Agent based process management: Applying intelligent agents to workflow

Knowledge Engineering Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-174

  O'Brien, P D ^a   Wiegand, M E ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AGENT BASED PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; SOFTWARE AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0032090643     PISSN: 02698889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269888998002070     Document Type: Article

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