Business process reengineering and workflow automation: A technology transfer experience

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-44

  Aversano, Lerina ^a   Canfora, Gerardo ^a   De Lucia, Andrea ^a   Gallucci, Pierpaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; EVALUATION; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

WORKFLOW AUTOMATION;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037101508     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(01)00128-5     Document Type: Article

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