Achieving software flexibility via intelligent workflow techniques

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 606-615

  Zeng, D D ^a   Zhao, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer architecture; Costs; Decision making; Information systems; Intelligent agent; Robustness; Software architecture; Software maintenance; Software prototyping; Software systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SOFTWARE AGENTS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

AGENT-BASED DECISION MAKING; COORDINATION MECHANISMS; INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES; INTEGRATED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE FLEXIBILITY; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY; WORKFLOW TECHNOLOGY;

SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

EID: 8644235323     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2002.993941     Document Type: Conference Paper

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