Abstract:
The paper explains the need for a standard way of defining modelling constructs
from different enterprise modelling languages and proposes a template for defining
enterprise modelling constructs in a way that facilitates language integration .
The template is based on the Bunge- Wand- Weber (BWW) representation model of
information systems (IS) and has been used on several existing modelling
languages and frameworks. It is illustrated with definitions of constructs from
the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The paper focusses on modelling
constructs that represent concrete problem domains, i.e., that represent materials
rather than concepts, and thus focuses on the concrete parts and aspects of
enterprises.
