Barry Shore
Abstract
The goal of enterprise integration---to create a shared informationenvironment that supports the delivery of products or services---becomes an even greater challenge when business units are spread throughout the world, decentralized, and accustomed to working their own way.
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Index Terms
- Enterprise integration across the globally disbursed service organization
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