摘要 |
<p>A Demand Management Framework (DMF) business application software is disclosed that includes a small, select set of business abstractions that can be applied over and over again to create a variety of executable business models. The main DMF core abstractions are: (1) Aspect, which identifies a particular business entity; and (2) Fractal Aspect, which identifies particular aspects of the business entity. Within the Fractal Aspect abstraction, various additional abstractions can be defined, such as the responsible party of the business entity (Party), the spatial location of the business entity (Location), the physical item(s) within the spatial location of the business entity (Item) and the functional activity of the business entity (Activity). Business analysts create instances of Party, Location, Item, and Activity as components in the runtime, and connect them together along with business rules and other component definitions to form an executable business model.</p> |