Efficient Distributed Workflow Management Based on Variable Server Assignments
CAiSE '00 Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering
A Process Service Model for Dynamic Enterprise Process Interconnection
CooplS '01 Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems
DISCOBOLE: a service architecture for interconnecting workflow processes
Computers in Industry - Special issue: Collaborative environments for concurrent engineering
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In the last few years, workflow systems have been the base for business-process re-engineering (BPR) but the characteristics of processes are changing and new types of problems need to be addressed. Different organizations dynamically group together (federation) to support complex projects requiring different competencies and coordination is fundamental. Focusing on the interaction among distinct distributed PCEs (process-centered environments), an abstraction model is proposed for the federation based on the partitioned workspace metaphor coupled with a CSP-like process-definition language. A component-based architecture is presented for the actual enactment of the model. Both the development and the enactment environments are presented and the interaction with local PCEs is discussed.