scholarly journals Anomaly Detection in Blockchain-enabled Supply Chain: An Ontological Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahani Hussein Abu Musa ◽  
Abdelaziz Bouras

In our proposed work, we propose an anomaly detection framework, for detecting anomalous transactions in business processes from transaction event logs. Such a framework will help enhance the accuracy of anomaly detection in the global Supply Chain, improve the multi-level business processes workflow in the Supply Chain domain, and will optimize the processes in the Supply Chain in terms of security and automation. In the proposed work Ontology is utilized to provide anomaly classification in business transactions, based on crafted SWRL rules for that purpose. Our work has been evaluated based on logs generated from simulating a generic business process model related to a procurement scenario, and the findings show that our framework can detect and classify anomalous transactions form those logs.

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julijana Lekić ◽  
Dragan Milićev

Abstract α-algorithm is suitable to discover a large class of workflow (WF) nets based on the behaviour recorded in event logs, with the main limiting assumption that the event log is complete. Our research has been aimed at finding ways of discovering business process models based on examples of traces, ie, logs of workflow actions that do not meet the requirement of completeness. In this aim, we have modified the existing and introduced a new relation between activities recorded in the event log, which has led to a partial correction of the process models discovering technique, including the α-algorithm. We have also introduced the notion of causally complete logs, from which our modified algorithm can produce the same result as the α-algorithm from complete logs. The effect of these modifications on the efficiency of the process model discovering is mostly evident for business processes in which many activities can be performed in parallel. The application of the modified method for discovering block-structured models of parallel business processes is presented in this paper.


Author(s):  
Yang Lu ◽  
Qifan Chen ◽  
Simon K. Poon

Business processes are continuously evolving in order to adapt to changes due to various factors. One important process drift perspective yet to be investigated is the detection of branching condition changes in the process model. None of the existing process drift detection methods focus on detecting changes of branching conditions in process models. Existing branching condition detection methods do not take changes within the process into account, hence results are inadequate to represent the changes of decision criteria of the process. In this paper, we present a method which can detect branching condition changes in process models. The method takes both process models and event logs as input, and translates event logs into decision sequences for change points detection. The proposed method is evaluated by simulated event logs.


2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keely L. Croxton ◽  
Sebastián J. García‐Dastugue ◽  
Douglas M. Lambert ◽  
Dale S. Rogers

Increasingly, supply chain management is being recognized as the management of key business processes across the network of organizations that comprise the supply chain. While many have recognized the benefits of a process approach to managing the business and the supply chain, most are vague about what processes are to be considered, what sub‐processes and activities are contained in each process, and how the processes interact with each other and with the traditional functional silos. In this paper, we provide strategic and operational descriptions of each of the eight supply chain processes identified by members of The Global Supply Chain Forum, as well as illustrations of the interfaces among the processes and an example of how a process approach can be implemented within an organization. Our aim is to provide managers with a framework to be used in implementing supply chain management, instructors with material useful in structuring a supply chain management course, and researchers with a set of opportunities for further development of the field.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riyanarto Sarno ◽  
Kelly Rossa Sungkono ◽  
Muhammad Taufiqulsa’di ◽  
Hendra Darmawan ◽  
Achmad Fahmi ◽  
...  

AbstractProcess discovery helps companies automatically discover their existing business processes based on the vast, stored event log. The process discovery algorithms have been developed rapidly to discover several types of relations, i.e., choice relations, non-free choice relations with invisible tasks. Invisible tasks in non-free choice, introduced by $$\alpha ^{\$ }$$ α $ method, is a type of relationship that combines the non-free choice and the invisible task. $$\alpha ^{\$ }$$ α $ proposed rules of ordering relations of two activities for determining invisible tasks in non-free choice. The event log records sequences of activities, so the rules of $$\alpha ^{\$ }$$ α $ check the combination of invisible task within non-free choice. The checking processes are time-consuming and result in high computing times of $$\alpha ^{\$ }$$ α $ . This research proposes Graph-based Invisible Task (GIT) method to discover efficiently invisible tasks in non-free choice. GIT method develops sequences of business activities as graphs and determines rules to discover invisible tasks in non-free choice based on relationships of the graphs. The analysis of the graph relationships by rules of GIT is more efficient than the iterative process of checking combined activities by $$\alpha ^{\$ }$$ α $ . This research measures the time efficiency of storing the event log and discovering a process model to evaluate GIT algorithm. Graph database gains highest storing computing time of batch event logs; however, this database obtains low storing computing time of streaming event logs. Furthermore, based on an event log with 99 traces, GIT algorithm discovers a process model 42 times faster than α++ and 43 times faster than α$. GIT algorithm can also handle 981 traces, while α++ and α$ has maximum traces at 99 traces. Discovering a process model by GIT algorithm has less time complexity than that by $$\alpha ^{\$ }$$ α $ , wherein GIT obtains $$O(n^{3} )$$ O ( n 3 ) and $$\alpha ^{\$ }$$ α $ obtains $$O(n^{4} )$$ O ( n 4 ) . Those results of the evaluation show a significant improvement of GIT method in term of time efficiency.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-198
Author(s):  
Nania Nuzulita ◽  
Rheinata Saskya Aziizah Djohan ◽  
Salsabila Roiqoh

Supply Chain Management (SCM) aims to maximize the value of the products produced to meet customers' needs and demands. This study aims to conduct an assessment of Supply Chain Management at MS Company and suggested BPMN with adjusted business processes. The Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) approach is useful for describing complex business process modelling in detail but still easy to understand. Thus, it can minimize errors in implementing business processes. We used the study case approach to conduct this research by studying several journals related to SCM. A discussion was then held to improve the four main processes associated with SCM, and the improvement was written by using BPMN. This study explains that BPMN can be used to give detail and minimize errors so that the modified business process modelling is easy to understand and facilitates communication between business process designers and business process executors. Some MS company improvement in its SCM includes production scheduling, goods procurement, production implementation, and warehouse management. It is suggested that further observation and examination of the improved SCM is needed to prove the new SCM's success in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic.


Author(s):  
Maria Lai-Ling Lam

This chapter is based on the author's seven years of fieldwork in China (2006-2012) concerning the practices of empathy in global supply chain management in China. The author used the process model of organization sense making to collect data from 30 Chinese executives from 20 different foreign multinational enterprises in various cities in China. Eighteen companies already practice the cost-efficiency paradigm. Only 2 companies exemplify empathy, not sympathy, when they pursue sustainability in the global supply chain. These two foreign multinational enterprises have developed a network of organizations to be socially, economically, and environmentally responsible. Their practice of empathy is due to the moral consciousness of their leaders and the persistence, compassion, and humbleness of their dedicated corporate social responsibility officers.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruey Jer “Bryan” Jean ◽  
Daekwan Kim ◽  
Daniel C. Bello

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