Exception handling in distributed workflow systems using mobile agents

Proceedings - ICEBE 2005: IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 48-55

  Cao, Jiannong ^a   Yang, Jin ^a   Chan, Wai Ting ^a   Xu, Chengzhong ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE AGENTS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

BUSINESS PROCESSES; HIERARCHICAL LEVELS; MOBILE AGENTS; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (WFMS);

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 33845481393     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICEBE.2005.65     Document Type: Conference Paper

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