Transcript “DIP Integrated Project Proposal Meeting”

“DIP Integrated Project Proposal Meeting”
Frankfurt, 17th January 2003
Alessandra Bagnato
International R&D Area
TXT e-Solutions SpA, Milano (Italy)
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TXT R&D Structure
SC&CM applications
for manufacturing &
service enterprises
Applications
for the media
& editorial industry
Professional
services
Divisional
R&D
Divisional
R&D
Divisional
R&D
EC Projects
SC&CM
EC Projects
MCM
EC Projects
PRS
EC Projects Follow-ups
SC&CM Division
MCM Division
Int. R&D Area
PRS Division
TXT Contribution to DIP idea
The holistic approach proposed in DIP
(Data, Information & Process Integration)
could be described in terms of an
Ontology-based Intelligent
Infrastructure, which could be seen both
intra- and inter- Organisations.
Enterprise Intelligent Infrastructure
• An Intelligent Infrastructure (II) is a layered
representation of an Enterprise in various forms and
formats.
• Depending on perspective it can have a varying
number of layers and architectural levels (views).
• The systems engineering perspective identifies four
layers, while the business manager is concerned with
these three: Business Model, Enterprise Knowledge
ICT (Applications and Data).
Processes
Business
Knowledge
Applications
Ontologies
Semantics
• A simplified picture of
an Enterprise Intelligent
Infrastructure could be
the green arrow in the
following schema
Common services provided
• An infrastructure provides common services such as:
– ensuring the location of components within whatever "coordinate
system" is pertinent,
– providing access or interconnection,
– providing isolation, and
– ensuring stability throughout a dynamic scenario of traffic, wear,
contextual changes and internal innovations. (From the EXTERNAL
Project)
• A semantic layer is necessary (in order to be properly understood and
mutually inter-operated) for
– Business Process Management (including inter-connection and coordination) for eCommerce,
– Knowledge Management (including the whole K life cycle)
– Enterprise Applications Integration, both inside the Enterprise and
outside it (extended enterprise).
Semantic Web Services and DIP (1/2)
• We can identify 3 atomic SWS classes:
– SWS for e-commerce (Business Process Mgmt),
which are able to harmonise, coordinate and optimise BPs. They will
include Modelling (templates fusion), Simulation (performance
indicators), Planning (resources optimisation) and Actuation (workflow
and document management) Web Services.
– SWS for KM, which are able to support the Knowledge life cycle.
They will include K creation, K classification, K usage, K sharing and
K transfer Web Services.
– SWS for EAI, which are able to integrate different functions
implemented by different EIS. They will include ERP (ordering, invoicing,
billing), SCM (procurement, partners selection, production planning &
execution), CRM (help desk, maintenance, post-sales) Web Services.
Semantic Web Services and DIP (2/2)
• DIP innovation is in complex SWS classes:
– SWS for Inter-layer Integration, which are able to handle
all the mutual, dynamic interactions among atomic SWS:
• Processes which change K Assets (new skills required, new competencies);
• New Knowledge Assets which imply modifications in the Business Processes
(i.e. a new product, a new procedure);
• New Applications which affect both Business Processes and Knowledge
Assets (i.e. a new Production Scheduler, a new Resource Manager);
• New Business Processes and Knowledge Assets which imply modifications
in the ICT level (i.e. the adoption of B2B e-commerce, the adoption of a
common standard format or procedure).
– SWS for Inter-company integration, which implement
an Inter-Enterprise, Ontology-based Intelligent Infrastructure, to
integrate the previous 4 SWS classes with experience, common sense
and commercial strategies. In a typical B2B e-commerce scenario, they
will include Selling, Buying and Negotiation Web Services.
Ontology-based Inter-Enterprise Intelligent
Infrastructure
• The following picture represents the last scenario
of Ontology-based Inter-Enterprise Intelligent
Infrastructure.
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TXT envisaged role in DIP
• Owing to our
concerning
recent
research
activities
– the Intelligent Architecture for product intercompany configuration (IST-1999-10390 LIAISE),
– the Semantic Inter-operability of Enterprise
Applications & Software (IST–2001–37368 IDEAS)
– the Collaborative paradigm applied to ecommerce (IST-2001-37493 COMPANION),
• TXT would like to play the following role:
– WP4 Integration: WP Leader;
– WP3-WP6-WP7: Contribution;
– WP8: Exploitation of Results in Italy and South
Europe.
Thank You !
Alessandra Bagnato, TXT e-solutions
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +39 010 46103.78
Mobile:+39 348 6913749