HTTP Post processing time

I am sending a PurchaseOrder Request through http using java program to webMethods, In webMethods this request maps to canonical document and publish to another canonical document and wait for reply,

This reply canonical document maps to purchaseorderResponse document.

Total Process is taking around 5 to 6 sec, are there any ways to reduce this process time.
Thanx,
vinay

You will have to analyse the process and find out what are the steps that consume the higher amount of time.
If you close in on that, it would be easier to figure out how to increase the processing time
Good Luck

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