The FLOWer Case-Handling Approach: Beyond Workflow Management

Process-Aware Information Systems: Bridging People and Software through Process Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 363-395

  Berens, Paul ^a  

^a Pallas Athena   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case handling; Case routing; Flexible workflow; Role based modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889273431     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0471741442.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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