Combining workflow and PDM based on the workflow management coalition and STEP standards: The case of axalant

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 811-827

  Rouibah, K ^a   Rouibah, S ^a   Van Der Aalst, W M P ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Axalant; Process mining; Process modeling; Product data management; Proview; Web service; Workflow management system

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; GRAPHIC METHODS; INTEROPERABILITY; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; WEB SERVICES;

PROCESS MINING; PROCESS MODELING; PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

EID: 35448949422     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920600930038     Document Type: Article

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