© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Project Review, Lisbon, October 12th 1999 Workpackage 1 Achievements in Task Virtual Enterprise Architecture - Workpackage 1 Achievements in Task Virtual Enterprise Architecture - Clemens Odendahl Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland Saarbrücken, Germany Workpackage 3 Achievements in Task Specification of tool and interfaces - Workpackage 3 Achievements in Task Specification of tool and interfaces -

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Descriptive levels of an information system

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Project Review, Lisbon, October 12th 1999 Workpackage 1 Achievements in Task Virtual Enterprise Architecture - Workpackage 1 Achievements in Task Virtual Enterprise Architecture - Clemens Odendahl Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland Saarbrücken, Germany Workpackage 3 Achievements in Task Specification of tool and interfaces - Workpackage 3 Achievements in Task Specification of tool and interfaces - Workpackage 1 Achievements in Task Virtual Enterprise Architecture - Workpackage 1 Achievements in Task Virtual Enterprise Architecture -

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Objectives of Task To identify and describe the entities building up the maritime virtual organisation as well as the communication channels between them. 2. To create and describe the virtual organisation architecture which will be the basis for the development of the integration, including the interfaces to other business software.

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Deliverables of Task 1.3 T1.3D1 Preliminary virtual organisation architecture Month 6  June 1999 T1.3D1 Preliminary virtual organisation architecture Month 6  June 1999 T1.3D2 Final virtual organisation architecture Month 24  November 2000 T1.3D2 Final virtual organisation architecture Month 24  November 2000 T1.3D1 Preliminary virtual organisation architecture Month 6  June 1999 T1.3D1 Preliminary virtual organisation architecture Month 6  June 1999

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Definition of Virtual Enterprise A virtual enterprise is a co-operation form of legally independent enterprises, institutions and/or individuals, that produce a service on the basis of a common business understanding. The co-operating units participate in the horizontal and/or the vertical collaboration major with their core competencies and appear to third parties as a homogeneous enterprise. Furthermore the institutionalisation of central management functions for design, management and development of the Virtual Enterprise are extensively abandoned and the necessary demand for co-ordination and harmonisation is covered by appropriate information and communication systems. The Virtual Enterprise is connected to a mission and ends with this mission. Source: Faisst, W.: Die Unterstützung Virtueller Unternehmen durch Informations- und Kommunikaitonssysteme - eine lebenszyklusorientierte Analyse

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review customerpartner company ship crew ship owner  ER company  ship yard  tug company  class society  insurance company  port authority  flag state  P&I club The Virtual Enterprise of MARVIN

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Multistage Output Generation Broker ReportingCo-ordination Execution Quality Assurance

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Concept of System Provider

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review partner companiesintegration tool Communication without integration tool Communication with integration tool n 2 -n communication channels2n communication channels Goal of the Integration Tool

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Data Management central data management decentral data management by agents decentral data management by software systems central databaseagent software system at partner site

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Project Review, Lisbon, October 12th 1999 Workpackage 1 Achievements in Task Virtual Enterprise Architecture - Workpackage 1 Achievements in Task Virtual Enterprise Architecture - Clemens Odendahl Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland Saarbrücken, Germany Workpackage 3 Achievements in Task Specification of tool and interfaces - Workpackage 3 Achievements in Task Specification of tool and interfaces - Workpackage 3 Achievements in Task Specification of tool and interfaces - Workpackage 3 Achievements in Task Specification of tool and interfaces -

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Descriptive levels of an information system

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Objectives of Workpackage 3 1. To design and implement the Maritime Enterprise Integration Tool based on the virtual organisation architecture. 2. To establish the connection between the interfaces of the business software systems and the integration tool to build up the total system supporting the maritime virtual organisation.

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Objective of Task 3.1 To prepare design and implementation specifications for the software tool and the interfaces

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review Deliverables of Task 3.1 T3.1D1 Preliminary specification of software and interfaces Month 9  September 1999 T3.1D1 Preliminary specification of software and interfaces Month 9  September 1999 T3.2D2 Final virtual organisation architecture Month 15  February 2000 T3.2D2 Final virtual organisation architecture Month 15  February 2000 T3.1D1 Preliminary specification of software and interfaces Month 9  September 1999 T3.1D1 Preliminary specification of software and interfaces Month 9  September 1999

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review What is an agent? agent = autonomous, intelligent entity, which perceives its environment through sensors and acts within this environment by its effectors. human agent robotic agentsoftware agent web agent mobilestationary agent = autonomous, intelligent entity, which perceives its environment through sensors and acts within this environment by its effectors.

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review web server World Wide Web Inter- net enterprise customer Enterprise Agent CA EA Customer Agent CA EA MEIT is a multi-agent-system

© Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland EC Review communication layer networking layer processing layer A2A communication A2U communication A2S communication reasoningdata management connectivity Architecture of the agents in MEIT