Business to Business:

Business-to-business (B2B) describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer. Contrasting terms are business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-government (B2G). B2B branding is a term used in marketing.

The overall volume of B2B (Business-to-Business) transactions is much higher than the volume of B2C transactions. The primary reason for this is that in a typical supply chain there will be many B2B transactions involving sub components or raw materials, and only one B2C transaction, specifically sale of the finished product to the end customer. For example, an automobile manufacturer makes several B2B transactions such as buying tires, glass for windscreens, and rubber hoses for its vehicles. The final transaction, a finished vehicle sold to the consumer, is a single (B2C) transaction.

B2B is also used in the context of communication and collaboration. Many businesses are now using social media to connect with their consumers (B2C); however, they are now using similar tools within the business so employees can connect with one another. When communication is taking place amongst employees, this can be referred to as "B2B" communication.

A few examples of popular B2B Businesses practicing in India

Company Products Clients

1. Bosch India Special machines and tooling provider. Bosch provides test equipment and tooling.

Assembly lines @ CLLAssembly lines @ Hindustan Motors.

2. BHEL Manufacturers of integrated power plant & Equipment manufacturers.

Has set up plants for third parties in Oman, Libya, Malaysia, Vietnam, etc.

3. FIEM Manufacturers of automotive lighting & signalling equipment and rear view mirror.

Major clients in India are Maruti Suzuki, Skoda, Mahindra, HM, & Chevrolet.

4. Tata Motors Safe Defence

Manufacturers of armoured vehicles and accident proof mobile equipment & vehicles.

Major clients are the Indian Government, HDFC bank, SBI, etc.

5. Writer’s Safeguard Pvt. Ltd.

Provides Automated Teller Machine Service (ATM) and Cash-in-transit service (CIT).

UCO bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Tirupati Temple Trust, etc.

6. HCL Technologies It offers services including software-led IT solutions & Enterprise Transformation.

JSPL and its sister concerns are the foremost clients of HCL.

7. Samsung Pvt. Ltd. Manufacturers of A7 Processor chips. A7 processors are used in almost all iphone’s.

Apple is the sole client for Samsung’s A7 processors to use in its product iphone 5s

8. Blue Star India’s leader in commercial refrigeration, manufacturers of packaged ac.

Specialized solutions for Banks, Builders, Cinema / Multiplexes, Dairy, etc.

9. Dell Pvt. Ltd. Provides Business IT solutions & Cloud Services for commercial services.

Reliance Technologies, BPCL, Bausch & Laumb lense.

10. Exide Industries Leaders in Power Conversion technology & acid power storage technology.

Indian navy for submarine batteries. Maruti, HM, Hero Motocorp, etc.

11. Bluegrass Studios Services such as online marketing, online tracking, website designing, etc.

Manages online maintenance for Yahoo India.

12. Carl Zeiss Manufacturers of optical lenses. World’s leading lenses manufacturer.

Nokia is the leading client of Carl Zeiss lenses.

13. Balmer & Lawrie Gear oil, Pneumatic Oil, Hydraulic Oil, Cooling Lubricants, Rolling oil.

TRF, Sail, Tata Steel, CIL, Vedanta, Indian Railways etc.

14. Nvidia Graphics Graphic processing units, cooling fans and other computer hardware.

Sony laptops, Asus Laptops, Lenovo, HP, HCL, etc.

15. Heavy Engineering ltd.

Heavy duty machinery, EOT cranes, Industrial Equipments, Wagon Tripler, etc.

SAIL, HEC, VedantaNalco, Balco etc.

16. SAP labs pvt. Ltd. Enterprise solutions to manage various business operations.

Cisco, Sony Corporation, Adobe systems, etc.

17. Huawei Technologies

Manufacturers of routers, optic fibre cables, internet connectivity, etc.

BSNL, Tata Photon, ZTE corporation, etc.

18. Asus Pvt. Ltd. Manufacturers of motherboard, computer microprocessors and Hardware, etc.

Lenovo, HTC, Dell, HCL etc.

19. American Axle & Manufacturer (AAM)

Manufacturers of axles, and steering components.

Chevrolet Motors, General Motors, etc.

20. Godrej Interio Manufacturers Office interiors and furniture.

Various corporate offices, Hotels, Restaurants, etc.

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