Title :
Simulation modeling within workflow technology
Author :
Miller, John A. ; Sheth, Amit P. ; Kochut, Krys J. ; Wang, Xuzhong ; Murugan, Arun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Georgia Univ., Athens, GA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an approach for integrating simulation modeling and analysis capabilities within the workflow management system (WFMS) being developed in the Large Scale Distributed Information Systems (LSDIS) Lab at the University of Georgia. Simulation modeling can be used for studying the efficiency of workflow designs as well as studying the general performance and reliability of WFMSs. We also discuss the importance of using sophisticated monitoring and animation capabilities, and the use of workflow management technology to advance simulation technology itself. Finally, we demonstrate a sample simulation where tasks and task managers are simulated
Keywords :
business data processing; computer animation; digital simulation; distributed databases; office automation; software performance evaluation; software reliability; LSDIS Lab; Large Scale Distributed Information Systems; animation; business process management; monitoring; performance; reliability; simulation modeling; workflow designs; workflow management system; Animation; Computational modeling; Computer science; Distributed information systems; Information analysis; Investments; Large scale integration; Object oriented modeling; Technology management; Workflow management software;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-78033018-8
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1995.478807
