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Towards a Meta-Model for Networked Enterprise

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Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling (BPMDS 2016, EMMSAD 2016)

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Abstract

To deal with challenges as globalization and fast-changing environments, enterprises are progressively collaborating with others and becoming a Networked Enterprise (NE). In this context, Enterprise Interoperability (EI) is a crucial requirement that needs to be verified by enterprises when starting a relationship to avoid interoperability problems. The concepts of NE and EI are not easy to understand due the variety of interpretations that exist in the literature. Having a clear and shared understanding of the NE and the different interoperations between partners is a necessity to manage the interoperability development. In order to reach such an objective, this research work defines a meta-model for NE based on a systemic approach. Concepts related to EI are taken into account to highlight the importance of this ability (i.e. Interoperability), seen as a requirement, within a system to attain its targeted goals. Finally, a real case study is proposed to validate the defined meta-model.

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Acknowledgements

This work has been conducted in the context of the PLATINE project (PLAnning Transformation Interoperability in Networked Enterprises), financed by the national fund of research of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (FNR), under the grant C14/IS/8329172/R2.

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  1. CNRS, CRAN UMR 7039, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    Gabriel Leal & Hervé Panetto

  2. Université de Lorraine, CRAN UMR 7039, Boulevard des Aiguillettes, B.P. 70239, 54506, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    Gabriel Leal & Hervé Panetto

  3. ITIS, TSS, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5, Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, 4362, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

    Gabriel Leal, Wided Guédria & Erik Proper

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  3. Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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Leal, G., Guédria, W., Panetto, H., Proper, E. (2016). Towards a Meta-Model for Networked Enterprise. In: Schmidt, R., Guédria, W., Bider, I., Guerreiro, S. (eds) Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling. BPMDS EMMSAD 2016 2016. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 248. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39429-9_26

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