Light workflow management system using simple process models

Computer Supported Cooperative Work: CSCW: An International Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-363

  Agostini, Alessandra ^a   De Michelis, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DATA HANDLING; PETRI NETS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

PROCESS MODELS; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WORKFLOW TECHNOLOGY;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033701150     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008703327801     Document Type: Article

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