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Enterprise Modelling: Its Use in Enabling Near Real-Time Implementation of Mobile Number Portability- A World’s First

Enterprise Modelling: Its Use in Enabling Near Real-Time Implementation of Mobile Number Portability- A World’s First
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Author(s): John Brudenell (UtelcoSystem, Australia)and Geoff Sandy (Victoria University, Australia)
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 5
Source title: Innovations Through Information Technology
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-261-9.ch186
ISBN13: 9781616921255
EISBN13: 9781466665347

Abstract

The Enterprise Modelling (EM) approach to systems design can promote systems integration and data integrity. This results in greater business efficiency and improved customer service. This paper reports on a comprehensive case study of Telstra, which is Australia’s leading telecommunications carrier. Specifically, it reports on Service Level Agreement and reporting performance of two similar systems evaluated in terms of accepted Information Systems Architectural Criteria. One system named Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was designed using the latest object-oriented tools. The other named Data Repository System (DRS) was designed using the EM approach. DRS significantly outperformed MNP confirming the claims made for the EM approach.

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