Patent ID: 6347303
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A system configuration proposal method in an information processing system comprising an information processor, an information storage, and an input/output device, comprising the steps of:defining a business process model expressing a business process whose system configuration is to be proposed, by a combination of functional processing items defined within an information frame and storing the business process model in said information storage by said information processor; setting the degree of importance of each functional processing item in said business process model by said information processor; defining a candidate of a system resource for carrying out said business process as a combination of functional items provided by said system resource and storing the candidate in said information storage by said information processor; setting the degree of functional sufficiency of each functional item provided by said system resource by said information processor; setting the degree of relationship between each of the functional processing items of said business process model and the functional items provided by said system resource by said information processor; calculating the degree of functional suitability of the candidate of said system resource on the basis of said degree of relationship, the degree of importance of the functional processing items of said business process model, and the degree of functional sufficiency of the functional items provided by said system resource by said information processor, said degree of functional suitability being equal to a difference between a degree of attainment and said degree of importance and said degree of attainment being equal to a calculated value obtained by a mapping function relating said degree of relationship and said degree of functional sufficiency; and determining said system configuration proposal by the candidate of said system resource on the basis of evaluation indices including said functional suitability.