Implementing Inter-Enterprise Workflow Management Using Agent-Based Web Services

The service-orientated computing paradigm is transforming traditional workflow management from a close, centralized control system into a worldwide dynamic business process. This paper presents an agent-based Web service model to support inter-enterprise workflow management. In the proposed model, agent-based technology provides the workflow coordination at both inter-and intra-enterprise levels while Web services based technology provides infrastructures for messaging, service description and workflow enactment. Coordination agents and resource agents negotiate through a bidding mechanism for constructing dynamic workflow process between business partners. The agent system architecture, coordination model and related components are described. A prototype system is implemented for simulating the formation process of virtual enterprises. Our current approach integrating agents and Web services mainly focuses on communication and interaction. Our ongoing work is focusing on semantic integration in composing a dynamic workflow for inter-enterprise cooperation.

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A generic framework for rapid application development of mobile web services with dynamic workflow management

IEEE International Conference onServices Computing, 2004. (SCC 2004). Proceedings. 2004 ◽

10.1109/scc.2004.1358004 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A.B. Mnaoue ◽

A. Shekhar ◽

Zhao Yi Liang

Keyword(s):

Web Services ◽

Workflow Management ◽

Application Development ◽

Mobile Web Services ◽

Mobile Web ◽

Rapid Application Development ◽

Generic Framework ◽

Dynamic Workflow

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An agent-based infrastructure for virtual enterprises using Web-Services standards

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology ◽

10.1007/s00170-007-1243-1 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 39 (5-6) ◽

pp. 612-622 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Richard Y. K. Fung ◽

Tsiushuang Chen ◽

Xin Sun ◽

Paul Y. L. Tu

Keyword(s):

Web Services ◽

Virtual Enterprises ◽

Agent Based

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Agent-based integration of Web Services with Workflow Management Systems

Proceedings of the fourth international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems - AAMAS '05 ◽

10.1145/1082473.1082765 ◽

2005 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Bastin Tony Roy Savarimuthu ◽

Maryam Purvis ◽

Martin Purvis ◽

Stephen Cranefield

Keyword(s):

Web Services ◽

Workflow Management ◽

Management Systems ◽

Workflow Management Systems ◽

Agent Based

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Agent-based Collaboration Between Distributed Web Applications: Case Study on 'Collaborative Design for X' Using CyberCO

Concurrent Engineering ◽

10.1177/a032010 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 279-290

Author(s):

G Q Huang ◽

K L Mak

Keyword(s):

Collaborative Design ◽

Web Applications ◽

Workflow Management ◽

Data Driven ◽

Prototype System ◽

Engineering Systems ◽

Web Based ◽

Agent Based ◽

Systems Collaboration

This paper presents a case study on the collaboration between a set of distributed web applications developed and deployed for carrying out a 'Design for Assembly' analysis. The case study is conducted using a web-based prototype system called CyberCO. The system is based on a theoretical framework which has been formed through an innovative combination of a number of concepts such as agents and workflows. Unlike previous attempts in computer supported concurrent engineering systems, collaboration in this framework between distributed web applications is achieved through workflows between their representative agents. The flows of data between agents are guided by the associated constraints. The flows of controls are somewhat data-driven in the sense that agents start and stop themselves whenever the predefined conditions are satisfied. The data-driven flows of controls are different from those widely used in workflow management where flows of controls are determined by the precedence relationships. The key purpose of this case study demonstration is to extend our knowledge and insights into this emerging field where increasing number of web applications are developed and deployed for collaborative product development and realization projects.

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DYNAFLOW: AGENT-BASED DYNAMIC WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT FOR P2P ENVIRONMENTS

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems ◽

10.5220/0002361102750278 ◽

2007 ◽

Keyword(s):

Workflow Management ◽

Agent Based ◽

Dynamic Workflow

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Integrating Web Services with Agent Based Workflow Management System (WfMS)

The 2005 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI'05) ◽

10.1109/wi.2005.81 ◽

2005 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

B. Tony ◽

R. Savarimuthu ◽

M. Purvis ◽

S. Cranefield

Keyword(s):

Web Services ◽

Management System ◽

Workflow Management ◽

Workflow Management System ◽

Agent Based

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A Dynamic Workflow Management Model Based on Web Services

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.439-440.599 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 439-440 ◽

pp. 599-604

Author(s):

Hong Zhen Xu ◽

Bin Tang ◽

Ying Gui ◽

Huai Ping Wang

Keyword(s):

Web Services ◽

Business Processes ◽

Workflow Management ◽

Management Model ◽

Workflow Management Systems ◽

Workflow Technology ◽

Adaptive Workflow ◽

Model Based ◽

Dynamic Workflow

Workflow technology has emerged as one of those technologies designed to support modeling, designing and executing business processes. One of the major limitations of current workflow management systems is the lack of flexibility to support dynamic management of workflows. In this paper, we propose a dynamic workflow management model based on web services. We integrate web services and ontology technologies to support dynamic specifying, monitoring, analyzing, designing, configuring and executing workflows. We explain the need and functionality of the main modules and interfaces of the model, and introduce its application in a case study. An important feature of this model is to support for planning and adaptive workflow management.

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Web Services Architecture Model to Support Distributed Systems

Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University ◽

10.35741/issn.0258-2724.54.6.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Sawsan Ali Hamid ◽

Rana Alauldeen Abdalrahman ◽

Inam Abdullah Lafta ◽

Israa Al Barazanchi

Keyword(s):

Web Services ◽

Web Service ◽

Distributed System ◽

Modern Technology ◽

Service Description ◽

Architecture Model ◽

Software Applications ◽

Evolving Model ◽

The Web

Recently, web services have presented a new and evolving model for constructing the distributed system. The meteoric growth of the Web over the last few years proves the efficacy of using simple protocols over the Internet as the basis for a large number of web services and applications. Web service is a modern technology of web, which can be defined as software applications with a programmatic interface based on Internet protocol. Web services became common in the applications of the web by the help of Universal, Description, Discovery and Integration; Web Service Description Language and Simple Object Access Protocol. The architecture of web services refers to a collection of conceptual components in which common sets of standard can be defined among interoperating components. Nevertheless, the existing Web service's architecture is not impervious to some challenges, such as security problems, and the quality of services. Against this backdrop, the present study will provide an overview of these issues. Therefore, it aims to propose web services architecture model to support distributed system in terms of application and issues.

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