A Service-Oriented Visual Business Process Modeling Language

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaomin Xing ◽  
Bosheng Zhou ◽  
Tianying Chen
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Modeling Language ◽  
Service Oriented

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN BUSINESS MODELS AND WORKFLOW SPECIFICATIONS

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 289-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIANE DEHNERT ◽  
WIL M. P. VAN DER AALST
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Formal Semantics ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Modeling Language ◽  
Correctness Criterion ◽  
Process Chains ◽  
Selection Of

This paper presents a methodology to bridge the gap between business process modeling and workflow specification. While the first is concerned with intuitive descriptions that are mainly used for communication, the second is concerned with configuring a process-aware information system, thus requiring a more rigorous language less suitable for communication. Unlike existing approaches the gap is not bridged by providing formal semantics for an informal language. Instead it is assumed that the desired behavior is just a subset of the full behavior obtained using a liberal interpretation of the informal business process modeling language. Using a new correctness criterion (relaxed soundness), it is verified whether a selection of suitable behavior is possible. The methodology consists of five steps and is illustrated using event-driven process chains as a business process modeling language and Petri nets as the workflow specification language.

Supply Chain Simulation using Business Process Modeling in Service Oriented Architecture

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taejong Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Simulation Framework ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Supply Chain Simulation

For supply chain optimization, as a key determinant of strategic resources mobility along the value-added chain, simulation is widely used to test the impact on supply chain performance for the strategic level decisions, such as the number of plants, the modes of transport, or the relocation of warehouses. Traditionally, a single centralized model that encompasses multiple participants in the supply chain is built when optimization of the supply chain through simulation is required. However, due to the heterogeneity of supply chain, a centralized simulation model has a limit to reflect the dynamics of each supply chain participant. This research focuses on the conceptual and the technical issues about the supply chain simulation with a parallel and distributed simulation (PADS) concept. In particular, to ensure the decomposition of supply chain simulation model by each supply chain participant, the simulation framework is proposed using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in e-collaboration environment. For a clear proof of concept, the virtual supply chain simulation model is implemented and experienced using business process modeling tools in SOA. Due to the reusable, interoperable, and scalable characteristics of the proposed supply chain simulation framework, various alternatives for supply chin optimization can be generated and evaluated.

Supply Chain Simulation using Business Process Modeling in Service Oriented Architecture

2020 ◽  
pp. 857-871
Author(s):  
Taejong Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Simulation Framework ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Supply Chain Simulation

For supply chain optimization, as a key determinant of strategic resources mobility along the value-added chain, simulation is widely used to test the impact on supply chain performance for the strategic level decisions, such as the number of plants, the modes of transport, or the relocation of warehouses. Traditionally, a single centralized model that encompasses multiple participants in the supply chain is built when optimization of the supply chain through simulation is required. However, due to the heterogeneity of supply chain, a centralized simulation model has a limit to reflect the dynamics of each supply chain participant. This research focuses on the conceptual and the technical issues about the supply chain simulation with a parallel and distributed simulation (PADS) concept. In particular, to ensure the decomposition of supply chain simulation model by each supply chain participant, the simulation framework is proposed using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in e-collaboration environment. For a clear proof of concept, the virtual supply chain simulation model is implemented and experienced using business process modeling tools in SOA. Due to the reusable, interoperable, and scalable characteristics of the proposed supply chain simulation framework, various alternatives for supply chin optimization can be generated and evaluated.

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