Supplier Relationships

Why This Exists

This document explains how Supplier relates to Organization, Marketplace, Contract, Intelligence, and Analytics.

Owner

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Business Value

Clear relationships allow supplier data to support sourcing and delivery without ownership confusion.

Relationship Diagram

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    Organization[Organization]
    Supplier[Supplier]
    Marketplace[Marketplace]
    Contract[Contract]
    Intelligence[Intelligence]
    Analytics[Analytics]
    Notification[Notification]

    Organization --> Supplier
    Marketplace --> Supplier
    Supplier --> Marketplace
    Supplier --> Contract
    Contract --> Supplier
    Intelligence --> Supplier
    Supplier --> Analytics
    Supplier --> Notification

Relationship Map

Domain	Relationship	Ownership boundary
Organization	Supplies customer context for supplier relationships.	Organization owns customer profile.
Marketplace	Publishes and discovers supplier listings.	Marketplace owns listing workflow, not relationship/performance state.
Contract	Uses suppliers and emits performance signals.	Contract owns delivery state.
Intelligence	Recommends suppliers and analyses trust.	Intelligence owns reasoning sessions, not supplier facts.
Analytics	Consumes supplier events and performance records.	Analytics owns projections.
Notification	Sends quote, relationship, and review alerts.	Notification owns delivery records.

Ownership Rule

Supplier owns supplier-specific profile, relationship, quote, performance, rating, review, and trust state.