Kurt Kosanke
Kurt Kosanke | |
|---|---|
| Born | circa 1945 Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, consultant |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Known for | Enterprise engineering, Enterprise integration, CIMOSA development |
Kurt Kosanke (born circa 1945) is a German engineer, former IBM executive, director of the AMICE Consortium, and consultant, known for his impactful work in enterprise engineering, Enterprise integration, and the development of CIMOSA.
Life and career
Kosanke received his engineering qualification from the Physikalisch Technische Lehranstalt located in Lübeck, Germany (presently known as Private Berufsfachschule PTL Wedel).
His professional journey started in research and development at IBM Deutschland in Böblingen, where he concentrated on optical printing technology and large-format display systems. After spending four years at IBM in the United States working on production management and material logistics, he returned to Germany to focus on manufacturing research and simulation techniques. In 1984, Kosanke became IBM Deutschland’s delegate to the ESPRIT AMICE initiative, dedicating his efforts to enterprise modelling and the CIM Open Systems Architecture framework.
Following his retirement from IBM, he pursued independent consultancy, took leadership of the AMICE project under the AMICE Consortium, and held the position of Director at the CIMOSA Association. Additionally, Kosanke was an active participant in the IFIP IFAC Task Force on Architectures for Enterprise Integration and contributed to the formulation of GERAM.
Publications
From the late 1980s onward, Kosanke has authored numerous works on topics related to enterprise engineering, integration strategies, and CIMOSA.[1] Notable books include:
- 1997. Enterprise engineering and integration: building international consensus, proceedings from ICEIMT ’97, co-edited with James G. Nell. Springer.
- 2002. Enterprise Inter- and Intra-Organizational Integration: Building International Consensus. Springer.
Selected articles:
- 1995. "CIMOSA - Overview and status" published in Computers in Industry Vol 27, pages 101–109.
- 1995. "The CIMOSA business modelling process" co-authored with Martin Zelm and François Vernadat, featured in Computers in Industry Vol 27, pages 123–142.
- 1999. "CIMOSA: enterprise engineering and integration," alongside Martin Zelm and François Vernadat, appearing in Computers in Industry Vol 40(2), pages 83–97.
- 2001. "A Modelling Language for User oriented Enterprise Modelling," with Martin Zelm, presented at MOSIM'01, Troyes, France.
- 2006. "ISO Standards for Interoperability: a comparison," included in Interoperability of Enterprise Software and Applications, Springer London, pages 55–64.