Prologue	6
	Contents	9
	Part A: Introduction	12
	1 Outline of the Book	13
	2 What is Enterprise Ontology?	17
	3 An Explanatory Case	24
	3.1 The Analysis of the Case Volley	25
	3.2 The Ontological Model of the Case Volley	33
	Part B: Foundations	42
	4 Factual Knowledge	43
	4.1 The Ontological Parallelogram	43
	4.2 The Ontology of a World	49
	5 A World Ontology Specification Language	52
	5.1 The Declaration of Statum Types	53
	5.2 The Specification of Existence Laws	56
	5.3 The Derivation of Statum Types	58
	5.4 Factum Types and Occurrence Laws	62
	6 The Notion of System	64
	6.1 The Distinct System Notions	64
	6.2 Formal Definition of Ontological System	67
	7 The Notion of Model	70
	7.1 Definition of Model	70
	7.2 The White-Box Model	72
	7.3 The Black-Box Model	74
	8 Ontology and Enterprise Engineering	78
	8.1 Design and Engineering	78
	8.2 The System Development Process	82
	Part C: The theory	85
	9 The Operation Axiom	86
	9.1 Coordination Acts	88
	9.2 Production Acts	90
	9.3 Actors	92
	10 The Transaction Axiom	94
	10.1 The Basic Transaction Pattern	95
	10.2 The Standard Transaction Pattern	98
	10.3 The Cancellation Patterns	100
	11 The Composition Axiom	104
	12 The Distinction Axiom	109
	12.1 Communication	110
	12.2 Coordination	113
	12.3 Production	117
	13 The Organization Theorem	119
	13.1 The Realization of an Organization	121
	13.2 The Implementation of an Organization	124
	14 The CRISP Model	130
	14.1 Transaction Time Aspects	130
	14.2 Formal Definition of the CRISP Model	133
	14.3 The Crispienet	136
	Part D: The Methodology	139
	15 The Modeling Method	140
	15.1 The Distinct Aspect Models	140
	15.2 The Perfoma-Informa-Forma Analysis	145
	15.3 The Coordination-Actors-Production Analysis	150
	15.4 The Transaction Pattern Synthesis	155
	15.5 The Result Structure Analysis	158
	15.6 The Construction Synthesis	159
	15.7 The Organization Synthesis	159
	16 The Interaction Model	160
	16.1 The IAM of the Library	161
	16.2 The IAM of the Pizzeria	167
	16.3 Practical Relevance of the Interaction Model	171
	17 The Process Model	173
	17.1 The PM of the Library	174
	17.2 The PM of the Pizzeria	180
	17.3 Practical Relevance of the Process Model	183
	18 The Action Model	185
	18.1 The AM of the Library	186
	18.2 The AM of the Pizzeria	191
	18.3 Practical Relevance of the Action Model	195
	19 The State Model	197
	19.1 The SM of the Library	200
	19.2 The SM of the Pizzeria	203
	19.3 Practical Relevance of the State Model	204
	20 The Interstriction Model	205
	20.1 The ISM of the Library	206
	20.2 The ISM of the Pizzeria	209
	20.3 Practical Relevance of the Interstriction Model	213
	Epilogue	215
	Appendix: Example Cases	217
	Bibliography	224
	Glossary	228
	Index	239