Extended service modelling language for enterprise network integration

Abstract

With the development of globalization and information technology, service oriented technologies and enterprise networks are arising quickly. Supply chain management, virtual enterprise, dynamic alliance, e-business and so forth are leading intra enterprise management and networked enterprise management to the enterprise networks management and integration. At the same time, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) triggers series of servicization progresses in enterprise management, inter enterprise cooperation, manufacturing process, as well as IT related infrastructures. CEN/TC 310/WG 1 is developing the Service Modelling Language (SML) for Virtual Manufacturing Enterprises (VMEs). Based on Model Driven Architecture, SML tries to specify the Business Service Modelling (BSM) level of the Model Driven Service Engineering Architecture (MDSEA). In the paper, MDSEA and SML are extended for enterprise networks integration. A three levels modelling framework including business process modelling, service process modelling and operation process modelling are introduced. The Collaboration Point (CP) concept is developed to describe cooperation mechanism between enterprises so as to overcome the process and data fragmentation caused by enterprise organizational boundaries. The model mapping method among the three levels are also presented in the paper.