The ADEPT project: A decade of research and development for robust and flexible process support : Cllenges and Achievements

Computer Science - Research and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-97

  Dadam, Peter ^a   Reichert, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Business Process Management; Correctness by Construction; Process Change; Process Flexibility; Robustness; Workflow Management

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT; CORRECTNESS BY CONSTRUCTION; PROCESS CHANGE; PROCESS FLEXIBILITY; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENTS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 67349115986     PISSN: 18652034     EISSN: 18652042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00450-009-0068-6     Document Type: Article

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