Agent-enhanced workflow

BT Technology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 79-85

  Judge, D W ^a   Odgers, B R ^a,b   Shepherdson, J W ^c   Cui, Z ^c  

^a Efectis UK Ireland   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DATA HANDLING; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AGENT-ENHANCED WORKFLOW; AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE AGENTS; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0032120791     PISSN: 13583948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009677814958     Document Type: Article

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