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Logistics IT is shifting from large, monolithic software systems to smaller, modular applications (“apps”) that can be flexibly composed to support individual business processes. In order to anticipate extensive integration projects, seamless interoperability is a crucial requirement. This paper outlines a standards-based logistics Business Object model that narrows the business-IT gap and simplifies logistics IT services regarding development and integration.
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canonical means conforming to accepted principles or standard practice, i.e. being harmonized, agreed on, minimal, standardized, reusable, but also extensible [27].
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Böhmer, M., Schmidt, M., Weißenberg, N. (2015). Seamless Interoperability in Logistics: Narrowing the Business-IT Gap by Logistics Business Objects. In: ten Hompel, M., Rehof, J., Wolf, O. (eds) Cloud Computing for Logistics. Lecture Notes in Logistics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13404-8_6
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