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Enterprise Modelling has been successfully used for modelling different enterprise dimensions such as business processes or organisation. However, some problems, like the lack of interoperability, are not solved in this context because the large number of different Enterprise Modelling Languages that exist make it difficult to exchange enterprise models performed by different enterprises. To solve this problem, in this paper we present a Framework that can be used to model enterprise dimensions, at the same time making interoperability between resulting models much easier to achieve. This Framework is based on UML using UML Profiles, and on the existing Enterprise Modelling metamodels proposed to solve interoperability problems. This paper provides a general description of the Framework that was implemented, as well as a detailed explanation of the UML Profile that was developed to represent one of the enterprise dimensions that can be modelled with the Framework, in particular the Organisational Structure of an enterprise.
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Grangel, R., Chalmeta, R., Campos, C., Palomero, S. (2010). Improving Interoperability using a UML Profile for Enterprise Modelling. In: Popplewell, K., Harding, J., Poler, R., Chalmeta, R. (eds) Enterprise Interoperability IV. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-257-5_4
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