Ontological Analysis of the MibML Grammar using the Bunge-Wand-Weber Model
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Proliferation of multiagent application in business domains prompts increasing studies in MIBIS (Multiagent-based Integrative Business Information Systems) development. Recently, MibML (Multiagent-based Integrative Business Modeling Language) has been proposed as a conceptual-modeling grammar for the MIBIS universe. In this paper, we investigate the MibML grammar from the perspective of the BWW (Bunge-Wand-Weber) ontology and equip the MibML constructs with unambiguous ontological semantics. This study facilitates the straightforward mapping from business domain knowledge into MibML modeling constructs.
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