler and Michael Rosemamm (publisher): ''Prozessmanagement: Ein Leitfaden zur prozessorientierten Organisationsgestaltung'', 2. corrected and expanded edition, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg/New York 2002, ISBN 3-540-00107-7</ref> <sup>(Chapter 14.2.1 Requirements for inter-company business process modeling) ← automatic translation from German</sup>
* Employees from different companies must comprehend business process models, highlighting the critical importance of familiarity with modeling techniques. Acceptance of business process modeling is bolstered by the simplicity of representation. Models should be clear, easy to understand, and as self-explanatory as possible. Standardization of the presentation of inter-company business process models across different companies is essential to ensure consistent comprehensibility and acceptance, particularly given the varied representations used within different organizations. It is imperative to employ an industry-neutral modeling technique to accommodate the diverse backgrounds of companies along the value chain (supplier, manufacturer, retailer, customer), which typically span different industries.