Title :
Workflow and application adaptations in mobile environments
Author :
Jing, Jin ; Huff, Karen ; Sinha, Himanshu ; Hurwitz, Ben ; Robinson, Bill
Author_Institution :
GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
The article describes applications that can benefit from integrated mobile computing and workflow management technologies. Such applications empower a mobile workforce to perform coordinated and streamlined work activities in the field or on the road. We discuss characteristics of these applications and workflow management for supporting these applications. We suggest that mobility support not only extends the application domains of workflow management, but also raises more general issues concerning adaptation paradigms for supporting mobile applications
Keywords :
groupware; mobile computing; workflow management software; adaptation paradigms; application adaptations; application domains; integrated mobile computing; mobile applications; mobile environments; mobile workforce; mobility support; streamlined work activities; workflow management; workflow management technologies; Application software; Automation; Computers; Environmental management; Humans; Laboratories; Mobile computing; Resource management; Technology management; Workflow management software;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, 1999. Proceedings. WMCSA '99. Second IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0025-0
DOI :
10.1109/MCSA.1999.749278
