Research on a unified reconfiguration meta-model and reconfiguration process

At present there was no abstract mechanism to describe the uniform semantics of reconfiguration for all enterprise domains. In order to solve this problem, aimed at the common features of Different Domain-Specific Reconfiguration Models (DSRM), a Unified Reconfiguration Meta-Model (URMM) was strictly proposed, and basic elements of the meta-model, i.e., reconfigurable objects, reconfigurable factors, reconfigurable styles, reconfiguration units and the their dependence among them were formally defined. By combining the meta-model with domain-specific business models, DSRM for the corresponding domain could be easily obtained and expressed by Reconfiguration Relationship Graph (RRG). Subsequently, a unified reconfiguration process based on DSRM was proposed to ensure integrity, validity and consistency of reconfiguration. The reconfiguration process was decomposed into four basic steps, including defining reconfiguration requirements, analyzing reconfiguration impact, designing reconfiguration blueprints and fulfilling reconfiguration. Results suggested a uniform research framework for reconfigurations in all domains of enterprises, and brought about great significance to unify concepts, methodologies and processes of reconfigurations.