Ontology-based process model for business architecture of a virtual enterprise

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 583-595

  Kim, Cheolhan ^a   Kim, Kwangsoo ^b   Lee, Jeongsoo ^c   Kang, Dongwoo ^b   Ryu, Kwangyeol ^d  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^c SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Business architecture; Collaborative process; Ontology; Process modelling; Virtual enterprise

Indexed keywords

ONTOLOGY; SEMANTICS; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE; COLLABORATIVE DESIGN; COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; COMPONENT ARCHITECTURES; ENTERPRISE DISTRIBUTED OBJECT COMPUTING; PROCESS MODELLING; ROLE ACTIVITY DIAGRAMS; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE;

COMPETITION;

EID: 84881372164     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2012.749529     Document Type: Article

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