This paper describes a framework to model, simulate, optimize and implement business process workflow. The framework employs i) the well known business process modeling notation (BPMN) for modeling both the as-is and to-be workflow. ii) Petri nets for (validating, verifying and fine analysis) for the workflow. iii) Business process execution languages (BPEL) for implementing the target to-bewor...

Abstract. The analysis of business requirements and the specification of business processes are fundamental for the development of information system. The focus of this paper is on the combination of these two phases, that is, on linking the business goals and requirements to the business process model. To this end, we propose to extend the Tropos framework, which is used to model system and bu...

Context: Quality assurance of business process models has been recognized as an important factor for modeling success at an enterprise level. Since quality of models might be subject to different interpretations, it should be addressed in the most objective way, by the application of measures. That said, however, assessment of measurement results is not a straightforward task: it requires the i...

Purpose – To manage linkages amongst value activities, this study seeks to explore to a greater extent the underlying information-processing infrastructure of the value chain, and then to derive a corresponding business process analysis framework. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is an in-depth investigation of the information-processing infrastructure underlying the value chain activ...

Business process modelling is the core activity in Business Process Driven SOA. ARIS is a Business Process Analysis (BPA) tool adequate for analyzing and designing business processes, while the execution and monitoring of these processes is empowered by Cordys as Business Process Management Suite (BPMS). The challenge is to enable iterative round-trip modelling across these two tools. Event-dri...