Reference Modeling for Business Systems Analysis

Annotation Conceptual models play an increasingly important role in all phases of the information systems life cycle. Despite being vital for developing information systems, the modeling process is often resource consuming and faulty. Reference Modeling for Business Systems Analysis addresses the problems by covering methodological issues and reference models for several industries, and introduces concepts and techniques with concrete examples. Reference Modeling for Business Systems Analysis covers all aspects of reference modeling, and provides foundations for model-driven systems development. This book helps to efficiently reuse conceptual models and explains best practice models for manufacturing, retail, and electronic business 9781599040547 Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Table of Contents 4 Foreword 7 Preface 15 Acknowledgments 20 Ch I: Perspectives on Reference Modeling 22 Section I: Reference Modeling Languages 42 Ch II: Configurable Refererence Modeling Languages 43 Ch III: Design Principles for Reference Modeling: Reusing Information Models by Means of Aggregation, Specialisation, Instantiation, and Analogy 68 Section II: Reference Modeling Methods 97 Ch IV: Process Model for an Empirically Grounded Reference Model Construction 98 Ch V: Business Modeling in Process-Oriented Organizations for RUP_Based Software Development 119 Ch VI: Evaluation of Reference Models 139 Ch VII: Using Reference Models in Enterprise Architecture: An Example 162 Section III: Reference Models 187 Ch VIII: A Reference Model for Industrial Enterprises 188 Ch IX: Reference Model for Retail Enterprises 203 Ch X: A Reference Model for Savings Banks 227 Ch XI: A Reference Model for Strategic Supply Network Development 238 Ch XII: E-Business Reference Models 262 Ch XIII: Evaluation of Selected Enterprise Reference Models 287 Section IV: Reference Modeling Context 308 Ch XIV: Reference Model Management 309 Ch XV: Configuration Management for Reference Models 331 Ch XVI: Interchange Formats for Reference Models 358 Ch XVII: Lessons Learned in Reference Modeling 376 About the Authors 393 Index 403 #,Publisher:,IGI,Global,#,Number,Of,Pages:,380,#,Publication,Date:,2006-10-30,#,ISBN-10,/,ASIN:,1599040549

Conceptual models play an increasingly important role in all phases of the information systems life cycle. Despite being vital for developing information systems, the modeling process is often resource consuming and faulty. Reference Modeling for Business Systems Analysis addresses the problems by covering methodological issues and reference models for several industries, as well as concepts and techniques introduced with concrete examples. Reference Modeling for Business Systems Analysis covers all aspects of reference modeling, and provides foundations for model-driven systems development. This book helps to efficiently reuse conceptual models and explains best practice models for manufacturing, retail, and electronic business.

Despite being vital for developing information systems, the modeling process is often resource consuming and faulty. This book addresses the problems by covering methodological issues and reference models for several industries. It covers various aspects of reference modeling, and provides foundations for model-driven systems development. Conceptual models play an increasingly important role in all phases of the information systems life cycle. This book addresses the problems by covering methodological issues and reference models for several industries, as well as concepts and techniques introduced with concrete examples. It covers various aspects of reference modeling. "This book provides insights into state-of-the-art modeling languages and methods used for reference modeling. A reference model provides a blueprint for information systems development and analysis. Well-established reference models for industrial, retail and other industries are described"--Provided by publisher NL-ZmNBD