A Methodology for Adaptive Workflows

2011 ◽  
pp. 258-271
Author(s):  
Liu Shuzhou ◽  
Angela Goh Eck Soong
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Development Phase ◽  
Workflow Modeling ◽  
Business Logic ◽  
Independent Manner ◽  
Workflow Automation ◽  
Adaptive Workflows

A workflow methodology is required to analyze business logic and model workflow components. Current studies handle business process modeling and workflow modeling in an independent manner, making it hard to analyze the information system and organization requirements while modeling business logic. Moreover, current methodologies also lack support for modeling complex dynamic processes in adaptive workflows. In this chapter, a methodology is proposed to unify business process modeling and workflow automation. The information system and organization perspectives of workflow are identified in each development phase. An analysis of the domain and an object notation in the methodology can help to build a stable system.

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.

A Method of Business Process Modeling Based on Petri Net

2010 ◽  
Vol 450 ◽  
pp. 413-416
Author(s):  
Yong Ping Hao ◽  
Xiao Lei Xu ◽  
Wei Ping Shao ◽  
Peng Fei Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Petri Net ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Parallel Process ◽  
Workflow Modeling ◽  
Business Process Model

Through the analysis of the execution and dispatching principle of the Petri net, the business process management mode based on Petri net is proposed. We merge the place node and the transition node, and reside the token in the node. The only token in process instances and the sub-token in parallel process are introduced, which can avoid conflicts caused by multi-tokens. The business process model for the drawings design and approval is established, and it is verified by the workflow modeling system.

scholarly journals An Extension of BPMN Meta-model for Evaluation of Business Processes

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azeem Lodhi ◽  
Veit Küppen ◽  
Gunter Saake
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
System Development ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Information System Development ◽  
Meta Model ◽  
Business Units

An Extension of BPMN Meta-model for Evaluation of Business ProcessesBusiness process modeling is used for better understanding and communication of company's processes. Mostly, business process modeling is discussed from the information system development perspective. Execution of a business process involves various factors (costs and time) which are important and should be represented in business process models. Controlling of business units uses post execution analysis for detection of failures for improvement. The process models conceived for information system development are not sufficient for post execution analysis. This paper focuses on the challenges of business process modeling in the post execution context. We provide a meta model for evaluation of a business process and discuss BPMN in this context. We also extend existing BPMN meta model for performance analysis of business processes. The proposed extensions are presented with the help of an example.

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