A Data Quality Assurance Model in the B2B Networked Environment

Business-to-Business (B2B) electronic commerce environments are characterized by frequent information exchange. The Internet and advanced information technologies (IT) permit organizations to access information 1 across organizational boundaries. It is important to assure organizations of the quality of information they get from other organizations. However, a well-established data quality (DQ) standard does not exist to manage the quality of data exchanged in the B2B networked environment. In this paper, we develop a generic data quality standard for the B2B data exchange by proposing a three-layer model: 1) the “DQ 9000” quality management standard for the information product manufacturing process, 2) standardized data quality specifications in metadata exchanged using XMI, and 3) a third party data quality certification issuer. This model is a first step to systematically address data quality management in the B2B data exchanges.

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