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

fYear

1999

fDate

25-26 Feb 1999

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

69

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MCSA.1999.749278

Filename

749278