Capability abstractions and modules for enterprise simulation

Enterprise modelling techniques depicture families of enterprise subsystems at strategic and tactic levels and do not ofer approaches for simulation. However, there is a recent trend of representing enterprise models as value streams and capability maps. This may increase the interest in simulation because capabilities in capability maps can be seen both as properties and as modules for simulation. This paper explores the constraints on the design and composition of capability modules from business objects that make each capability module loosely coupled with other capability modules and suitable for local simulation. Local reasoning on a capability module has practical consequences for business management, particularly with regard to the assignment of roles and resources responsible for a capability property. A case study illustrates the design of capability modules, their independent simulation, local reasoning, and management.