An integrated information systems architecture for the agri‐food industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederico Branco ◽  
Ramiro Gonçalves ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Manuel Au‐Yong‐Oliveira ◽  
José Martins
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Systems Architecture ◽  
Information Systems Architecture ◽  
Integrated Information

Model-Supported Alignment of Information Systems Architecture

2011 ◽  
pp. 28-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas L. Opdahl
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Early Theory ◽  
Systems Architecture ◽  
Alternative Future ◽  
Industrial Projects ◽  
Architecture Management ◽  
Information Systems Architecture ◽  
Associated Representation ◽  
High Level

The chapter presents an alignment framework and an associated representation framework for information systems (IS) architecture management. The alignment framework supports identification of high-level longer-term principles for evolution of IS architectures. The fundamental idea of the alignment framework is to generate alternative future IS architectures by grouping IS-architecture phenomena into IS-architecture areas in different ways. The representation framework supports the creation of IS-architecture models that can support IS-architecture alignment and other IS-architecture management tasks. In addition, the representation framework is a conceptual model for thinking about IS-architectures. Together, the alignment and representation frameworks constitute an early theory of IS architectures and IS-architecture work. They are part of a comprehensive methodology that results from several years of case and theory studies, tool developments, industrial projects and consulting.

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