The Discipline of Organizing by Robert J. Glushko

Author:Robert J. Glushko
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 1. Information organization., 2. Information resources management., 3. Metadata., I. Robert J Glushko (editor of compilation).
ISBN: 9781491912034
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 2014-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

7.1.5.2. Institutional Semantics

Systems of institutional semantics offer precisely defined abstractions or information components (§3.3.3, “Identity and Information Components”) needed to ensure that information can be efficiently exchanged and used. Organizing systems that use different information models often cannot share and combine information without tedious negotiation and excessive rework.

Automating transactions with suppliers and customers in a supply chain requires that all the parties use the same data format or formats that can be transformed to be interoperable. Retrofitting or replacing these applications to enable efficient interoperability is often possible, and it is usually desirable for the firm to develop or adopt enterprise standards for information exchange models rather than pay the recurring transaction costs to integrate or transform incompatible formats.

Standard semantics are especially important in industries or markets that have significant network effects where the value of a product depends on the number of interoperable or compatible products—these include much of the information and service economies.

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