Title :
A mobile-agent based interorganizational workflow management system
Author :
Zhen, Yu ; Zhaohui, Wu
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Comput. Sci., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
An interorganizational workflow management system is an efficient tool to manage processes which cross organizational boundaries. We propose a mobile-agent based interorganizational workflow management system. In the system, processes are executed by mobile agents that consist of both definitions and instances of processes and move among relevant organizations. Both the model and structure of the system are given here and an example is used to illustrate the general procedure of the execution of interorganizational processes in the system.
Keywords :
mobile agents; organisational aspects; workflow management software; interorganizational workflow management system; mobile-agent; Centralized control; Computer science; Costs; Educational institutions; Electric breakdown; Engines; Mobile agents; Process control; Web and internet services; Workflow management software;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Informatics, 2003. INDIN 2003. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8200-5
DOI :
10.1109/INDIN.2003.1300374
