Towards adaptive workflow enactment using multiagent systems

Information Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-87

  Buhler, Paula A ^a   Vidal, José M ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiagent systems; Software composition; Web services; Workflow management systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544294369     PISSN: 1385951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10799-004-7775-2     Document Type: Article

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