Enterprise architecture for asset management : a comparative analysis
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2012
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Haider, A.
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Online proceedings of the European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS) : accepted refereed papers, 2012, iss.117, pp.181-194
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European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems 2012 (EMCIS2012) (7 Jun 2012 - 8 Jun 2012 : Munich, Germany)
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In the technical domain of engineering enterprises, operational technologies are as prevalent and important as information technologies. Operational technologies include control as well as supervisory systems, such as condition monitoring systems, supervisory control and data acquisition systems; whereas, information technologies include systems that enable business processes and facilitate decision support. However, information and operational technologies are managed and owned by different departments within the organisation. Information technologies are managed by IT department, whereas operational technologies are owned by the department within which they are deployed, such as engineering design, asset operation, or maintenance. The absence of a common set of rules to govern the implementation and use of information and operational technologies lead to lack of convergence between information and operational technologies. This is manifested in formation of islands of isolated technologies and information pools within the organisation that cannot be put to use for quality decision support relating to asset lifecycle management. In addition, management of information and operational technologies by different functions cannot connect properly with the business strategy and operational plans. This paper develops the case for the unified governance of information and operational technologies. It argues that the lack of nexus between information and operational technologies is due to the fact that asset managing engineering enterprises do not conform to enterprise architectures. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the recognised architecture frameworks and provides recommendations on what makes an appropriate argument for enterprise architecture with reference to operational and information technologies for asset lifecycle management.
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