In this paper, we propose the use of a modeling methodology based on the notion of thing, with a focus on the current stage of research being on the analysis phase of software system modeling. The object-oriented approach, which takes the object as a central concept, provides the opportunity to...

I argue that lean software development firms become more productive when their developers are retrained and coached on lean production techniques. I conducted two experiments on software development teams that use lean and agile software development practices. One experiment focused on lean...

Unlike conventional contracts established through speech, written words, or actions, smart contracts are algorithmic, self-executing and self-enforcing computer programs. In this article, we analyze smart contracts from the perspective of digital platforms and the Finnish contract law. We...

We present in this paper a brief survey of the current research and development trends related to rigorous distributed object based software development. The topics covered here range from programming language design and implementation to software development methods, techniques and tools.Este...

In this paper we propose an emergence-driven software process for agent-based simulation that clarifies the traceability of micro and macro observations to micro and macro specifications in agent-based models. We use the concept of hyperstructures [1] to illustrate how micro and macro...

Der Geschäftsprozess hat sich als eines der zentralen Gestaltungsobjekte für Informationssysteme etabliert. Die Prozessmodellierung unterstützt das Management von Geschäftsprozessen, indem u.a. die Dokumentation und Analyse von Prozessen ermöglicht wird. Zur Modellierung und Ausführung von...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the possibility for firms to consider institutional settings to systematically direct dispersed individual efforts of discovery and invention towards objects (products or processes) of their interest in order to enhance their value creation...

The transition to a circular economy in which the value of products, materials and resources is maintained as long as possible and the waste is minimized, has led to the creation of new business opportunities and new, innovative and efficient production and consumption models. Over the last few...