The process involving the determination of chain developments focuses on the information
provisioning within and between multiple organizations. An assessment is made of the implications for
one’s own information provisioning as a result of interaction with other organizations and changes in
the information provisioning of one’s partners in the chain. The purpose of this process is to ensure
that one’s own business processes continue to accommodate one’s surroundings in the longer term
through the effective and efficient interaction of one’s information provisioning with those of one’s
partners.