A virtual enterprise design method based on business process simulation

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 857-868

  Kim, C ^a   Son, Y J ^b   Kim, T ^c   Kim, K ^d  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c Solution Business BU   (South Korea)

^d Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Business process modelling; Enterprise engineering; Simulation; Virtual enterprise

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); INFORMATION SERVICES; PROCESS DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY;

BUSINESS CONDITIONS; BUSINESS CONSTRAINTS; BUSINESS PROCESS MODELLING; BUSINESS PROCESS SIMULATION; BUSINESS PROCESSING; BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS; DESIGN PROCESSES; ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING; GLOBAL PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL SIMULATION; MODEL-DRIVEN ARCHITECTURES; SIMULATION; SIMULATION-BASED METHOD; SYNCHRONISATION; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE; WEB SERVICES TECHNOLOGIES;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 51849143853     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920701813133     Document Type: Article

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