scholarly journals Automation of Enterprise Business Processes Using the Method of Stochastic Modeling and WorkFlow Techniques – EPC

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (517) ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
I. M. Horbas ◽  
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M. S. Linnik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Modeling ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Universal Algorithm ◽  
Domestic Enterprise ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Practical Recommendations

The article is aimed at improving the theoretical and methodical instrumentarium for automating business processes in the context of developing a universal algorithm for optimizing and automating business processes of an enterprise using the stochastic modeling method and WorkFlow techniques – EPC. As result of the research, the authors’ approaches to defining the fundamental principles of automation of enterprise business processes are analyzed. The expediency of practical use of the stochastic modeling method and WorkFlow techniques – EPC for optimization of business processes is specified. Practical recommendations on the management of automation of business processes at the domestic enterprise using the stochastic modeling method are provided. It is proved that the use of the proposed algorithm of automation of business processes makes it possible to significantly increase the likelihood of its urgent and unimpeded implementation (in terms of the project implementation). Prospects for further research in this direction are the analysis of the problems of evaluating the efficiency of business processes of enterprise, in particular, the use of the control points method for the formation of an intra-organization system of audit for basic business processes. Specific notations of business process modeling in the context of their application in the realities of domestic doing business require additional research and analysis.

User-Centered Business Process Modeling and Pattern-Based Development for Large Systems

2013 ◽  
pp. 134-155
Author(s):  
O. Takaki ◽  
T. Seino ◽  
N. Izumi ◽  
K. Hasida
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Formal Method ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Agile Software

In agile software development, it is imperative for stakeholders such as the users and developers of an information system to collaborate in designing and developing the information system, by sharing their knowledge. Especially in development of a large-scale information system, such collaboration among stakeholders is important, but difficult to achieve. This chapter introduces a modeling method of business processes for requirements analysis and a development framework based on Web-process architectures. The modeling method makes it easier for stakeholders to agree upon requirements. It also employs a formal method to allow business process models to satisfy both understandability and accuracy. On the other hand, the development framework above enables rapid spiral development of short-term cycles through the collaboration of developers and users. This chapter also introduces an example that compares the workloads of two requirement analyses of large-scale system developments for a government service and a financial accounting service, in order to evaluate the advantages of the proposed modeling method.

User-Centered Business Process Modeling and Pattern-Based Development for Large Systems

2014 ◽  
pp. 1014-1035
Author(s):  
O. Takaki ◽  
T. Seino ◽  
N. Izumi ◽  
K. Hasida
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Formal Method ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Agile Software

In agile software development, it is imperative for stakeholders such as the users and developers of an information system to collaborate in designing and developing the information system, by sharing their knowledge. Especially in development of a large-scale information system, such collaboration among stakeholders is important, but difficult to achieve. This chapter introduces a modeling method of business processes for requirements analysis and a development framework based on Web-process architectures. The modeling method makes it easier for stakeholders to agree upon requirements. It also employs a formal method to allow business process models to satisfy both understandability and accuracy. On the other hand, the development framework above enables rapid spiral development of short-term cycles through the collaboration of developers and users. This chapter also introduces an example that compares the workloads of two requirement analyses of large-scale system developments for a government service and a financial accounting service, in order to evaluate the advantages of the proposed modeling method.

A Method for Eliciting Goals for Business Process Models based on Non-Functional Requirements Catalogues

2013 ◽  
pp. 226-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evellin Cardoso ◽  
João Paulo A. Almeida ◽  
Renata S. S. Guizzardi ◽  
Giancarlo Guizzardi
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Business Process Models ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Goal Models

While traditional approaches in business process modeling tend to focus on “how” the business processes are performed (adopting a behavioral description in which business processes are described in terms of procedural aspects), in goal-oriented business process modeling, the proposals strive to extend traditional business process methodologies by providing a dimension of intentionality to business processes. One of the key difficulties in enabling one to model goal-oriented processes concerns the identification or elicitation of goals. This paper reports on a case study conducted in a Brazilian hospital, which obtained several goal models represented in i*/Tropos, each of which correspond to a business process also modeled in the scope of the study. NFR catalogues were helpful in goal elicitation, uncovering goals that did not come up during previous interviews prior to these catalogues’ use.

Ontology-Based Framework for Quality in Configurable Process Models

2020 ◽  
pp. 464-478
Author(s):  
Loubna El Faquih ◽  
Mounia Fredj
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Ontology Languages ◽  
Variability Management

In recent years, business process modeling has increasingly drawn the attention of enterprises. As a result of the wide use of business processes, redundancy problems have arisen and researchers introduced the variability management, in order to enhance the business process reuse. The most approach used in this context is the Configurable Process Model solution, which consists in representing the variable and the fixed parts together in a unique model. Due to the increasing number of variants, the configurable models become complex and incomprehensible, and their quality is therefore impacted. Most of research work is limited to the syntactic quality of process variants. The approach presented in this paper aims at providing a novel method towards syntactic verification and semantic validation of configurable process models based on ontology languages. We define validation rules for assessing the quality of configurable process models. An example in the e-healthcare domain illustrates the main steps of our approach.

A Conceptual Framework for Business Process Modeling in Virtual Organizations

2010 ◽  
pp. 1627-1638
Author(s):  
Dimitris Folinas ◽  
Tania Pavlou ◽  
Bill Karakostas ◽  
Vicky Manthou
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Virtual Organizations ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Modelling Procedure

Among different approaches in business processes modelling procedure are those in virtual and dynamic organizational environments. In this paper, a conceptual framework for modelling business processes in Virtual Organizations is suggested, by introducing Web Services technology. Web Services can be the business enabler for the new organizational form, which is particularly well suited to meet the demands arising from today’s turbulent changes in the firms’ environment. The proposed framework consists of several steps in a bottom-up approach, aiming to support the modelling and coordination of the complex and shared business processes in the examined environment.

Tools for Collaborative Business Process T Modeling

2010 ◽  
pp. 1643-1652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paz Perez González ◽  
Jose M. Framinan
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Design Tools ◽  
Collaborative Business Process ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Common Understanding

A business process can be defined as a set of related tasks that are carried out within a business or organization in order to obtain certain output that should add value for the business client or organization (Gunasekaran & Kobu, 2002). An enterprise can be then analyzed and integrated through its business processes. Thus, business process modeling (BPM) becomes a fundamental part of business process management, as it enables a common understanding and analysis of a company’s business processes. Particularly, BPM using computer-aided design tools and a standard visual form of notation to describe, validate, and simulate business processes has taken on a new importance (Jonah, 2002).

Social Software for Business Process Modeling

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-322
Author(s):  
Agnes Koschmider ◽  
Minseok Song ◽  
Hajo A Reijers
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Modeling Process ◽  
Single Person ◽  
Formal Business

Formal models of business processes are used for a variety of purposes. But where the elicitation of the characteristics of a business process usually takes place in a collaborative fashion, the building of the final, formal process model is done mostly by a single person. This article presents the design and Implementation of a Recommendation-Based Process Modeling Support System with ‘social features.’ A process builder using this system will receive recommendations to complete or edit a formal business process model on the basis of previous usage of modeling fragments by her peers. Such features potentially Improve the modeling process and, as such, the modeling outcome, that is, the quality of the process model. This article also contains an evaluation of the system's usage and effectiveness, which builds on an experimental design. It is shown that process builders are inclined to follow up on the provided recommendations and that this will improve the semantical quality of the created model. However, Information on peer usage of modeling fragments does not play a big role in selecting the recommendations being followed up. This article fits within a stream of research that puts emphasis on the modeling process, rather than on the model artifact.

scholarly journals Exploring location-dependency in process modeling

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 794-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinwei Zhu ◽  
Jan Recker ◽  
Guobin Zhu ◽  
Flávia Maria Santoro
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Context Awareness ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Control Flow ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Location Awareness ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – Context-awareness has emerged as an important principle in the design of flexible business processes. The goal of the research is to develop an approach to extend context-aware business process modeling toward location-awareness. The purpose of this paper is to identify and conceptualize location-dependencies in process modeling. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a pattern-based approach to identify location-dependency in process models. The authors design specifications for these patterns. The authors present illustrative examples and evaluate the identified patterns through a literature review of published process cases. Findings – This paper introduces location-awareness as a new perspective to extend context-awareness in BPM research, by introducing relevant location concepts such as location-awareness and location-dependencies. The authors identify five basic location-dependent control-flow patterns that can be captured in process models. And the authors identify location-dependencies in several existing case studies of business processes. Research limitations/implications – The authors focus exclusively on the control-flow perspective of process models. Further work needs to extend the research to address location-dependencies in process data or resources. Further empirical work is needed to explore determinants and consequences of the modeling of location-dependencies. Originality/value – As existing literature mostly focusses on the broad context of business process, location in process modeling still is treated as “second class citizen” in theory and in practice. This paper discusses the vital role of location-dependencies within business processes. The proposed five basic location-dependent control-flow patterns are novel and useful to explain location-dependency in business process models. They provide a conceptual basis for further exploration of location-awareness in the management of business processes.

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