From enterprise analysis to conceptual database design in production systems

In this paper, main features of the M* methodology for organization analysis and information system design are presented. The importance of integrating enterprise analysis and modelling and database design is stressed. M* is structured into three major phases: Enterprise Modelling and Analysis, database Conceptual Design, and database Implementation Design. In this paper, the first two phases will be discussed and explained by means of case study concerning a flexible manufacturing system.