Semantic representation of contract knowledge using multi tier ontology

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Semantic Web and Databases, SWDB 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 378-397

  Kabilan, Vandana ^a   Johannesson, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ONTOLOGY;

BUSINESS CONTRACTS; BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT; CONTRACT MANAGEMENT; DIFFERENT DOMAINS; ONTOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION; REUSABLE KNOWLEDGE; SEMANTIC INTERPRETATION; SEMANTIC REPRESENTATION;

SEMANTIC WEB;

EID: 85015368524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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