Architectures for Enterprise Integration

✍ Scribed by L. Nemes, P. Bernus (auth.), Peter Bernus, Laszlo Nemes, Theodore J. Williams (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 359
• Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Architectures for Enterprise Integration describes the latest methods to guide enterprises and consultants, managers and technical personnel through a complete life-cycle of enterprise development. This book is based on the findings of the IFIP/IFAC Task Force and presents the state-of-the-art in enterprise architecture. This book is essential reading for all practising engineers and researchers in manufacturing and engineering management with special interest for those involved in CIM and Enterprise Modelling and Integration.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-8
The concept of enterprise integration....Pages 9-20
The needs of the field of integration....Pages 21-31
State-of-the-art on models, architectures and methodologies....Pages 32-59
Some important articles about enterprise integration....Pages 60-69
A summary of the CIMOSA reference architecture....Pages 70-101
The GRAI-GIM reference model, architecture and methodology....Pages 102-126
An overview of PERA and the Purdue Methodology....Pages 127-161
Introduction to the evaluation methods used....Pages 162-163
Evaluation questionnaires....Pages 164-178
Evaluation questionnaires for CIMOSA....Pages 179-194
Evaluation questionnaire for GRAI-GIM....Pages 195-210
Evaluation questionnaire for PERA....Pages 211-223
Analysis of questionnaire results....Pages 224-234
Short form evaluation questionnaire for integration reference architectures....Pages 235-239
Back Matter....Pages 333-343

✦ Subjects

Manufacturing, Machines, Tools