<s>
An	O
extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
is	O
a	O
loosely	O
coupled	O
,	O
self-organizing	O
network	O
of	O
firms	O
that	O
combine	O
their	O
economic	O
output	O
to	O
provide	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
offerings	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firms	O
in	O
the	O
extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
may	O
operate	O
independently	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
through	O
market	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
or	O
cooperatively	O
through	O
agreements	O
and	O
contracts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
supply	O
chain	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
value	O
chain	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
describes	O
the	O
community	O
of	O
participants	O
involved	O
with	O
provisioning	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
service	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
associated	O
with	O
"	O
McDonald	O
's	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
includes	O
not	O
only	O
McDonald	O
's	O
Corporation	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
franchisees	O
and	O
joint	O
venture	O
partners	O
of	O
McDonald	O
's	O
Corporation	O
,	O
the	O
3PLs	O
that	O
provide	O
food	O
and	O
materials	O
to	O
McDonald	O
's	O
restaurants	O
,	O
the	O
advertising	O
agencies	O
that	O
produce	O
and	O
distribute	O
McDonald	O
's	O
advertising	O
,	O
the	O
suppliers	O
of	O
McDonald	O
's	O
food	O
ingredients	O
,	O
kitchen	O
equipment	O
,	O
building	O
services	O
,	O
utilities	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
goods	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
Happy	O
Meal	O
toys	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
is	O
a	O
more	O
descriptive	O
term	O
than	O
supply	O
chain	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
permits	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
different	O
types	O
and	O
degrees	O
and	O
permanence	O
of	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
How	O
an	O
extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
is	O
organized	O
and	O
structured	O
and	O
its	O
policies	O
and	O
mechanisms	O
for	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
information	O
,	O
goods	O
,	O
services	O
and	O
money	O
is	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notion	O
of	O
the	O
extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
has	O
taken	O
on	O
more	O
importance	O
as	O
firms	O
have	O
become	O
more	O
specialized	O
and	O
inter-connected	O
,	O
trade	O
has	O
become	O
more	O
global	O
,	O
processes	O
have	O
become	O
more	O
standardized	O
and	O
information	O
has	O
become	O
ubiquitous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
,	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
has	O
been	O
updated	O
by	O
Alguezaui	O
and	O
Filieri	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
who	O
have	O
reconceptualized	O
the	O
extended	B-Architecture
enterprise	I-Architecture
in	O
the	O
knowledge	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
