GENERIC BUSINESS MODELLING FRAMEWORK

Christopher John Hogger, Min Li

2007

Abstract

We present a position paper setting out the essentials of a new declarative framework named GBMF intended for modelling the higher-level aspects of business. It is based upon logic programming including, where appropriate, finite-domain constraints. Business plans, processes, entity constraints, assets and business rules are representable in GBMF using an economical repertoire of primitive constructs and without requiring overly-burdensome programming effort. The framework, which has been fully implemented, has been applied so far to small-scale business exemplars. Our more general future aim, however, will be to demonstrate the framework's generic character by providing precise semantic mappings between it and other business modelling frameworks that rely upon specialized languages and engines.

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John Hogger C. and Li M. (2007). GENERIC BUSINESS MODELLING FRAMEWORK . In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-972-8865-90-0, pages 422-427. DOI: 10.5220/0002407704220427


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@conference{iceis07,
author={Christopher John Hogger and Min Li},
title={GENERIC BUSINESS MODELLING FRAMEWORK},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2007},
pages={422-427},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002407704220427},
isbn={978-972-8865-90-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - GENERIC BUSINESS MODELLING FRAMEWORK
SN - 978-972-8865-90-0
AU - John Hogger C.
AU - Li M.
PY - 2007
SP - 422
EP - 427
DO - 10.5220/0002407704220427