Agile Integration Modeling Language (AIML): A conceptual modeling grammar for agile integrative business information systems

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 266-284

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Kishore, Rajiv ^b   Sharman, Raj ^b   Ramesh, Ram ^b  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual modeling grammar; Integrative business information systems modeling; Multiagent systems modeling; Requirements specifications; Role based modeling; Systems modeling

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; FORMAL LANGUAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY; SEMANTICS;

CONCEPTUAL MODELING GRAMMAR; INTEGRATIVE BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODELING; MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS MODELING; REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS; ROLE-BASED MODELING; SYSTEMS MODELING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548514862     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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