Enterprise Ontology

Jan L.G. Dietz is professor in Information Systems Design at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) since 1994, after having been professor in MIS at the University of Maastricht for 6 years. He holds a MSc in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Computer Science, and has practitioned business automation for 10 years. He has published over 200 scientific and professional articles as well as several books. His current research interests are in Enterprise Engineering, Enterprise Architectures and Enterprise & Information Systems Ontology.

• Outline of the Book.- What is Enterprise Ontology?.- An Explanatory Case.- Foundations.- Factual Knowledge.- A World Ontology Specification Language.- The Notion of System.- The Notion of Model.- Ontology and Enterprise Engineering.- The theory.- The Operation Axiom.- The Transaction Axiom.- The Composition Axiom.- The Distinction Axiom.- The Organization Theorem.- The CRISP Model.- The Methodology.- The Modeling Method.- The Interaction Model.- The Process Model.- The Action Model.- The State Model.- The Interstriction Model.