Enterprise Interoperability IV (eBook)

Preface 5
Acknowledgements 7
Contents 8
Part I: Business Interoperability 12
Ad-hoc Execution of Collaboration Patterns using Dynamic Orchestration 13
1. Introduction 13
2. Collaboration Patterns 14
3. Maestro Reorganisation Patterns 18
4. Scenario 19
5. Conclusion 21
6. Acknowledgements 21
7. References 21
Alternative Process Notations for Mobile Information Systems 23
1. Introduction 23
2. Related Works 24
3. Proposed Diagram Notation 24
4. Evaluation 30
5. Conclusion and Future Work 32
6. References 32
Conceptual Framework for the Interoperability Requirements of Collaborative Planning Process 34
1. Introduction 34
2. Description of the CF Components for the CP Process: Identification of IR 35
3. Conclusions 42
4. References 42
Improving Interoperability using a UML Profile for Enterprise Modelling 44
1. Introduction 44
2. Enterprise Modelling 46
3. Conceptual Framework for Enterprise Knowledge Modelling 47
4. Modelling Organisational Structure of an Enterprise 48
5. Conclusion 51
6. Acknowledgements 52
7. References 53
Towards Test Framework for Efficient and Reusable Global e-Business Test Beds 55
1. Introduction 55
2. Recommendations for the Global Interoperability Test Bed 56
3. Issues with Test Frameworks 56
4. A Service Oriented Architecture for Agile Test Framework 59
5. Conclusions 63
6. Disclaimer 64
7. References 64
Unified Reversible Life Cycle for Future Interoperable Enterprise Distributed Information Systems 65
1. Introduction 65
2. IS and Simulation Development Life Cycle: State-of-the-Art 66
3. Studied Context 70
4. Alignment of MDA and HLA FEDEP 71
5. Model Reversal 73
6. Conclusion and Future Works 74
7. References 74
Part II: Enterprise Modeling for Enterprise Interoperability 75
A Meta-model for a Language for Business Process Characterizing Modelling 76
1. Introduction 76
2. Business Process Characterizing Model (BPCM) 77
3. BPCM Meta-model 80
4. Relation Between SCOR and Process in BPCM Meta-model 82
5. Mapping from BPCM Meta-model to BPMN Meta-model 84
6. Conclusion 85
7. References 85
A Tool for Interoperability Analysis of Enterprise Architecture Models using Pi-OCL 87
1. Introduction 87
2. Process of Enterprise Architecture Analysis 89
3. An Enterprise Architecture Analysis Formalism 89
4. Design of the Tool 91
5. Employing the Tool for Interoperability Analysis 93
6. Conclusions 95
7. References 96
A UML-based System Integration Modeling Language for the Application System Design of Shipborne Combat System 97
1. Introduction 97
2. Application System Integration: Framework and Layers 98
3. Integration Metamodel of Application Systems 99
4. UML Based System Integration Modeling Language 102
5. Related Work 104
6. Conclusion 105
7. References 105
Contribution to Interoperability of Executive Information Systems Focusing on Data Storage System 107
1. Introduction 107
2. Executive Information Systems 108
3. Storage System 112
4. Conclusion 115
5. References 116
GRAI-ICE Model Driven Interoperability Architecture for Developing Interoperable ESA 117
1. Introduction 117
2. Overview of GRAI-ICE MDI Architecture 120
3. TOP CIM and Bottom CIM 121
4. ICE-PIM 122
5. ICE-PSM 124
6. Generation of Code: ESA Components and System 124
7. An Application: Purchase Management 125
8. Conclusions 126
9. Perspectives 126
10. References 127
Model for Trans-sector Digital Interoperability 128
1. Introduction 128
2. State-of-the-Art 130
3. Capabilities 131
4. Trans-sector Interoperability Model 134
5. Conclusion and Future Work 136
6. References 137
Transformation from a Collaborative Process to Multiple Interoperability Processes 139
1. Introduction 139
2. Terminology Definition 140
3. Proposed Method to Solve Enterprise Interoperability Problem 142
4. Interoperability Process 143
5. Conclusion 148
6. References 148
Part III: Semantics for Enterprise Inoperability 149
A Manufacturing Foundation Ontology for Product Life Cycle Interoperability 150
1. Introduction 150
2. The Requirement for a Manufacturing Foundation 151
3. A Manufacturing Foundation Ontology Approach to Interoperability 153
4. Discussion and Conclusion 156
5. Acknowledgements 157
6. References 157
A Semantic Mediator for Data Integration in Autonomous Logistics Processes 159
1. Introduction 159
2. Related Work 160
3. Research Approach 162
4. Findings 164
5. Conclusions and Outlook 166
6. Acknowledgements 167
7. References 167
An Ontology Proposal for Resilient Multi-plant Networks 170
1. Introduction 170
2. The REMPLANET Project 171
3. Basic Concepts and Definitions 172
4. REMPLANET Ontology Proposal 174
5. Conclusions 178
6. Acknowledgements 179
7. References 179
Collaboration Knowledge Ontologies to Support Knowledge Management and Sharing in Virtual Organisations 180
1. Introduction 180
2. Evolution of Collaboration 181
3. Collaboration Knowledge and Knowledge Repositories 182
4. Conclusions 186
5. Acknowledgements 186
6. References 186
Mediation Information System Engineering for Interoperability Support in Crisis Management 188
1. Introduction 188
2. Management of Heterogeneous Actors of the Crisis Cell 189
3. MIS Engineering in a Crisis Context: Theory and Example 191
4. MIS Agility in a Crisis Context 195
5. Conclusion and Perspectives 196
6. References 197
Service Value Meta-model: An Engineering Viewpoint 199
1. Introduction 199
2. Objective of Service Value Modeling 200
3. Service Value Meta-model 201
4. Service Value Modeling and Analysis 207
5. Conclusions 208
6. Acknowledgement 208
7. References 208
Part IV: Architectures and Frameworks for Interoperability 210
An Interoperable Enterprise Architecture to Support Decentralized Collaborative Planning Processes in Supply Chain Networks 211
1. Introduction 211
2. Background in Supply Chain Collaboration 213
3. The Interoperable Enterprise Architecture for Collaborative Planning in Supply Chains Networks 214
4. Conclusions 220
5. Acknowledgments 220
6. References 220
Business Cooperation-oriented Heterogeneous System Integration Framework and its Implementation 223
1. Overview 223
2. Related Work 224
3. Heterogeneous System Integration Framework 225
4. Key Technologies Related 226
5. System Implementation 228
6. Conclusion 230
7. Acknowledgments 231
8. References 231
Collaboration Knowledge Management and Sharing Services to Support a Virtual Organisation 232
1. Introduction 232
2. Collaboration Knowledge Services 233
3. Conceptual Architecture of PKMS 236
4. Conclusions 240
5. Acknowledgements 241
6. References 241
Developing a Science Base for Enterprise Interoperability 242
1. Introduction 242
2. Policy and Research Attempts for Interoperability 244
3. The Elements of the New Scientific Domain 245
4. Neighboring Scientific Domains and Approaches 247
5. The Steps Towards a Science Base For Interoperability 248
6. Conclusions 249
7. References 249
From Pipes-and-Filters to Workflows 252
1. Introduction 252
2. Pipes-and-Filters Architecture 253
3. Workflow-based Systems 255
4. Test Cases for Evaluating the Architectual Styles 256
5. Measurements 259
6. Conclusions 260
7. References 261
Risk Sources Identification in Virtual Organisation 262
1. Introduction 262
2. Risk 263
3. Identification of Risk Sources in the Virtual Organisation 264
4. Survey Study 269
5. Conclusion and Future Work 270
6. References 271
Service-based Model for Enterprise Interoperability: Context-driven Approach 275
1. Introduction 275
2. Problem Description 277
3. Ontological Knowledge Representation 277
4. Contexts 279
5. Web-service Model 281
6. Self-organization 282
7. Conclusion 283
8. References 283
Transformation of UML Activity Diagram to YAWL 285
1. Introduction 285
2. Preliminaries 286
3. From UML-AD to YAWL 289
4. Related Work 293
5. Conclusion and Future Work 294
6. References 294
Part V: Platforms for Enterprise Interoperability 296
Gap Analysis of Ontology Mapping Tools and Techniques 297
1. Introduction 297
2. Mapping of Ontologies 298
3. Mapping Tools and Techniques 302
4. Analysis 304
5. Conclusion 305
6. References 305
Networked Enterprise Transformation and Resource Management in Future Internet Enabled Innovation Clouds 307
1. Introduction and Motivation 307
2. NEFFICS Architecture 308
3. NEFFICS Platform 311
4. NEFFICS Use Case Scenarios 313
5. Conclusions and Future Work 315
6. References 316
Opportunity Discovery Through Network Analysis 317
1. Introduction 317
2. Related Work 318
3. Opportunity Networks 319
4. Research Opportunity Networks 320
5 Conclusions 323
6 References 324
Reflections on Aspects of Enterprise Interoperability 325
1. Introduction 325
2. Problem: Collaborating Businesses 326
3. Solution: Open Application à la VISP 327
4. Focus: Service Life Cycle 330
5. Lessons Learned 331
6. Perspective 332
7. References 334
Specification of SETU with WSMO 335
1. Introduction 335
2. The SETU Case 336
3. Web Service Modeling Ontology 337
4. Application of WSMO to SETU 339
5. Findings 344
6. Conclusions 347
7. Acknowledgments 347
8. References 347
Part VI: Interoperability Scenarios and Case Studies 349
A Success Story: Manufacturing Execution System Implementation 350
1. Introduction 350
2. Description of the Industrial Case 351
3. Success Factors 353
4. Project Procedures 354
5. The Enterprise Modelling Approach 355
6. Conclusion and Lessons Learned 357
7. References 358
Enabling Proactive Behaviour of Future Project Managers 360
1. Introduction: Challenges 360
2. Project Manager Role 362
3. Future Project Managers 365
4. Conclusion 366
5. Further Challenges 367
6. Acknowledgments 367
7. References 367
Gaps to Fill Between Theoretical Interoperable Quality and Food Safety Environment and Enterprise Implementations 369
1. Introduction 369
2. Current Interoperability Environment in Food Quality and Safety Management 371
3. Conclusions 376
4. References 377
How to Develop a Questionnaire in Order to Measure Interoperability Level in Enterprises 378
1. Introduction 378
2. Interoperability Context 379
3. Development of the Questionnaire 381
4. Application and Analysis 382
5. Conclusions and Future Work 386
6. Acknowledgments 387
7. References 387
Knowledge Sharing and Communities of Practices for Intra-organizational Interoperability 388
1. Introduction 388
2. Using Knowledge Sharing and Communities of Good Practices to Support Interoperability 389
3. Roadmapping for Good Practices Transfer and Collaboration Capability Assessment 391
4. A Tool for Identifying Communities of Practices and Determining the Entities Able to Collaborate 394
5. Discussion 395
6. Conclusion 396
7. References 396
Part VII: Standards for Interoperability 398
Aligning the UEML Ontology with SUMO 399
1. Introduction 399
2. Theory 400
3. Research Method 401
4. Results 402
5. Discussion 405
6. Conclusion and Further Work 406
7. References 407
Emerging Interoperability Directions in Electronic Government 409
1. Introduction 409
2. Interoperability Initiatives in Electronic Government 410
3. Observations 415
4. Conclusions and Future Research 416
5. Acknowledgements 417
6. References 417
Enterprise Collaboration Maturity Model (ECMM): Preliminary Definition and Future Challenges 419
1. Introduction and Problem Description 419
2. ECMM 420
3. Conclusions and Future Challenges 427
4. Acknowledgement 428
5. References 428
Towards a Conceptualisation of Interoperability Requirements 429
1. Introduction 429
2. Interoperability Needs and Related Works 430
3. Interoperability Requirements Model 431
4. Case Study 436
5. Conclusion 437
6. References 438
Use Profile Management for Standard Conformant Customisation 439
1. Introduction 439
2. The Problem and the Status of Art 440
3. A Method to Analyse XML Data Model Specification 443
4. The Approach for Business Document Customisation 444
5. Profile Customisation and Validation 445
6. Conclusions 447
7. References 448
Index of Contributors 450