Modelling work distribution mechanisms using Colored Petri Nets

被引：12

作者：

Pesic M. ^{[1
]}

Aalst W.M.P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Technology Management, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven

来源：

International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer | 2007年 / 9卷 / 3-4期

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52;

D O I：

10.1007/s10009-007-0036-z

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摘要：

Workflow management systems support business processes and are driven by their models. These models cover different perspectives including the control-flow, resource, and data perspectives. This paper focuses on the resource perspective, i.e., the way the system distributes work based on the structure of the organization and capabilities/qualifications of people. Contemporary workflow management systems offer a wide variety of mechanisms to support the resource perspective. Because the resource perspective is essential for the applicability of such systems, it is important to better understand the mechanisms and their interactions. Our goal is not to evaluate and compare what different systems do, but to understand how they do it. We use Colored Petri Nets (CPNs) to model work distribution mechanisms. First, we provide a basic model that can be seen as a reference model of existing workflow management systems. This model is then extended for three specific systems (Staffware, FileNet, and FLOWer). Moreover, we show how more advanced work distribution mechanisms, referred to as resource patterns, can be modelled and analyzed. © Springer-Verlag 2007.

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页码：327 / 352

页数：25

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