24 research outputs found
A distributed repository for managing business process models in cross-organizational collaborations
Get PDFCross-organizational collaborations require the management of models for: collaborative business processes (CBPs), which define the collaboration's behavior; and integration business processes (IBPs), which define the behavior that supports the role an organization performs in a CBP. Managing these business process models becomes a complex task when organizations integrate collaborative networks and set up several cross-organizational collaborations. This paper presents a distributed repository that provides the functionalities required to manage conceptual business process models involved in cross-organizational collaborations. A service-oriented architecture is proposed for the distributed repository. This architecture enables organizations to access a global repository for managing collaborative networks, cross-organizational collaborations, and their CBP models. Organizations can also maintain local repositories of IBP models, which are synchronized and consistent with CBP models, while preserving their private aspects. By using verification methods and a model-driven architecture method, the distributed repository provides services that support the synchronization, consistency and interoperability requirements for CBP and IBP models. A case study is presented along with an implementation of the distributed repository.Fil: Lazarte, Ivanna Maricruz. Universidad Tecnologica Nacional. Facultad Reg.Santa Fe; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Thom, Lucineia Heloisa. Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul; Brasil;Fil: Iochpe, Cirano. Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul; Brasil;Fil: Chiotti, Omar Juan Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño; ArgentinaFil: Villarreal, Pablo David. Universidad Tecnologica Nacional. Facultad Reg.Santa Fe; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentin
Workflow Patterns for Business Process Modeling
Get PDFAbstract. For its reuse advantages, workflow patterns (e.g., control flow patterns, data patterns, resource patterns) are increasingly attracting the interest of both researchers and vendors. Frequently, business process or workflow models can be assembeled out of a set of recurrent process fragments (or recurrent business functions), each of them having generic semantics that can be described as a pattern. To our best knowledge, so far, there has been no (empirical) work evidencing the existence of such recurrent patterns in real workflow applications. Thus, in this paper we elaborate the frequency with which certain patterns occur in practice. Furthermore, we investigate completeness of workflow patterns (based on recurrent functions) with respect to their ability to capture a large variety of business processes.
Evaluation of Reproducibility and Accuracy of the Business Process Point Analysis Technique
No full textBusiness Process Model for Interoperability Improvement in the Agricultural Domain Using Digital Twins
No full textA farm generates a lot of data from various systems, which is then stored in a distributed manner, usually in non-standardized formats, which bears the risk of data inconsistencies. This work addresses this issue by using business process management (BPM) to demonstrate that the use of digital twins (DTs) can improve interoperability between services in the agriculture domain. Steps from the BPM lifecycle were applied to a farming use case in Germany. First, the as-is business process model was discovered and modeled without DTs, analyzed and then redesigned into the to-be model according to the DT integration. The to-be model showed a reduction in the number of tasks needed to be performed by the farmer as well as an improvement of process data quality, interoperability, and efficiency. Finally, a comparison of the' average processing times of both models with the help of process simulation revealed improvements in the to-be process
Limitations of RPA Implementations: Exploring the Barriers of Organizational Environments
No full textIn recent years, the literature has provided evidence of the increasing adoption of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) by organizations. This technology has been changing the way organizations perform their operations. However, despite the market’s enthusiasm for RPA, the failure rates of initial RPA projects are high (between 30% and 50%). The literature lacks a consolidated taxonomy detailing these limitations faced by RPA, leading organizations to go through a costly and inefficient trial-and-error process. Addressing this gap, this article aims to identify and catalog the limitations observed in RPA as well as investigate the capabilities of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) that can be used in this context. The authors conducted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to collect and analyze works on RPA and GenAI, seeking to identify the limitations of RPA and observed capabilities of GenAI. The search was conducted in academic databases, resulting in a final selection of 94 primary studies for in-depth analysis. These were then subjected to a thematic analysis to synthesize the results and generate the taxonomy. As a result, 10 limitations were identified and cataloged, which were grouped into a taxonomy of three categories: Strategic, Organizational, and Technical Limitations. It concludes that GenAI can be used to help overcome RPA limitations and has the potential to redefine the way process automation is performed. The synergy between the two technologies represents a fundamental transition from “task automation” to “knowledge automation”
An Experiment to Analyze the Use of Process Modeling Guidelines to Create High-Quality Process Models
Get PDFProcess modeling guidelines are an essential tool to help process modelers to create models that are correct and easy to understand. Many guidelines have been proposed in the literature, but there is little empirical evidence to which extent guidelines are effectively used. This paper addresses this research gap by presenting the results of a semi-controlled experiment conducted on two occasions with 21 students from a Business Process Management course. Two successive process modeling tasks were compared, one before and one after the subjects were presented to a set of 20 guidelines, which were collected through a systematic literature review. From the results obtained with the experiment, it was observed that the subjects would be more receptive to the guidelines if they were easier to understand and use
Business process point analysis: survey experiments
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present business process point analysis (BPPA), a technique to measure business functional process size, based on function point analysis (FPA), and using business process model and notation (BPMN). This paper also discusses the assessment results of BPPA compared with FPA.
Design/methodology/approach
Two experimental studies with participants from academia and industry were conducted. The following aspects in the experimental studies were focused: similarity, application easiness, feasibility, and application benefits. The purpose of the experiment was to assess BPPA comparing with FPA as the BPPA design followed the FPA pattern.
Findings
Experimental results showed that both academia and industry groups highly rated similarity and application benefits for BPPA compared with FPA. However, only participants from industry highly rated BPPA for application easiness and feasibility. The results also showed that participants’ previous experiences did not influence their ratings on BPPA.
Originality/value
BPPA helps project managers to measure functional process size of business process management projects. As BPPA is derived from FPA, its mechanism is easily recognizable by project managers who are used to FPA. These results also show that both techniques are in most cases considered rather similar.
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Business Process Model for Interoperability Improvement in the Agricultural Domain Using Digital Twins
Get PDFA farm generates a lot of data from various systems, which is then stored in a distributed manner, usually in non-standardized formats, which bears the risk of data inconsistencies. This work addresses this issue by using business process management (BPM) to demonstrate that the use of digital twins (DTs) can improve interoperability between services in the agriculture domain. Steps from the BPM lifecycle were applied to a farming use case in Germany. First, the as-is business process model was discovered and modeled without DTs, analyzed and then redesigned into the to-be model according to the DT integration. The to-be model showed a reduction in the number of tasks needed to be performed by the farmer as well as an improvement of process data quality, interoperability, and efficiency. Finally, a comparison of the\u27 average processing times of both models with the help of process simulation revealed improvements in the to-be process
Anti-patterns for Process Modeling Problems: An Analysis of BPMN 2.0-Based Tools Behavior
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