SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR MODELING THE STRUCTURE OF ENTERPRISES

• Main Authors: ROHDEMANN, DIRK, ROGGE, MARTIN, WALLMEIER, REINER, GOCKEL, HOLGER, BERGER, HEIKE, PUTEICK, JOACHIM, SCHOENECKER, MATHIAS, GEIPEL, HENDRIK, HENRICH, DIRK, RIEKEN, GREGOR, ZIELONKOWSKI, MARTIN, TERZIDIS, ORESTIS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 15.02.2006
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A computer system is provided for modeling the structure of an enterprise comprising a first class of objects. An object of the class may represent an organizational unit of the enterprise. The class may comprise a method for assigning and/or deassigning to an object of the class at least one attribute from at least five types of attributes comprising: a first type describing a work to be performed by the unit; a second type describing a legal entity, which the unit represents; a third type describing a disciplinary or line management properties of the unit; a fourth type describing a financial responsibility of the unit; and a fifth type describing a location, which the unit represents. The system may further include means for assigning and/or deassigning to an object of said class at least one property depending on the assigned attribute.