Title :
Workflow management systems: a survey
Author :
Meilin, Shi ; Guangxin, Yang ; Yong, Xiang ; Shangguang, Wu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Workflow management systems can help business goals to be achieved with high efficiency by means of sequencing work activities and invoking appropriate human and/or information resources associated with these activities. As computer networks are used more and more widely in daily work, workflow management attracts more and more attention from both industry and research communities. This paper summarizes the state of art in WfMS research, detailing some workflow-related concepts and its typologies, the WfMS reference model proposed by WfMC, and some of the current research trends and hotspots
Keywords :
computer networks; groupware; information resources; workflow management software; CSCW; WfMC; WfMS reference model; computer networks; computer supported cooperative work; high efficiency; human resources; industry; information resources; research; survey; work activities sequencing; workflow management systems; Application software; Automation; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer network management; Humans; Information resources; Logic; Object oriented modeling; Workflow management software;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology Proceedings, 1998. ICCT '98. 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
7-80090-827-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.1998.740974
