Dynamic enterprise modelling: a methodology for animating dynamic social networks

PhD ThesisSince the introduction of the Internet and the realisation of its potential companies have either transformed their operation or are in the process of doing so. It has been observed, that developments in I.T., telecommunications and the Internet have boosted the number of enterprises engaging into e-commerce, e-business and virtual enterprising. These trends are accompanied by re-shaping, transformation and changes in an enterprise's boundaries. The thesis gives an account of the research into the area of dynamic enterprise modelling and provides a modelling methodology that allows different roles and business models to be tested and evaluated without the risk associated with committing to a change

An enterprise modeling approach to organizational decision support

A novel and comprehensive framework is outlined at a mostly conceptual level for future enterprise modeling systems. We discuss some major design issues and indicate the direction future research could take to support enterprise-wide problem formulation and problem solving. The focus of the paper is chiefly on investigating the question of how to better do model building, and how to extract the relevant parts of the model to support specjfic analyses of corporate issues in an enterprise-wide environment. Conceptually, we are looking for an enterprise modeling system (EMS) which automatically builds and executes task-specific models as needed in response to queries posed by the user. EMS is especially aimed at supporting strategic decision-making such as predicting the effects of changes in business policies, analyzing possible reactions to internal and external threats, and exploring new business opportunities.