This volume offers a comprehensive overview of architectures, languages, methods, and techniques for analysing, modelling, and constructing information systems in organisations. Numerous approaches are surveyed coming from computer science, information systems, and business administration among others. With more than 30 contributions, the book is an authoritative source of information for professional researchers and graduate students. It also provides
Foreword
Chapter 1 : Architectures of Information Systems
Part I : Techniques and Languages for the Description of Information Systems
Chapter 2 : Characterizing Information Modeling Techniques
Chapter 3 : Express
Chapter 4 : ORM/NIAM Object-Role Modeling
Chapter 5 : Database Language SQL
Chapter 6 : Petri Nets
Chapter 7 : State Transition Diagrams
Chapter 8 : PIF The Process Interchange Format
Chapter 9 : GPN Generalized Process Networks
Chapter 10 : The IDEF Family of Languages
Chapter 11 : The CIMOSA Languages
Chapter 12 : ConceptBase
Chapter 13 : Conceptual Graphs
Chapter 14 : GRAI Grid Decisional Modeling
Chapter 15 : SOM Modeling of Business Systems
Chapter 16 : Workflow Languages
Part II : Software Engineering Methods for Information System Construction
Chapter 17 : Software Engineering Methods
Chapter 18 : Information Engineering Methodology
Chapter 19 : Object-Oriented Software Engineering Methods
Chapter 20 : Euromethod Contract Management
Part III : Tools for Analysis and Design
Chapter 21 : An Integrated Enterprise Modeling Environment
Chapter 22 : WorkParty
Chapter 23 : PROPLAN
Chapter 24 : ARIS
Chapter 25 : Bonapart
Chapter 26 : MO2GO
Chapter 27 : IBN VisualAge
Part IV : Reference Models
Chapter 28 : IAA the IBM Insurance Application Architecture
Chapter 29 : Reference Models of Fraunhofer DZ-SIMPROLOG
Chapter 30 : Configuring Business Application Systems
Chapter 31 : The SIZ Banking Data Model
Chapter 32 : ODP and OMA Reference Models
Part V : Selected Topics in Integrating Infrastructures
Chapter 33 : Architectural Requirements of Commercial Products
Chapter 34 : Integration Infrastructure for Agile Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 35 : Distributed Processing: DCE, CORBA, and Java
Chapter 36 : System Integration through Agent Coordination
List of Contributors
Index
