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From: winffww@dutrun.UUCP (Folkert W. Wierda)
Newsgroups: comp.infosystems
Subject: Interorganizational information systems
Message-ID: <984@dutrun.UUCP>
Date: 9 Nov 89 18:55:36 GMT
Organization: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Finally,

There is our newsgroup. It took some time for one of us, i.e. Alexander
Verbraeck or myself, the initiators of this group, to post a message.
This was due to the fact that we seemed to be the only ones who did not
receive the group - until today.

Here is my first contribution, consisting of a request for information.
I am currently working on a piece of research on designing
interorganizational information systems. My approach is to support the
'mental modelling' of the decisionmakers of the organizations involved,
with the help of an interactive simulation model that is presented in
the form of animation. In my research this tool was developed, and now I
am testing the feasibility of the approach. 

I would like to hear from any researchers working on issues of  
how to design IIS, references, numbers, names, etc. Furthermore I would
like to know of other research on supporting the creating and
integration of mental models. 

Of course I'm willing to inform anyone interested in my research on my
work thusfar. Thanks for any cooperation.

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Folkert W. Wierda                       winffww@hdetud1.BITNET
Delft University of Technology          winffww@dutrun.tudelft.nl
Department of Information Systems       
P.O. Box 356
2600 AJ Delft  The Netherlands          +31 15785811
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