BPMN-based business process model feasibility analysis: A petri net approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3763-3781

  Ou Yang, C ^a   Lin, Y D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Business process modelling; Business process modelling notation (BPMN); Petri net; Process model feasibility analysis

Indexed keywords

GRAPH THEORY; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MARKUP LANGUAGES; PETRI NETS; XML;

ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION; APPLIED (CO); BPEL4WS; BUSINESS FLOW; BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING; BUSINESS PROCESSING; COLORED PETRI NET (CPN); DESIGN STAGES; DEVELOPED MODEL; EXECUTION TIME; FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; GENERAL (CO); GRAPHICAL SIMULATION; LIVENESS; NET MODELS; PETRI NET (PN) MODELS; PROBLEM ANALYSIS; PROPERTY (S); REACH ABILITY;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 46149115198     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701199677     Document Type: Article

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