Research Article
Impact of Business Interoperability on the Performance of Complex Cooperative Supply Chain Networks: A Case Study
Table 1
The proposed business interoperability maturity model.
| Maturity level | Description |
| 0-isolated | The BIDS is not implemented and partners are not aware of its importance. | 1-initial | The BIDS is not implemented or is implemented but is ad hoc. However, partners are aware of its importance. | 2-functional | The BIDS is implemented and imposed by the dominant partner(s) and does not reflect mutual agreements. | 3-connectable | The BIDS is implemented reflecting multilateral agreements but not documented. | 4-interoperable | The BIDS is well implemented and well documented, reflecting multilateral agreements. |
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