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The supply functions involve
exchanges and transfers.
Like processes, transfers tie
related events together.
Exchanges group related
transfers. While processes
group events involved in
creating something, exchanges
involve transfers between
agents, which involve a give
and/or receive event.
A simple example: I send you
some money, you send me a
book.
Supply Side Exchanges
Exchange
Cash
(Resource)
Payment
Transfer
Equipment,
Component, …
(Resource)
Purchase
Transfer
Cash
Contribution
Transfer
Material
Contribution
Trasfer
Equipment,
Component, …
(Resource)
Cash
(Resource)
Give events Receive events
Note: Even though it looks like it above, an exchange doesn’t have
to involve money (dominant or alternate currencies). It could be
barter, time bank exchange, etc. All of that is supported by the
network defined creation of exchange types.