Consistency in multi-viewpoint design of enterprise information systems

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 737-752

  Dijkman, Remco M ^a,b   Quartel, Dick A C ^b   van Sinderen, Marten J ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual modelling; Enterprise information systems; Multi viewpoint design; View integration; Viewpoint consistency

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REUSABILITY;

CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; VIEW INTEGRATION; VIEWPOINT CONSISTENCY;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 42649111326     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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