DocumentCode :
3530861
Title :
A pattern based approach to workflow structure analysis
Author :
Cheng, H.J. ; Ou-Yang, C. ; Juan, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Manage., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Volume :
Part 3
fYear :
2011
fDate :
3-5 Sept. 2011
Firstpage :
2145
Lastpage :
2149
Abstract :
Reference workflow model are a popular tool for business process reengineering (BPR). A good reference workflow model should not contain structural problems, e.g. deadlock or unfinished instances. Therefore, the structure of the reference workflow model should be verified to effectively facilitate BPR projects and reduce the errors of workflow system implementation. This work presents a novel pattern-based Petri Net (PN) structural analytical approach. Several workflow patterns and their PN-based identification algorithms are also developed. An approach to transform a PN model into a pattern-based process diagram (PBPD) is specified. Via the PBPD, several structure-related flaws, such as deadlock and improper nesting, are analyzed using a Split-Join Routing Table (SJRT). The PBPD can also reduce the complexity of a PN model and enhance the analytical efficiency. Finally, an industrial reference model is used as an empirical case to verify the proposed approach.
Keywords :
Petri nets; business process re-engineering; BPR projects; PBPD; PN based identification algorithm; business process reengineering; error reduction; industrial reference model; pattern based Petri Net structural analytical approach; pattern based process diagram; reference workflow model; split-join routing table; structure related flaws; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Business process re-engineering; Data mining; Joining processes; Pattern matching; System recovery; Petri Net; structural analysis; workflow model; workflow pattern; workflow verification;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IE&EM), 2011 IEEE 18Th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-446-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEEM.2011.6035595
Filename :
6035595
Link To Document :
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