Using IDEF0 for dynamic process analysis

Author

Peters, Lawrence ; Peters, John

Author_Institution

Software Consultants Int. Ltd., TN, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

20-25 Apr 1997

Firstpage

3203

Abstract

Business process reengineering (BPR) is a modeling activity whose goal is to achieve better understanding and improvement of a business process. One method for modeling processes is IDEF0. It has received support from the US Government and has been in use for many years. IDEF provides a means of capturing the dataflow and ancillary properties of a process and is more disciplined than structured analysis. IDEF0 lacks one significant capability-description of the dynamics of a process. This paper discusses one way in which this shortcoming has been addressed. It focuses on a linkage of IDEF0 and a simulation engine based on Petri nets. The problems associated with this linkage are described together with a demonstration of how they were resolved through the development and use of a software tool

Keywords

Petri nets; digital simulation; graphical user interfaces; software packages; systems re-engineering; IDEF0; Petri nets; business process reengineering; dataflow; dynamic process analysis; modeling activity; simulation engine; software tool; Assembly; Business process re-engineering; Costs; Couplings; Engine cylinders; Feedback; Government; Manufacturing processes; Petri nets; Software tools;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3612-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.1997.606776

Filename

606776