Title :
A framework for speeding up workflow instances by exploiting alternate paths
Author :
Kafeza, Eleanna ; Karlapalem, Kamalakar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., China
Abstract :
Workflow systems have been deployed in organizations to facilitate efficient, consistent, and accurate handling of business processes. As in real life, there are many different ways to do work, with varying cost and completion times. We augment workflow systems by providing modelling support for alternate paths with models for calculating the completion times and the cost for executing a workflow. Further, we design scheduling algorithms to facilitate execution of workflow instances to meet user requirements on completion times and cost of execution
Keywords :
Internet; electronic commerce; scheduling; workflow management software; Internet; alternate path modeling; business process handling; completion times; cost; electronic commerce; organizations; scheduling algorithms; user requirements; workflow systems; Algorithm design and analysis; Computer science; Consumer electronics; Costs; Electronic commerce; Environmental management; Project management; Resource management; Scheduling algorithm; Workflow management software;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Issues of E-Commerce and Web-Based Information Systems, WECWIS 2001, Third International Workshop on.
Conference_Location :
San Juan, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1224-0
DOI :
10.1109/WECWIS.2001.933916
