Enterprise modelling with CIMOSA: functional and organizational aspects

Enterprise modelling is a central activity in enterprise engineering (EE) and enterprise integration (EI). In this paper, we first present our definition and recall fundamental principles of enterprise modelling. Then we focus on new developments of the CIMOSA modelling language, which is an event-driven process-based modelling language suitable for enterprise system analysis and model enactment. New features of the language concern a clear separation between the concept of processes (modelled as workflows) and the concept of agents or resources (modelled by state-machines). The link between the two concepts is materialized by functional operations (elementary actions) as well as resource capabilities and competencies. Another extension of the language concerns modelling of organization aspects. An example illustrates concepts and methods used in the modelling approach.