Towards a service system ontology for service science

Authors:
Elisah Lemey;Geert Poels
Affiliations:
Center for Service Intelligence, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium;Center for Service Intelligence, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
Venue:
ICSOC'11 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Service-Oriented Computing
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Service Science is a new interdisciplinary approach to the study, design, implementation, and innovation of service systems. However due to the variety in service research, there is no consensus yet about the theoretical foundation of this domain. In this paper we clarify the service systems worldview proposed by Service Science researchers Spohrer and Kwan by investigating its foundational concepts from the perspective of established service theories and frameworks. By mapping the proposed service system concepts on the selected service theories and frameworks, we investigate their theoretical foundations, examine their proposed definitions and possible conflicting interpretations, discover their likely relationships and general structure, and identify a number of issues that need further discussion and elaboration. This analysis is visualised in a multi-view conceptual model (in the form of a UML class diagram) which we regard as a first step towards an explicitly and formally defined service system ontology.