Workflow Resource Requirement Modeling and Analysis

A workflow management system determines the flow of work according to pre-defined business process definitions. It manages the resources required to meet goals and provides monitoring facilities and control capabilities. Resources can become important decision factors when combined with control flow information. In many situations, business processes are constrained by scarce resources. The lack of resources can cause contention and the slowing down of the accomplishment of larger goals. This paper introduces a resource-constrained and decision-support workflow model and presents a requirement analysis approach.