Abstract: A system has a plurality of operational components within a value chain. A due management operational component within the value chain has a due inventory object that provides central storage for payments due from customers. A payment operational component within the value chain has a payment registry inventory object that provides central storage for payments received. Transactions result in messages that update the inventory objects. In one embodiment, prima nota are business documents that are primary copies of documents related to the transactions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing sell from stock software useful to process quotations, capture orders, process delivery and invoice. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Outbound Delivery process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, a Confirmation and Inventory process component, a Customer Requirement Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, a Logistics Execution Control process component, a Customer Quote Processing process component, a Sales Order Processing process component, and a Sales Contract Processing process component.