Management and architecture click: The FAD(E)E Framework.

Enterprises are living things. They constantly need to be (re-)architected in order to achieve the necessary agility, alignment and integration. This paper gives a high-level overview of how companies can go about doing 'enterprise architecture' in the context of both the classic (isolated) enterprise and the Extended Enterprise. By discussing the goals that are pursued in an enterprise architecture effort we reveal some basic requirements that can be put on the process of architecting the enterprise. The relationship between managing and architecting the enterprise is discussed and clarified in the FAD(E)E, the Framework for the Architectural Development of the (Extended) Enterprise.Management; Architecture; Framework;

Immunological Aspects of Psoriasis: V.T. Cell Subsets and Suppressor Cell Functions Regulating Immune Responses in Peripheral Blood

T cell subsets bearing Fc-receptors for either IgG (TG) or IgM (TM), and suppressor cell activity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells on in vitro lymphoproliferative response were studied in patients with untreated psoriasis. The proportions of TG and TM cells were unmodified in 15 patients compared to 15 control subjects studied in parallel experiments. The concanavalin A-induced suppressor cell activity, as well as the spontaneous suppressor cell function of in vitro short-lived adherent cells, were in the normal range for 7 out of 8 psoriatic patients investigated. The data argue against the possibility that a generalized suppressor cell defect occurs in psoriasis

Extended enterprise architecture with the FADEE.

Business-to-Business integration (B2Bi) is considered to be not merely an IT-issue, but also a business problem. This paper draws attention to the challenges companies within an Extended Enterprise are confronted with when integrating their systems. We primarily pay attention to coordination problems that may arise. To overcome these problems we propose the use of Enterprise Architecture descriptions. We discuss the powers of using Enterprise Architecture descriptions in integration exercises. It will become clear that doing Enterprise Architecture is no longer an option; it is mandatory. Furthermore, we present the FADEE, the Framework for the Architectural Description of the Extended Enterprise. This framework gives an overview of how companies can apply the Zachman framework to do Enterprise Architecture in the realm of the Extended Enterprise.Architecture; Business-to-Business integration; Companies; Coordination; Enterprise architecture; Extended enterprise; Extended enterprise architecture framework; FADEE; Framework; Integration; Problems; Research; Systems;

Is the French view of greenways avant-garde or déjà-vu?

“Greenway” has become trendy in the French planners’ vocabulary. Indeed, this term has many meanings, related to both the environmental and social characteristics of a territory. It carries many positive cultural values. There are not one but several types of greenways in according to specific area (urban, peri-urban, and rural) with different objectives (recreation, nature conservation, human well being). Nowadays, the French term for greenways is “trame verte”. This expression is a planning concept dealing mostly with private land. The objective of the paper is threefold. First, we shall look at the changes in the content of “greenways” in this international literature; second we shall examine what brought about the interest of “trame verte” in landscape planning and environmental management in France. Third, we shall propose a coarse assessment of the new French law on “trame verte”

Effectifs des diverses sequences de polyedres 3-valents convexes ayant moins de 11 faces et de polyedres sans face triangulaire ayant de 11 a 14 faces

AbstractA table is presented of various sequences of 3-valent convex polyhedra, a sequence being defined by p3p4⋯⋯⋯pi⋯⋯⋯ where pi is the number of faces with i edges. These sequences are given for polyhedra with 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 faces and the sequences where p3=0 are given for polyhedra having 11, 12, 13, 14 faces. The number of polyhedra is also given for each sequence

Setting up Extended Enterprises: A Data Aspects Framework

Nowadays, companies want to share information. When doing so, many issues have to be taken care of, and many options are available for most of these issues. Realizing B2Bi is a very complex task. It is the aim of this paper to make it possible to oversee the complexity of information sharing in a B2B context by structuring the issues that have to be taken care of in a new framework: the DA (Data Aspects) – framework; and by relating this framework to the existing FADEE framework

The European single market: How far from completion?

In 2012, the European Single Market will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Thanks to the May 2010 Monti report and the release of the European Commission's 'Towards a Single Market Act' six months later, renewed scrutiny is being given to the market's achievements and failings over the previous two decades. In this issue's Forum, our authors analyse this progress from diverse viewpoints and draw different conclusions as to the future path to be taken