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Extended Viable System Model

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Advances in Enterprise Engineering X (EEWC 2016)

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Viable System Model (VSM) is a well-known and widely used concept when working with enterprise as a viable system. However, research shows that VSM does not include all the required elements to correctly model enterprise as a viable system. This paper proposes extensions to VSM which help to model enterprise in a more complete way. The proposal is illustrated using case study of a real company. Authors propose to tie extended VSM to the notion of Enterprise Operating System in future research.

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  1. Department of Information Systems and Technologies, National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Bol. Pecherskaya 25, 603155, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    Alexey Sergeev

  2. Department of Engineering and Management, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Alexey Sergeev

  3. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    José Tribolet

  4. Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa (INESC-ID), Lisbon, Portugal

    José Tribolet

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Sergeev, A., Tribolet, J. (2016). Extended Viable System Model. In: Aveiro, D., Pergl, R., Gouveia, D. (eds) Advances in Enterprise Engineering X. EEWC 2016. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 252. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39567-8_9

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