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Similarly, requirements for interoperability are established between the supplier
and the process of the component supplier.
5 Conclusion
We have shown that alignment and interoperability of inter-organization information
systems are coupled together and a common framework needs to be built for them.
This is unlike intra-organization systems where alignment and interoperability are
treated as separate problems. Secondly, the requirements of a system are expressed
at the intentional and process levels. Intentional requirements identify whether sys-
tems can come together to meet the objectives of the collaborative system. Once this
is ensured then it is possible to look at what process parts must come together for
alignment. This determines the interoperability requirement.
The ideas presented here are being explored in our ongoing work on inter-
organizational information systems. We are developing a high level representation
system for process models of such systems and studying issues in integrating
systems together to meet requirements in the event of mergers, acquisitions,
development of virtual organizations and enterprise networks.
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