Generic workflow models: How to handle dynamic change and capture management information?

Proceedings - 1999 IFCIS International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems, CoopIS 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 115-126

  Van Der Aalst, W M P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

ADAPTIVE WORKFLOW; AGGREGATION LEVEL; FLEXIBLE WORKFLOWS; GENERIC PROCESS MODELS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION; NETWORKED ECONOMY; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENTS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84958806287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/COOPIS.1999.792163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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