A Semantic-Mediation Architecture for Interoperable Supply-chain Applications

This paper presents a semantic(mediation architecture that enables standards(based interoperability between heterogeneous supply(chain applications. The architecture was implemented using a state(of(the(art semantic(mediation toolset for design(time and run(time integration tasks. The design(time tools supported a domain ontology definition, message annotations, message schema transformations, and reconciliation rules specifications. The run(time tools performed exchanges, transformations, and reconciliations of the messages. The architecture supports a supply(chain integration scenario where heterogeneous automotive manufacturing supply(chain applications exchange inventory information