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Dynamic Modelling of Information Systems

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PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. INCLUDING DYNAMIC MODELLING INTO THE OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN

1 INTRODUCTION

2 OBJECT-ORIENTED APPROACH TO REQUIREMENTS AND SOFTWARE MODELLING

3 INCLUSION OF DYNAMICS ON REQUIREMENTS LEVEL

4 INCLUSION OF DYNAMICS ON DESIGN LEVEL

5 THE TRANSFORMATION FROM DORL TO DODL

6 FUTURE WORK

7 EXAMPLE

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CHAPTER 2. A COMMUNICATION ORIENTED APPROACH TO CONCEPTUAL SYSTEMS MODELLING

1 INTRODUCTION

2 COMMUNICATION

3 THE SMART AUTOMATON

4 THE DYNAMICS PERSPECTIVE

5 THE STRUCTURE PERSPECTIVE

6 AN EXAMPLE

7 EVALUATION AND CONCLUSIONS

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CHAPTER 3. USING MODELING AND SIMULATION IN THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 THE EVOLUTION OF STRUCTURED METHODOLOGIES

3 DYNAMIC MODELING ENHANCEMENTS TO SSAD: THE DSADE METHODOLOGY

4 ENHANCEMENTS TO DATA FLOW DIAGRAMMING TECHNIQUES

5 OBJECTIVE OUTCOME MEASURES FOR DYNAMIC EVALUATION MODELS

6 A DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODEL OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM

7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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CHAPTER 4. DYNAMIC MODELLING: AN EXAMPLE OF AN EVENT-DRIVEN APPROACH

1 INTRODUCTION

2 THE VIEW CONCERNING AN IS IN RELATION TO THE CONTENTS AND SCOPE OF DESIGN METHODS

3 ASPECTS OF THE OVERALL VIEW REGARDING THE ROLE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 BASIC CONCEPTS USED TO MAKE A DYNAMIC MODEL OF THE OS

5 ABOUT THE MODELLING PROCESS

6 COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSED APPROACH WITH OTHER APPROACHES

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CHAPTER 5. USING AN OBJECT-ORIENTED DIAGRAM TECHNIQUE FOR THE DESIGN OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 OBJECT DIAGRAMS

3 BEHAVIOUR DIAGRAMS

4 THE PREDICATE/TRANSITION NET SEMANTICS OF OBJECT/BEHAVIOR DIAGRAMS

5 CONCLUSION

References

Acknowledgement

CHAPTER 6. AN OBJECT-ORIENTED RULE-BASED APPROACH TO THE DYNAMIC MODELLING OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 AN OBJECT-ORIENTED FRAMEWORK: OBJECTS AND OPERATIONS

3 SPECIFICATION OF BEHAVIOUR IN TERMS OF RULES

4 GRAPHICAL NOTATION

5 CONCLUSIONS

References

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APPENDIX A: DESCRIPTION OF A WHOLESALER COMPANY

CHAPTER 7. INTERACTIVE MODELLING FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN: THE MOSAIC TOOL

1 INTRODUCTION

2 MOSAIC, A MODELLING TOOLBOX

3 APPLYING THE MOSAIC CONCEPTS TO SUPPORT CONCEPTUALIZATION

4 CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER WORK

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APPENDIX A: SYNTAX OF THE HISIM LANGUAGE

APPENDIX B: EXAMPLE OF HISIM CODE

CHAPTER 8. A FORMAL FRAMEWORK FOR DYNAMIC MODELLING OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 OUTLINE OF EXSPECT

3 APPLICATION OF EXSPECT

4 CONCLUSIONS

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CHAPTER 9. FIRST AND SECOND ORDER DYNAMICS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 THE ISB - ISN FRAMEWORK

3 STRUCTURE AND FIRST ORDER DYNAMICS IN ISN REPRESENTATIONS

4 INTEGRATION OF ISN REPRESENTATIONS

5 TOWARDS CASE TOOLS SUPPORTING SECOND ORDER DYNAMICS

6 CONCLUSION

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CHAPTER 10. ON TRIGGERS AND HIERARCHY IN CONCEPTUAL MODELLING

1 INTRODUCTION

2 A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE EXISTING APPROACHES

3 IMPROVEMENT OF DFD

4 A FRAMEWORK FOR A TOOL

5 IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES

6 CONCLUSION

References

Acknowledgement

CHAPTER 11. MODELLING LOGISTIC SYSTEMS WITH EXSPECT

1 INTRODUCTION

2 EXSPECT

3 MODELLING LOGISTIC SYSTEMS

4 EXAMPLES

5 CONCLUDING REMARKS

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CHAPTER 12. EXPERIENCES WITH RULE-BASED DYNAMIC MODELLING

1 INTRODUCTION

2 MAJOR STAGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT METHOD

3 BASIC CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES

4 DEVELOPMENT METHOD

5 EXPERIENCES

6 CONCLUSIONS

References

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CHAPTER 13. DYNAMIC MODELLING FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF OFFICE SYSTEMS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3 INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

4 VIEW ON ORGANIZATIONS

5 DYNAMIC MODELLING

6 MODELLING SUPPORT

7 EXPERIENCES

8 CONCLUSIONS

References

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CHAPTER 14. THE APPLICATION OF PARALLELISM IN COMMERCIAL DYNAMIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS: THE FORTH-CLYDE PROJECT

1 INTRODUCTION

2 BACKGROUND

3 LIMITATIONS OF THE METHODOLOGY SET

4 DYNAMIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

5 ANALYSIS OF PARALLEL PROCESSES

6 EPISODES

7 COMMERCIAL DYNAMIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

8 CONCLUSION

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CHAPTER 15. PROTOTYPING AS MODELING: WHAT IS BEING MODELED

1 INTRODUCTION

2 PROTOTYPING

3 CONCEPTUAL MODELS

4 MODELING

5 THE DESIGN PROCESS AS MODELING

6 CONCLUSIONS

References

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