Like the other models of the MG Taylor Modeling Language, the Business of Enterprise Model is protected by copyright. The producer actually makes the product. Producers are employees, vendors and suppliers that make up the entire chain required to create and deliver a product or service. The customer buys and uses the product.
Management provides the information and communication hub between the other players.
At different times in history, managers have focused alternately on fulfilling the desires of one player or another. Management's stuck in the middle, at an intersection of conflicting needs. The investor wants a higher return and a lower risk. The producer wants higher pay or fee for service for less time. The customer wants a higher quality product for less cost.