Enterprise Interoperability III (eBook)

New Challenges and Industrial Approaches

Kai Mertins, Rainer Ruggaber, Keith Popplewell, Xiaofei Xu (Herausgeber)

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2008 | 2008
XIII, 696 Seiten
Springer London (Verlag)
978-1-84800-221-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Interoperability: the ability of a system or a product to work with other systems or products without special effort from the user is a key issue in manufacturing and industrial enterprise generally. It is fundamental to the production of goods and services quickly and at low cost at the same time as maintaining levels of quality and customisation.

Composed of over 50 papers, Enterprise Interoperability III ranges from academic research through case studies to industrial and administrative experience of interoperability. The international nature of the authorship continues to broaden. Many of the papers have examples and illustrations calculated to deepen understanding and generate new ideas.

A concise reference to the state of the art in software interoperability, Enterprise Interoperability III will be of great value to engineers and computer scientists working in manufacturing and other process industries and to software engineers and electronic and manufacturing engineers working in the academic environment.

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In the context of enterprise applications, interoperability is the ability of a system or an organisation to work seamlessly with other systems or organisations without any special effort. This ability to interact and exchange information both internally and with external organisations (partners, suppliers and/or customers) is a key issue in the global economy. It is fundamental to the acceleration of the production of goods and services at lower cost at the same time as ensuring higher levels of quality and customisation. Despite the last decade's many efforts to overcome interoperability barriers in industry, non-interoperability still causes an enormous cost for all business partners. Studies show that more than 40% of IT costs are devoted to the solution of interoperability problems. This book provides knowledge for cost savings and business improvement as well as new technical solutions.Composed of over 50 papers, Enterprise Interoperability III ranges from academic research through case studies to industrial and administrative experience of interoperability. The international nature of the authorship continues to broaden. Many of the papers have examples and illustrations calculated to deepen understanding and generate new ideas.The I-ESA'08 conference from which this book is drawn was sponsored by the Interop-VLab and the Enterprise Interoperability Center (EIC). It is also supported by the International Federation for Information Processing and various national associations.A concise reference to the state of the art in software interoperability, Enterprise Interoperability III will be of great value to engineers and computer scientists working in manufacturing and other process industries and to software engineers and electronic and manufacturing engineers working in the academic environment.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Proceedings of the I-ESA Conferences
• Reihe/Serie: Proceedings of the I-ESA Conferences
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 696 p.
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Schlagworte: business • business process management • Electronic Business • Engineering Economics • Enterprise Application Integration • enterprise applications • Enterprise Architecture • enterprise modelling • Enterprise Ontology • Information Processing • Information Security • information system • Interoperability • INTEROP-ESA • Manufacturing • mapping • Middleware • Networked Enterprise • Networks • Outsourcing • Process Engineering • Production • Service-Oriented Architecture • service-oriented computing • Simulation • Software engineering • Systems Engineering
• ISBN-10: 1-84800-221-1 / 1848002211
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84800-221-0 / 9781848002210