Environment for designing exceptions in workflows

Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-273

  Casati, Fabio ^a   Fugini, Mariagrazia ^b   Mirbel, Isabelle ^c  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

DESIGN PATTERNS; EXCEPTIONS; WORKFLOWS;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0033132084     PISSN: 03064379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4379(99)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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