UML vs. IDEF: AN ONTOLOGY-ORIENTED COMPARATIVE STUDY IN VIEW OF BUSINESS MODELLING

Ovidiu Noran

2004

Abstract

The UML and IDEF sets of languages characterize typical modelling approaches of software engineering and computer integrated manufacturing, respectively. This paper presents a comparative analysis of these languages based on their ontologies and in view of their use in business modelling. A brief introduction to UML and IDEF is followed by a high-level comparison taking into account underlying paradigms and language structure. This is followed by a comparative assessment of the expressive power of the two groups of languages, based on the ontologies of their relevant components. The analysis is structured using a set of views deemed appropriate for the modelling domain (i.e. business). The key findings of this paper aim to provide an insight into the suitability of UML ’versus’ that of IDEF in business modelling.

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Noran O. (2004). UML vs. IDEF: AN ONTOLOGY-ORIENTED COMPARATIVE STUDY IN VIEW OF BUSINESS MODELLING . In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 972-8865-00-7, pages 674-682. DOI: 10.5220/0002629306740682


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@conference{iceis04,
author={Ovidiu Noran},
title={UML vs. IDEF: AN ONTOLOGY-ORIENTED COMPARATIVE STUDY IN VIEW OF BUSINESS MODELLING},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2004},
pages={674-682},
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organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002629306740682},
isbn={972-8865-00-7},
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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - UML vs. IDEF: AN ONTOLOGY-ORIENTED COMPARATIVE STUDY IN VIEW OF BUSINESS MODELLING
SN - 972-8865-00-7
AU - Noran O.
PY - 2004
SP - 674
EP - 682
DO - 10.5220/0002629306740682