Evaluating workflow process designs using cohesion and coupling metrics

Computers in Industry

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 420-437

  Vanderfeesten, Irene ^a   Reijers, Hajo A ^a   van der Aalst, Wil M P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business process modelling; Quality metrics; Workflow management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEURISTIC METHODS; PROCESS DESIGN;

ASSOCIATED METRICS; COUPLING METRICS; SOFTWARE PROGRAMS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 41649122035     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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