Proclets: A framework for lightweight interacting workflow processes

International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 443-481

  Van Der Aalst, W M P ^a   Barthelmess, P ^b   Ellis, C A ^b   Wainer, J ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Interaction mechanisms; Petri nets; Process modeling; Proclets; Workflow agents; Workflow management systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035622204     PISSN: 02188430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218843001000412     Document Type: Article

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