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Enterprise modelling is the process of building models of whole or part of an enterprise (e.g. process models, data models, resource models, new ontologies, etc.) from knowledge about the enterprise, previous models and/or reference models as well as domain ontologies using model representation languages. This paper reviews commonly used languages for enterprise modelling (CIMOSA language, ARIS ToolSet language, ER models / EXPRESS, GRAI nets, IDEF suite of models, IEM, OOA / OMT, Petri nets, SA/RT, logic-based languages) and compares them on the basis of a list of essential requirements for enterprise modelling.

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Vernadat, F.B. (1997). Enterprise Modelling Languages. In: Kosanke, K., Nell, J.G. (eds) Enterprise Engineering and Integration. Research Reports Esprit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60889-6_24

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