A Novel Design Framework for Business Process Modelling in Automotive Industry

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zwikamu Dubani ◽  
Ben Soh ◽  
Chris Seeling
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Process Modelling ◽  
Design Framework ◽  
Business Process Modelling ◽  
Novel Design

An implementation of the business process modelling approach in the automotive industry

2002 ◽  
Vol 216 (11) ◽  
pp. 1413-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
R P Monfared ◽  
A A West ◽  
R Harrison ◽  
R H Weston
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Process Modelling ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Business Process Modelling ◽  
Machine Control ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Modelling Approach

The development and application of a business process modelling approach to comprehend, formalize, simulate and assess a particular domain within the automotive industry are described in this paper. Within an ongoing project carried out by Loughborough University, the design and implementation of a new generation of component-based machine control systems are being investigated. As part of this project, impacts of business and technical aspects of the new control systems on existing practices are also being examined using enterprise modelling methods and tools. The modelling has been applied to the production and assembly of a machine for a new engine project in the automotive industry. The modelling approach has been based on the CIMOSA modelling architecture and complementary simulation and analysis tools, mainly ithink™ and Excel. The lessons learned from the implementation of the modelling approach and the assessment of the component-based machine control systems are also discussed in this paper. The criteria of this assessment were considered primarily as cost and time, although other factors that ultimately impact on the business processes are also discussed.

scholarly journals Adaptive business rules framework for workflow management

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 948-971
Author(s):  
Kanana Ezekiel ◽  
Vassil Vassilev ◽  
Karim Ouazzane ◽  
Yogesh Patel
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Process Modelling ◽  
Semantic Indexing ◽  
Business Rules ◽  
Business Process Modelling ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Changing scattered and dynamic business rules in business workflow systems has become a growing problem that hinders the use and configuration of workflow-based applications. There is a gap in the existing research studies which currently focus on solutions that are application specific, without accounting for the universal logical dependencies between the business rules and, as a result, do not support adaptation of the business rules in real time. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach To tackle the above problems, this paper adopts a bottom-up approach, which puts forward a component model of the business process workflows and then adds business rules which have clear logical semantics. This allows incremental development of the workflows and semantic indexing of the rules which govern them during the initial acquisition. Findings The paper introduces an event-driven model for development of business workflows which is purely logic-based and can be easily implemented using an object-oriented technology, together with a model of the business rules dependencies which supports incremental semantic indexing. It also proposes a two-level inference mechanism as a vehicle for controlling the business process execution and the process of adaptation of the business rules at real time based on propagating the dependencies. Research limitations/implications The framework is strictly logical and completely domain-independent. It allows to account both synchronous and asynchronous triggering events as well as both qualitative and quantitative description of the conditions of the rules. Although our primary interest is to apply the framework to the business processes typical in the construction industry we believe our approach has much wider potential due to its strictly logical formalization and domain independence. In fact it can be used to control any business processes where the execution is governed by rules. Practical implications The framework could be applied to both large business process modelling tasks and small but very dynamic business processes like the typical digital business processes found in online banking or e-Commerce. For example, it can be used for adjusting security policies by adding the capability to adapt automatically the access rights to account for additional resources and new channels of operation which can be very interesting ion both B2C and B2B applications. Social implications The potential scope of the impact of the research reported here is linked to the wide applicability of rule-based systems in business. Our approach makes it possible not only to control the execution of the processes, but also to identify problems in the control policies themselves from the point of view of their logical properties – consistency, redundancies and potential gaps in the logics. In addition to this, our approach not only increases the efficiency, but also provides flexibility for adaptation of the policies in real time and increases the security of the overall control which improves the overall quality of the automation. Originality/value The major achievement reported in this paper is the construction of a universal, strictly logic-based event-driven framework for business process modelling and control, which allows purely logical analysis and adaptation of the business rules governing the business workflows through accounting their dependencies. An added value is the support for object-oriented implementation and the incremental indexing which has been possible thanks to the bottom-up approach adopted in the construction of the framework.

scholarly journals Business Process Modelling based on Petri nets

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 00105
Author(s):  
Jianglong Qin ◽  
Na Zhao ◽  
Zhongwen Xie ◽  
Qi Mo
Keyword(s):  
Petri Nets ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modelling ◽  
Business Process Modelling

scholarly journals FORMALISM OF PETRI NETS WITH TRANSACTS FOR BUSINESS PROCESS MODELLING

2016 ◽  
pp. 36-47
Author(s):  
V.M. Dmitriev ◽  
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T.E. Grigorieva ◽  
S.A. Panov ◽  
E.V. Istigecheva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Petri Nets ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modelling ◽  
Business Process Modelling
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