Natural and man-made catastrophic events appear be steadily increasing in intensity and frequency... more Natural and man-made catastrophic events appear be steadily increasing in intensity and frequency. Proper preparation, response and recovery are essential if mankind and its vital systems are to cope with and survive large-scale disasters. Unfortunately, on account of historical and geographical reasons, the organisations responsible for delivering emergency response services often under-perform (or even fail), typically due to a lack of proper interoperation and collaboration. This paper attempts to analyse interoperability issues specific to disaster management and propose a way forward based on the advances in interoperability research, using an enterprise integration and architecture perspective in order to ensure a holistic approach.
This paper presents early concepts and future projections of the so-called ‘Operator 4.0’, unders... more This paper presents early concepts and future projections of the so-called ‘Operator 4.0’, understood as a smart, skilled operator who performs not only cooperative work with robots but also aided work by machines as and if needed by means of human cyber-physical systems, advanced human-machine interaction technologies and adaptive automation towards achieving human-automation symbiosis work systems. This research introduces an Operator 4.0 typology as well as exploring a set of key enabling technologies that can support the development of human-automation symbiosis work systems for the Operator 4.0 in the Factory of the Future defined within the Industry 4.0 framework.
This chapter presents a way to use reference models in enterprise architecture (EA) by (a) assess... more This chapter presents a way to use reference models in enterprise architecture (EA) by (a) assessing and organising them into a structured repository using a generalised architecture framework (ISO15704:2000 Annex A) and (b) providing guidance for the selection of reference models that are suitable for specific EA tasks. A brief introduction to EA and current issues in using reference models in this domain is followed by sample mappings of several reference models from the company networks and virtual enterprises area onto the chosen framework. This is followed by a brief description of the meta-methodology guiding the selection of the reference models and by an example of reference model selection for a real situation. The chapter closes with reflections on improving reference models’ quality and conclusions on the usefulness of the framework and meta-methodology used to structure and select reference models for EA tasks. IDEA GROUP PUBLISHING This paper appears in the publication,...
The Enterprise Architecture and Systems Engineering communities are often faced with complexity b... more The Enterprise Architecture and Systems Engineering communities are often faced with complexity barriers that develop due to the fact that modern systems must be agile and resilient. This requires dynamic changes to the system so as to adapt to changing missions as well as changes in the internal and external environments. The requirement is not entirely new, but practitioners need guidance on how to manage the life cycle of such systems. This is a problem because we must be able to architect systems by alleviating the difficulties in systems life cycle management (e.g., by helping the enterprise- or systems engineer organise and maintain models and architecture descriptions of the system of interest). Building on Pask’s conversation theoretic model of aware (human or machine) individuals, the paper proposes a reference model for systems that maintain their own models real time, act efficiently, and create system-level awareness on all levers of aggregation.
Natural and man-made catastrophic events appear be steadily increasing in intensity and frequency... more Natural and man-made catastrophic events appear be steadily increasing in intensity and frequency. Proper preparation, response and recovery are essential if mankind and its vital systems are to cope with and survive large-scale disasters. Unfortunately, on account of historical and geographical reasons, the organisations responsible for delivering emergency response services often under-perform (or even fail), typically due to a lack of proper interoperation and collaboration. This paper attempts to analyse interoperability issues specific to disaster management and propose a way forward based on the advances in interoperability research, using an enterprise integration and architecture perspective in order to ensure a holistic approach.
This paper presents early concepts and future projections of the so-called ‘Operator 4.0’, unders... more This paper presents early concepts and future projections of the so-called ‘Operator 4.0’, understood as a smart, skilled operator who performs not only cooperative work with robots but also aided work by machines as and if needed by means of human cyber-physical systems, advanced human-machine interaction technologies and adaptive automation towards achieving human-automation symbiosis work systems. This research introduces an Operator 4.0 typology as well as exploring a set of key enabling technologies that can support the development of human-automation symbiosis work systems for the Operator 4.0 in the Factory of the Future defined within the Industry 4.0 framework.
This chapter presents a way to use reference models in enterprise architecture (EA) by (a) assess... more This chapter presents a way to use reference models in enterprise architecture (EA) by (a) assessing and organising them into a structured repository using a generalised architecture framework (ISO15704:2000 Annex A) and (b) providing guidance for the selection of reference models that are suitable for specific EA tasks. A brief introduction to EA and current issues in using reference models in this domain is followed by sample mappings of several reference models from the company networks and virtual enterprises area onto the chosen framework. This is followed by a brief description of the meta-methodology guiding the selection of the reference models and by an example of reference model selection for a real situation. The chapter closes with reflections on improving reference models’ quality and conclusions on the usefulness of the framework and meta-methodology used to structure and select reference models for EA tasks. IDEA GROUP PUBLISHING This paper appears in the publication,...
The Enterprise Architecture and Systems Engineering communities are often faced with complexity b... more The Enterprise Architecture and Systems Engineering communities are often faced with complexity barriers that develop due to the fact that modern systems must be agile and resilient. This requires dynamic changes to the system so as to adapt to changing missions as well as changes in the internal and external environments. The requirement is not entirely new, but practitioners need guidance on how to manage the life cycle of such systems. This is a problem because we must be able to architect systems by alleviating the difficulties in systems life cycle management (e.g., by helping the enterprise- or systems engineer organise and maintain models and architecture descriptions of the system of interest). Building on Pask’s conversation theoretic model of aware (human or machine) individuals, the paper proposes a reference model for systems that maintain their own models real time, act efficiently, and create system-level awareness on all levers of aggregation.
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