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A Framework for Resource-Based Workflow Management

In: Handbook on Business Process Management 1

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  • Akhil Kumar

    (Pennsylvania State University)

  • Jianrui Wang

    (Pennsylvania State University)

Abstract

This chapter presents a general framework of resource-driven workflows as an alternative to the more popular control flow driven workflows approach. We argue that this approach is more holistic than control flow driven approaches because it considers availability of resources such as data, people, equipment, space, etc. Control flow driven approaches usually either disregard resource considerations or account for them only implicitly. In our approach the control flow is a derivative of the resource needs of various tasks. Moreover we make a clean separation between hard constraints that arise from resource considerations and soft constraints that result from business policy. The new methodology for process design is described at length, along with an architecture and a detailed discussion of implementation issues. This approach is more holistic and is particularly suited for ad hoc workflows as opposed to production workflows.

Suggested Citation

  • Akhil Kumar & Jianrui Wang, 2015. "A Framework for Resource-Based Workflow Management," International Handbooks on Information Systems, in: Jan vom Brocke & Michael Rosemann (ed.), Handbook on Business Process Management 1, edition 2, pages 507-529, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ihichp:978-3-642-45100-3_22
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-45100-3_22
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