Existing workflow management systems encapsulate the data and behavior of a process within its execution scope, preventing other processes from accessing this information until th...
This paper discusses IT infrastructure development and use in the European fertilizer division of Norsk Hydro. The main element of the infrastructure discussed is a new SAP-based ...
With access to real-time information on critical performance indicators of business processes, managers and staff members can play a crucial role in improving the speed and effecti...
In this paper we define the concept of conversation policies: declarative specifications that govern communications between software agents using an agent communication language. ...
Many agent-based systems rely for their effectiveness on the intelligence of individual agents, and interaction among agents is required simply to coordinate these individually com...