Workflow Management: State of the Art vs. State of the Products

نویسندگان

  • Weimin Du
  • Ahmed Elmagarmid
چکیده

It has been over ten years since the rst work ow product was introduced. Despite the large number of work ow vendors and research e orts all over the world, despite all the rosy predictions about the work ow market, and despite all the hype about the work ow technology, work ow is still far from pervasive. This paper tries to understand the situation from a technical point of view, focusing on the development and enactment aspects of workow processes. We discuss the current capabilities of work ow products, major issues that need to be addressed before work ow can be pervasive, as well as possible future trends and research that will help work ow succeed.

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تاریخ انتشار 1997