On the architecture and form of flexible process support

Software Process Improvement and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-34

  Snowdon, R A ^a   Warboys, B C ^a   Greenwood, R M ^a   Holland, C P ^b   Kawalek, P J ^b   Shaw, D R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architecture; Cybernetics; Flexibility; Process; Software development

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS; BUSINESS PROCESS SUPPORT SYSTEMS; BUSINESS SUPPLY CHAIN; VIABLE SYSTEM MODEL (VSM);

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 33847009430     PISSN: 10774866     EISSN: 10991670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spip.307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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