Enterprise Interoperability III (eBook)

Preface 5
Acknowledgements 7
Contents 9
Part I Business and Strategies, Cases 15
An Approach for the Evaluation of the Agility in the Context of Enterprise Interoperability 16
1 Introduction 16
2 Related Work 17
3 The POIRE Framework 20
4 Agility Evaluation in the Context of Enterprise Interoperability 23
5 Conclusions 26
References 26
Industrialization Strategies for Cross-organizational Information Intensive Services 28
1 Introduction 28
2 Definition of Terms and Research Approach 29
3 A Reference Architecture for Seamless Cross-Organizational Collaboration 31
4 Industrialization of IIS in the Case of Swiss Public Administration 33
5 Conclusion 37
References 39
SME Maturity, Requirement for Interoperability 42
1 Introduction 42
2 Improvement Cycle 44
3 Maturity Model 46
4 Assessment Method 48
5 Case Study 49
6 Results and Business Benefits 50
7 Related Work 51
8 Conclusion 51
Acknowledgement 52
References 52
Information Security Problems and Needs in Healthcare – A Case Study of Norway and Finland vs Sweden 54
1 Introduction 54
2 Information Security Model 55
3 Information Security in Healthcare 56
4 The Case Studies 57
5 Results 58
6 Discussion and Comparison with the Swedish Study 62
7 Summarizing Discussion 65
References 65
Impact of Application Lifecycle Management – A Case Study 68
1 Introduction 68
2 Related Research 69
3 Research Approach 71
4 Results 72
5 Discussion 77
6 Conclusions 78
References 79
Part II Cross-organizational Collaboration and Cross- sectoral Processes 82
A Service-oriented Reference Architecture for Organizing Cross- Company Collaboration 84
1 Motivation 84
2 State-of-the-Art in Multienterprise Electronic Interaction and Shortcomings 85
3 A Service-Oriented Reference Architecture 88
4 Conclusion 94
References 95
Patterns for Distributed Scrum – A Case Study 98
1 Introduction 98
2 Research Approach 101
3 Results 102
5 Discussion 107
6 Conclusions 109
References 109
Understanding the Collaborative Workspaces 112
1 Introduction 112
2 Understanding Collaboration 113
3 The Organisational Layers 114
4 The Life Cycles 116
5 The Processes and the Motivation 118
6 Virtual Organisations 119
7 Information Flows 121
8 Conclusion 122
Acknowledgments 123
References 123
Models and Methods for Web-support of a Multi- disciplinary B2( B2B) Network 126
1 Introduction 126
2 The B2(B2B) Background and its Interoperability Challenges 127
3 Template Model, As-is Models and the General Model 129
4 B2(B2B) Business Process Model 130
5 Interdisciplinary Service Model and Network Model 133
6 Summary and Outlook 134
Acknowledgements 135
References 135
Platform Design for the B2(B2B) Approach 138
1 Introduction 138
2 Architecture Overview 139
3 Technologies for Development and Technologies for Design 140
4 Components for Modelling 142
5 Components for Managing 144
6 Summary 145
References 146
Trust and Security in Collaborative Environments 148
1 Introduction 148
2 Basic Concepts 149
3 Trust and Security on Web-based Platforms 152
4 Conclusion 154
Acknowledgements 155
References 155
Prototype to Support Morphism between BPMN Collaborative Process Model and Collaborative SOA Architecture Model 158
1 Introduction 158
2 Definition of a Morphism 159
3 Definition of the Meta-Models 160
4 Definition of the Transformation Rules 162
5 Prototype Development 166
6 Conclusion and Perspectives 169
References 170
Heterogeneous Domains’ e-Business Transactions Interoperability with the use of Generic Process Models 172
1 Introduction 172
2 Process Modeling Methodology Developed and Applied 174
3 Generic Business Process Models 175
4 Conclusions 180
5 Future Work 182
References 183
Matching of Process Data and Operational Data for a Deep Business Analysis 184
1 Introduction 184
2 Deep Business Analysis 185
3 Towards a Matching Framework 189
4 Architecture of the Matching Framework 191
5 Related Work 193
6 Summary 194
References 195
Methods for Design of Semantic Message-Based B2B Interaction Standards 196
1 Introduction 196
2 Overview of UML-Based Design Methodologies 197
3 Selection Criteria 203
4 Conclusions 205
References 206
Part III Service Design and Execution 208
An Adaptive Service-Oriented Architecture 210
1 Introduction 210
2 Service Oriented Architecture 212
3 Adaptive Service-Oriented Architecture 215
3.2 ASOA Ontology 216
4 A Prototypical Adaptive Architecture 217
5 Related Work 220
6 Conclusion 220
References 221
FUSE: A Framework to Support Services Unified Process 222
1 Introduction 222
2 Challenges for the Adoption of the Service-Oriented Approach 223
3 Existing Approaches and Related Projects 225
4 FUSE Framework Overview 227
5 FUSE Framework Implementation 229
6 Conclusions and Future Work 232
References 232
Adopting Service Oriented Architectures Made Simple 234
1 Introduction 234
2 Myths Related to SOA 235
3 The Four Pillars for a Successful SOA Adoption 236
4 How to Adopt SOA from a Management Perspective 239
5 SOA vs Traditional Development 240
6 Adopting SOA at Technological Level 241
7 Conclusions 244
References 245
Making Service-Oriented Java Applications Interoperable without Compromising Transparency 246
1 Introduction 246
2 The Transparency–Interoperability Tradeoff in Java 247
3 ServiceJ. A Java Dialect for Client-Service Interactions 250
4 Compiling ServiceJ to Java. Injecting Interoperability 251
5 Example 255
6 Related Work 256
7 Conclusion 257
References 257
A Service Behavior Model for Description of Co- Production Feature of Services 260
1 Introduction 260
2 Key Aspects of Service Behavior Models 262
3 Service-Provider-Customer (SPC) Model 264
4 Comparisons between SPC and other Service Behavior Models 271
5 Conclusions 272
Acknowledgement 272
References 272
An Abstract Interaction Concept for Designing Interaction Behaviour of Service Compositions2 274
1 Introduction 274
2 Problems with Current Interaction Design Concepts 275
3 Interaction Design Concept for High Abstraction Levels 276
4 Comparison with BPMN 280
5 Conclusions 284
References 285
Preference-based Service Level Matchmaking for Composite Service 288
1 Introduction 288
2 Related Works 289
3 A Service Level Matchmaking Scenario 291
4 Automatic Service Level Matchmaking Mechanism 292
5 Service Level Automatic Generating approach for Composite Service 295
6 Experiments and Evaluation 298
7 Conclusion 299
Acknowledgement 300
References 300
Ontological Support in eGovernment Interoperability through Service Registries 302
1 Introduction 302
2 Background and Scope 303
3 Defining the eGovernment Ontology 304
4 Combining Processes and Data 307
5 The Interoperability Registry Platform 309
6 Population of the Repository 310
7 Conclusions 311
References 312
Towards Secured and Interoperable Business Services 314
1 Introduction 314
2 Challenges in Ecosystem of Services 315
3 Secure Interoperable Business Organisation 317
4 Implementation Architecture 322
5 Conclusion and Further Works 323
Acknowledgements 323
References 323
Part IV Ontologyies and Semantics for Interoperability 326
Semantic Web Services based Data Exchange for Distributed and Heterogeneous Systems 328
1 Introduction 328
2 Terms and Definitions 330
3 Data Exchange Method 331
4 Web Services Matching Mechanism 334
5 Prototype System 338
6 Conclusions 339
References 340
Ontology-driven Semantic Mapping 342
1 Introduction 342
2 Related Work 343
3 Mapping of Business Schemata 345
4 Logical Data Model Ontology 347
5 Ontology-driven Semantic Mapping 349
6 Discussion and Future Research 352
Acknowledgments 353
References 353
Self-Organising Service Networks for Semantic Interoperability Support in Virtual Enterprises 356
1 Introduction 356
2 Proposed Approach 358
3 Technological Framework 361
4 Conclusion 364
Acknowledgments 364
References 365
Semantic Service Matching in the Context of ODSOI Project 366
1 Introduction 366
2 Related Work 367
3 Main Principles of the Semantic Service Matching 369
4 Semantic Service Similarity 370
5 Global Semantic Service Similarity 370
6 Elementary Semantic Service Similarity 371
7 Semantic Ontology Concept Similarity 372
8 Preliminary Experimental Results and main Lessons Learned 374
9 Conclusions and Future Work 376
Disclaimer 377
References 377
Ontology-based Service Component Model for Interoperability of Service Systems 380
1 Introduction 380
2 Service System and Typical Interoperability Requirements 382
3 Domain-specific Service Ontology 385
4 Interoperability-oriented Unified Service Component Model 388
5 SC Composition Based Service System Interoperability Solutions 390
6 Conclusions 391
Acknowledgement 392
References 392
Supporting Adaptive Enterprise Collaboration through Semantic Knowledge Services 394
1 Introduction 394
2 Motivation 395
3 The SYNERGY Approach 398
3.2 Conceptual Architecture 399
4 Related Work 402
5 Conclusions 404
References 405
Part V Interoperability in Systems Engineering 408
Semantic Web Framework for Rule-Based Generation of Knowledge and Simulation of Manufacturing Systems 410
1 Introduction 410
2 Related Enabling Technologies and Developments 412
3 Functionalities Required for the Generation of Knowledge 414
4 Framework for the Generation of Knowledge within the Manufacturing Domain 415
5 Conclusions and Future Developments 420
References 421
Semantic Interoperability Requirements for Manufacturing Knowledge Sharing 424
1 Introduction 424
2 Manufacturing Information and Knowledge Support Systems 426
3 Understanding Semantic Requirements for Knowledge Sharing 427
X 428
4 Discussions and Conclusions 432
References 434
Collaborative Product Development: EADS Pilot Based on ATHENA 436
1 Introduction: Interoperability Needs and Issues for Emerging Networked Organization 437
2 State of the Art Concerning Standard Based Technological Interoperability Frameworks to Reuse 439
3 Proposed Federation Framework 441
4 Application to a Product Lifecycle Management Collaborative Platform 446
5 Conclusion and Perspectives 447
References 447
Contribution to Knowledge-based Methodology for Collaborative Process Definition: Knowledge Extraction from 6napse Platform 450
1 Introduction 450
2 6napse Collaborative Platform 452
3 Collaborative Network Ontology (CNO) 453
4 Knowledge Extraction from 6napse Platform 456
5 Conclusion 461
References 461
SQFD: QFD-based Service Quality Assurance for the Lifecycle of Services 464
1 Introduction 464
2 Service Quality and SQFD 465
3 Build-time QFD-oriented Service Quality Design 469
4 Run-time Quality/Performance Evaluation 471
5 Service Quality/Performance Optimization 472
6 Conclusion 473
Acknowledgement 473
References 473
Coevolutionary Computation Based Iterative Multi- Attribute Auctions 474
1 Introduction 474
2 Multi-attribute Auction Problem 476
3 Iterative Multi-attribute Auction Mechanism 476
4 Coevolutionary Computation Based Multi-attribute Auction 477
5 Computational Results 479
6 Discussion 480
7 Conclusions 481
References 481
Knowledge Integration in Global Engineering 484
1 Introduction 484
2 Global Engineering 485
3 Challenges in Global Engineering 485
4 Global Virtual Team Environments 488
5 Knowledge Integration a Key in Global Engineering? 491
6 Conclusion 494
References 495
Part VI Modelling and Meta-modelling Methods and Tools for Interoperability 496
A Framework for Executable Enterprise Application Integration Patterns 498
1 Introduction 498
2 EAI Patterns and MDA 500
3 Parameterization of EAI Patterns 502
4 Model Transformation 505
5 Conclusions and Outlook 508
References 509
Experiences of Tool Integration: Development and Validation 512
1 Introduction 512
2 Background: Existing Tool Integration Solutions 513
3 Tool Integration Concepts 517
4 Generalisation of ToolChain 519
5 Experiences of Implementation: Validation of Tool Chain 521
6 Conclusions and further research 522
Acknowledgements 523
References 523
Interoperability – Network Systems for SMEs 524
1 Introduction 524
2 Situation in Research and Industry 525
3 Solutions Provided to Industry 527
4 Conclusion and Outlook 531
References 532
Engineer to Order Supply Chain Improvement Based on the GRAI Meta- model for Interoperability: An Empirical Study 534
1 Introduction: Engineer to Order Supply Chains 534
2 Research Objectives 536
3 Research Methodology 536
4 Conclusions 544
References 544
Proposal for an Object Oriented Process Modeling Language 546
1 Introduction 546
2 Existing Process Modeling Languages 548
3 Proposal on an Object Oriented Process Modeling Language 550
4 Conclusion 557
References 558
Enterprise Modeling Based Application Development for Interoperability Problem Solving 560
1 Introduction 560
2 Problem Statement 561
3 Business Case Description 561
4 Development Process 562
5 IV& I Tool Implementation
6 RDF Based Data Exchange Interface 566
7 Lessons Learned 568
8 Conclusion and Future Work 569
References 570
IS Outsourcing Decisions: Can Value Modelling Be of Help? 572
1 Introduction 572
2 Requirements 573
3 Value Modelling and c3-value 574
4 IS Outsourcing Decision Process 578
4 Conclusion 582
References 582
Process Composition in Logistics: An Ontological Approach15 584
1 Introduction 584
2 Autonomic Logistics Services: Objectives and Operations 585
3 Dynamic Process Composition 587
4 BPAL Basic Components 587
5 The Expected Benefits of the Semantic ALS Approach 592
6 Related Works 592
7 Conclusions 593
References 594
Interoperability of Information Systems in Crisis Management: Crisis Modeling and Metamodeling 596
1 Introduction 596
2 Overview of the 598
Project 598
3 Crisis Characterization and Collaborative Process Deduction 600
4 Instantiation of an Example 603
5 Future work 605
6 Conclusion 606
References 606
A Novel Pattern for Complex Event Processing in RFID Applications 608
1 Introduction 608
2 The Event Hierarchy 609
3 Complex Event Pattern 614
4 Conclusions 619
Acknowledgments 619
References 619
Part VII Architectures and Frameworks for Interoperability 622
Enterprise Architecture: A Service Interoperability Analysis Framework 624
1 Introduction 624
2 Extended Influence Diagrams 626
3 A Framework for Enterprise Service Interoperability Analysis 626
4 Enterprise Architecture Frameworks for Analysis 629
5 The Metamodel for Enterprise Service Interoperability Analysis 630
6 Modeling and Analyzing Using the Metamodel – An Example 632
7 Conclusion 635
Acknowledgements 635
References 635
Logical Foundations for the Infrastructure of the Information Market 638
1 Introduction 638
2 Exactness 640
3 Practical Examples of Interoperability Problems 642
4 Interoperability and Categories 646
5 Conclusions 648
Acknowledgements 649
References 649
Meeting the Interoperability Challenges of eTransactions among Heterogeneous Business Partners: The Advantages of Hybrid Architectural Approaches for the Integrating Middleware 652
1 Introduction 652
2 Interoperability Challenges of eTransactions: The Enterprises Viewpoint 653
3 Discussion on the Underlying State of the Art 655
4 Roadmapping Hybrid Architectural Approaches for eTransactions 658
5 Conclusions and Future Work 661
References 662
A Model-driven, Agent-based Approach for a Rapid Integration of Interoperable Services* 664
1 Introduction 664
2 Scenario 666
3 Agent-based Modelling and Execution of Inter-organisational Processes 667
4 Interoperable Services: Improving the Integration Process 673
5 Related Work 674
6 Conclusions and Summary 674
References 674
BSMDR: A B/S UI Framework Based on MDR 678
1 Introduction 678
2 UI Requirements Analysis Model 680
3 Modeling of PIM 681
4 Design and Realization 685
5 Conclusions 689
References 690
A Proposal for Goal Modelling Using a UML Profile 692
1 Introduction 692
2 Linking Enterprise Models and System Models 693
3 Proposal for Enterprise Knowledge Modelling 695
4 UML Profile for GM 697
5 Conclusion 700
Acknowledgments 701
References 701
Index of Contributors 704
Index of Keywords 706