Computer-based business analysis relies on models, or algorithmic representations of the business process. Real-life business problems can become very complex, which creates diffi...
Protocols enable unambiguous, smooth interactions among agents. Commitments among agents are a powerful means of developing protocols. Commitments enable flexible execution of pro...
Business processes involve interactions among autonomous partners. We propose that these interactions be specified modularly as protocols. Protocols can be published, enabling imp...
Data warehouses (DWs) are complex computer systems whose main goal is to facilitate the decision making process of knowledge workers. ETL (Extraction-Transformation-Loading) proces...
The central idea in reference modeling is the reutilization of the business knowledge contained in reference models for the construction of specific information models. The orient...