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An overview of the structure of the generalised enterprise reference architecture and methodology (GERAM) is given together with the discussion of its role to systematise the activities of the disciplines that contribute to enterprise integration, and its use as a shopping list of capabilities, or components that individual enterprises need for small and large scale programmes of change.
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Bernus, P., Nemes, L. (1997). The Contribution of the Generalised Enterprise Reference Architecture to Consensus in the Area of Enterprise Integration. In: Kosanke, K., Nell, J.G. (eds) Enterprise Engineering and Integration. Research Reports Esprit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60889-6_21
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