Reference Architecture

Introduction BDI Reference Architecture

BDI: An Infrastructure Framework for Operations and Supply Chain Data Spaces

Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) represents the science and expertise of value creation in the production and distribution networks of goods and services. Effective information sharing is an operational necessity within and across these networks: for establishing agreements, coordinating actions and handovers, controlling access to resources and data, and ensuring compliance with authorities. The challenge is to increase effectiveness by automating these exchanges and increase operational visibility and transparency.

Resilience, efficiency, dealing with scarce resources and transparency require more, better and timely information. In order to keep the administrative burden acceptable (especially for SMEs that carry out many of the operational activities) despite the call for more information, more automation is needed: automation of the exchange of information.

The Basic Data Infrastructure Framework (BDI) is an infrastructure framework for controlled data sharing, supporting automated advanced information logistics between entities acting in the physical economy.

The BDI is a principles-based framework (as opposed to rule-based). Adoption is voluntary, there is no minimum or compliance treshold, the transition towards adoption of principles, components and Kits is a business decision.