Ebook: Wide Area Workflow Management: Creating Partnerships for the 21st Century

In this volume Gerold Riempp examines the interaction of different workflow management systems (WFMS) in geographically-distributed and legally-separate organisations. This is an emerging field of research known as Wide Area Workflow Management (WAWM). He examines the technical and managerial aspects of workflow management via a framework which he has developed to describe the problems involved in WAWM and to find viable solutions. Based on this theoretical framework, the author also develops a prototype software framework - the Wide Area GroupFlow System - to demonstrate the solutions via practical software tools. The tools will be available to the reader via the WWW. Also included are the results of case studies from some of the 15 developers who have been using this software over the past two years.

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In this volume Gerold Riempp examines the interaction of different workflow management systems (WFMS) in geographically-distributed and legally-separate organisations. This is an emerging field of research known as Wide Area Workflow Management (WAWM). He examines the technical and managerial aspects of workflow management via a framework which he has developed to describe the problems involved in WAWM and to find viable solutions. Based on this theoretical framework, the author also develops a prototype software framework - the Wide Area GroupFlow System - to demonstrate the solutions via practical software tools. The tools will be available to the reader via the WWW. Also included are the results of case studies from some of the 15 developers who have been using this software over the past two years.

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In this volume Gerold Riempp examines the interaction of different workflow management systems (WFMS) in geographically-distributed and legally-separate organisations. This is an emerging field of research known as Wide Area Workflow Management (WAWM). He examines the technical and managerial aspects of workflow management via a framework which he has developed to describe the problems involved in WAWM and to find viable solutions. Based on this theoretical framework, the author also develops a prototype software framework - the Wide Area GroupFlow System - to demonstrate the solutions via practical software tools. The tools will be available to the reader via the WWW. Also included are the results of case studies from some of the 15 developers who have been using this software over the past two years.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Case studies....Pages 9-22
Foundations of computer-aided interaction among widely dispersed office workers....Pages 23-72
Workflow management related approaches under aspects of distribution....Pages 73-101
Concepts for Wide Area Workflow Management (WAWM)....Pages 103-178
Wide Area GroupFlow System (WAGS)....Pages 179-231
Wide Area Workflow Management in practical application....Pages 233-251
Conclusions and outlook....Pages 253-259
Summary....Pages 261-263
References....Pages 265-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-318

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In this volume Gerold Riempp examines the interaction of different workflow management systems (WFMS) in geographically-distributed and legally-separate organisations. This is an emerging field of research known as Wide Area Workflow Management (WAWM). He examines the technical and managerial aspects of workflow management via a framework which he has developed to describe the problems involved in WAWM and to find viable solutions. Based on this theoretical framework, the author also develops a prototype software framework - the Wide Area GroupFlow System - to demonstrate the solutions via practical software tools. The tools will be available to the reader via the WWW. Also included are the results of case studies from some of the 15 developers who have been using this software over the past two years.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Case studies....Pages 9-22
Foundations of computer-aided interaction among widely dispersed office workers....Pages 23-72
Workflow management related approaches under aspects of distribution....Pages 73-101
Concepts for Wide Area Workflow Management (WAWM)....Pages 103-178
Wide Area GroupFlow System (WAGS)....Pages 179-231
Wide Area Workflow Management in practical application....Pages 233-251
Conclusions and outlook....Pages 253-259
Summary....Pages 261-263
References....Pages 265-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-318
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