A Version Control Approach for Workflow-Alteration in Collaborative Design

2010 ◽  
Vol 450 ◽  
pp. 389-392
Author(s):  
Wei Jung Shiang ◽  
Mian Shiu Lin ◽  
Hsin Rau
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Management System ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Workflow Management System ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
Development Platform ◽  
Workflow Management Coalition ◽  
New Strategies

The workflow management system should be flexible enough to manage workflow changes caused by new partnerships, new technologies, and new strategies in collaborative design. Therefore, this paper attempts to introduce the version concept of configuration management into the workflow management system to handle this problem. In this study, the baseline is applied to record the sequence of tasks in a workflow and the version number of the baseline is given whenever the workflow is created. Whenever any change happens, the version number of the task or baseline will be modified accordingly. Both version numbers of the baseline and the tasks are checked while the workflow is being processed, so that the user could notice any differences in the tasks or workflow and decides whether to use the newly changed workflow or to keep the old version. A JADE development platform was applied to develop a prototype system and the architecture was based on Workflow Management Coalition. A scenario was shown in this paper to verify the feasibility of this study, and the result showed that users can choose whether to use the modified workflow baseline or not, for any running processes. This approach increases the workflow flexibility for collaborative design projects.

Research on the Security of BPEL Based Manufacturing Service Workflow Management System

2010 ◽  
Vol 139-141 ◽  
pp. 1518-1524
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Liang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Workflow Management System ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Distributed Design ◽  
Business Process Execution Language ◽  
Service Resource ◽  
Mould Design ◽  
Business Process Execution

The security of BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) based manufacturing service workflow management system is researched in this paper, in order to achieve the efficient and secure integration and sharing of dispersed and heterogeneous design/manufacturing resources, and to realize the reuse of the complex distributed Design/Manufacturing process models. By integrating the secure BPEL engine, proxy credential server and authentication trust level, the security framework of the BPEL based manufacturing service workflow management system is built up, and the security mechanism of integrating BPEL and WSRF (Web Service Resource Framework) is analyzed. In addition, the system implementation technologies are analyzed and a distributed injection mould Design/Manufacturing application scenario is described. The research results provide the basis for developing a secure BPEL based distributed Design/Manufacturing prototype system.

A Strategy for an MLS Workflow Management System

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myong H. Kang ◽  
Judith N. Froscher ◽  
Brian J. Eppinger ◽  
Ira S. Moskowitz
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Workflow Management System

The Design of Enterprise Cooperative Platform Based on Workflow

2014 ◽  
Vol 568-570 ◽  
pp. 1616-1620
Author(s):  
Min Qin ◽  
Shi Quan Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Management System ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Computer Network ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Workflow Management System ◽  
Workflow Engine ◽  
Operation Efficiency ◽  
Business Operation ◽  
Whole Process

At present, the enterprise has many business processes. It need transfer many forms involving personnel, procurement and other aspects. The workflow management system uses computer network to realize the automation of the business process. This paper analyses the workflow management system, describes the operational principle of the workflow engine and presents a cooperative platform design based on workflow. It can effectively track the whole process and realize standardized management. Otherwise, it can enhance the enterprise business operation efficiency.

scholarly journals Innovations in Medication Preparation Safety and Wastage Reduction: Use of a Workflow Management System in a Pediatric Hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Jerome Davis ◽  
Josephine Hurtado ◽  
Rosemary Nguyen ◽  
Tran Huynh ◽  
Ivan Lindon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medication Errors ◽  
Management System ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
Workflow Management System ◽  
Patient Identification ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Pharmacy Department ◽  
Oral Liquid

Background USP <797> regulatory requirements have mandated that pharmacies improve aseptic techniques and cleanliness of the medication preparation areas. In addition, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recommends that technology and automation be used as much as possible for preparing and verifying compounded sterile products. Objective To determine the benefits associated with the implementation of the workflow management system, such as reducing medication preparation and delivery errors, reducing quantity and frequency of medication errors, avoiding costs, and enhancing the organization's decision to move toward positive patient identification (PPID). Methods At Texas Children's Hospital, data were collected and analyzed from January 2014 through August 2014 in the pharmacy areas in which the workflow management system would be implemented. Data were excluded for September 2014 during the workflow management system oral liquid implementation phase. Data were collected and analyzed from October 2014 through June 2015 to determine whether the implementation of the workflow management system reduced the quantity and frequency of reported medication errors. Data collected and analyzed during the study period included the quantity of doses prepared, number of incorrect medication scans, number of doses discontinued from the workflow management system queue, and the number of doses rejected. Data were collected and analyzed to identify patterns of incorrect medication scans, to determine reasons for rejected medication doses, and to determine the reduction in wasted medications. Results: During the 17-month study period, the pharmacy department dispensed 1,506,220 oral liquid and injectable medication doses. From October 2014 through June 2015, the pharmacy department dispensed 826,220 medication doses that were prepared and checked via the workflow management system. Of those 826,220 medication doses, there were 16 reported incorrect volume errors. The error rate after the implementation of the workflow management system averaged 8.4%, which was a 1.6% reduction. After the implementation of the workflow management system, the average number of reported oral liquid medication and injectable medication errors decreased to 0.4 and 0.2 times per week, respectively. Conclusion The organization was able to achieve its purpose and goal of improving the provision of quality pharmacy care through optimal medication use and safety by reducing medication preparation errors. Error rates decreased and the workflow processes were streamlined, which has led to seamless operations within the pharmacy department. There has been significant cost avoidance and waste reduction and enhanced interdepartmental satisfaction due to the reduction of reported medication errors.

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