BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING IN PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PROCESSES BY ENSURING INFORMATION INTEGRITY

The paper aims to discuss the Information Integrity issues in the wake of increasing business integration on account of increasing ICT usage. It goes further to suggest an analytical solution and illustrate the same by applying it to Production and Distribution Management In order to do the above the paper defines information integrity and suggests a model of Information Base Management System with an acquisition and utilization cycle attached. The model rests on an Information Topology Plane. The model also suggests a mechanism to originate the information in the acquisition and utilization cycle with a view to preserve information integrity. Business integration is on the rise on account of increased usage of information technology systems. In wake of this situation the key issue is no more information manipulation, it is to ensure the accuracy, consistency and reliability i.e. information integrity. The paper adds authentic value as it suggests the need for information integrity in the wake of uncertainties arising in industrial management systems on account of increased automation and information technology usage. In order to do this it suggests a unique Information Base Management System and information origination mechanism for the same. An illustration of implementation of the model is shown using a lucid example of Production and Distribution Management