Modelling and analysis techniques for cross-organizational workflow systems

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-389

  Xu, Lida ^a,b,c   Liu, Huimin ^a   Wang, Song ^a   Wang, Kanliang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; Enterprise information systems; Inter organizational workflow; Interaction model; Multiple perspectives; Petri net; Systems approach; Systems engineering; Systems science; Workflow analysis; Workflow management system; Workflow modelling

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONALITY; ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL WORKFLOW; INTERACTION MODEL; MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES; SYSTEMS APPROACH; WORKFLOW ANALYSIS; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WORKFLOW MODELLING;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PETRI NETS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS SCIENCE; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 67649887321     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.978     Document Type: Article

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