In the business domain, we integrate our IIoT project data with data residing in our Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, and Human Resource Management (HRM) system that run the business. The business domain data sources we will need will align with the business problem we are trying to solve. For example, key ERP modules providing data needed in our supply chain optimization project includes finance (including billing and payment), asset management, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), work planning and scheduling, and Service Lifecycle Management (SLM).
We will broadly classify those ERP, CRM, and HRM systems as Business On-line Transaction Processing Systems, as shown in the following diagram:
Each of these business systems provides specific functionality. We&apos...