| collaboration (MFG-ME) |
With respect to a manufacturing enterprise, the capability to intercommunicate across the entire supply chain.
SAP Manufacturing Execution's Outbound Collaboration Framework (or simply, Collaboration) allows you to share information with suppliers, OEMs, manufacturers, logistics providers, wholesale distributors, retailers, customers, and so forth.
The Outbound Collaboration Framework allows you to build applications for outbound communications that can transmit (or propagate) specific data when certain actions occur on the shop floor.
The Xchange module allows you to import data from external systems.