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- The first expository monograph on metagraphs for Information Systems Modeling is written by two distinguished researchers in the field
- Fills the gap between the foundations of metagraphs and their applicability to the design of information processing systems by providing a single and comprehensive treatment of the topic
- Provides a systematic treatment of a graphic, analytical tool that is of considerable use in modeling complex information systems
- All the available literature on metagraphs to date has been in the form of journal articles and conference papers, many written by these two authors
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Integrated Series in Information Systems (ISIS, volume 15)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Graphs, Hypergraphs, and Metagraphs
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Applications of Metagraphs
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Metagraphs and their Applications is a presentation of metagraph theory and its applications that begins by defining a metagraph and its uses. They are more complex than a simple graph structure, but they allow for representation and analysis of more complex systems. The material contained in this book is presented in two parts. The first develops the theoretical results with the emphasis on the development of a metagraph algebra. In the second part of the book, four promising applications of metagraphs are examined: 1) modeling of data relations, 2) the modeling of decision models, 3) the modeling of decision rules, and 4) the modeling of workflow tasks. Hence, the theoretical results in the initial chapters lay the foundation for the application areas in the second part of the book. The book concludes by examining several possible extensions of this work.
Authors and Affiliations
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ITOM Department Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA
Amit Basu
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Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
Robert W. Blanning
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Metagraphs and Their Applications
Authors: Amit Basu, Robert W. Blanning
Series Title: Integrated Series in Information Systems
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-37234-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-37233-4Published: 04 December 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4244-9Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-37234-1Published: 24 February 2007
Series ISSN: 1571-0270
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7968
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 172
Number of Illustrations: 86 b/w illustrations
Topics: Algebra, IT in Business, e-Commerce/e-business, Management of Computing and Information Systems, Organization, Operations Research/Decision Theory