DAMAS: an Integrated Business Modelling Information System to Support Management Enterprise Decisions

DAMAS aims at building a decision support system based on the integration of legacy data repositories and system dynamics modelling tools. The latter are used to simulate the behaviour of different business areas, such as marketing, finance, production, etc. Moreover, an enterprise-wide, company-specific model, integrating the aforementioned areas, is being built. The main target is wine production industry. Nevertheless, the DAMAS consortium is pursuing the applicability of the proposed approach to other industrial sectors. DAMAS features a business object architecture, encapsulating legacy repositories, as well as business intelligence and common functions. Managers are provided with a high-level dashboard which co-ordinates, controls and monitors the underlying business objects.

Keywords and phrases: System dynamics models, business objects, business process, Decision Support Systems.