<s>
CIMOSA	B-Library
,	O
standing	O
for	O
"	O
Computer	O
Integrated	O
Manufacturing	O
Open	O
System	O
Architecture	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
enterprise	O
modeling	O
framework	O
,	O
which	O
aims	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
integration	I-Architecture
of	O
machines	O
,	O
computers	O
and	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
framework	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
life	O
cycle	O
concept	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
a	O
modelling	B-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
methodology	O
and	O
supporting	O
technology	O
to	O
support	O
these	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
Association	I-Library
was	O
later	O
established	O
to	O
keep	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
specification	O
,	O
to	O
promote	O
it	O
and	O
to	O
support	O
its	O
further	O
evolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
aim	O
of	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
(	O
1992	O
)	O
was	O
"	O
to	O
elaborate	O
an	O
open	O
system	O
architecture	O
for	O
CIM	O
and	O
to	O
define	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
concepts	O
and	O
rules	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
building	O
of	O
future	O
CIM	O
systems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
ideas	O
of	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
is	O
the	O
categorization	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
operations	O
in	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
has	O
ultimately	O
resulted	O
in	O
two	O
key	O
items	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
CIMOSA	B-Library
can	O
be	O
applied	O
in	O
process	O
simulation	O
and	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standardized	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
models	O
"	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
line	O
in	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
enterprise	O
for	O
scheduling	O
,	O
dispatching	O
,	O
monitoring	O
and	O
providing	O
process	O
information	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
standards	O
based	O
on	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
is	O
the	O
Generalised	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Reference	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
and	I-Library
Methodology	I-Library
(	O
GERAM	B-Library
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
has	O
been	O
to	O
construct	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
close	O
liaison	O
with	O
European	O
and	O
international	O
standardization	O
organisations	O
was	O
established	O
to	O
stimulate	O
the	O
standardization	O
process	O
for	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
integration	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMOSA	B-Library
aims	O
at	O
integrating	O
enterprise	O
operations	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
efficient	O
information	O
exchange	O
within	O
the	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMOSA	B-Library
models	O
enterprises	O
using	O
four	O
perspectives	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
,	O
which	O
defined	O
"	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
set	O
of	O
constructs	O
sufficient	O
to	O
describe	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
systems.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
established	O
the	O
CIMOSA	B-Library
Association	I-Library
.	O
</s>
