Introducing Sourcements
Software Engineering
2011-07-26 v1 General Literature
Abstract
Sourcing processes are discussed at a high abstraction level. A dedicated terminology is developed concerning general aspects of sourcing. The term sourcement is coined to denote a building block for sourcing. No- tions of allocation, functional architecture and allocational architecture, equilibrium, and configuration are discussed. Limitations of the concept of outsourcing are outlined. This theoretical work is meant to serve as a point of departure for the subsequent development of a detailed theory of sourcing and sourcing transformations, which can be a tool for dealing with practical applica- tions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1107.4684,
title = {Introducing Sourcements},
author = {J. A. Bergstra and G. P. A. J. Delen and S. F. M. van Vlijmen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.4684},
year = {2011}
}