Calculation of Delay Times for Workflows with Fixed-Date Constraints

Calculation of Delay Times for Workflows with Fixed-Date Constraints

Abstract

Workflow participants are faced with the problem to select one out many work items in their worklist. The decision to execute one specific work item implicitly postpones the execution of all other items. This may lead to disproportionately increased execution durations of the associated workflows, especially if fixed-date constraints are defined on succeeding tasks. In this paper we show how to utilize a workflows control structure augmented with information about timing behavior to calculate what delay to expect when the execution of a work item is postponed to certain dates. This information can be used to assist the participant in order to increase the workflow throughput and avoid time-related escalations.

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Authors
  • Eder, Johann
  • Bierbaumer, Martin
  • Pichler, Horst
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  • © 2005 IEEE (<a href='http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.26'>WWW</a>)
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Category
Paper in Conference Proceedings or in Workshop Proceedings
Event Title
7th IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC 2005)
Divisions
Workflow Systems and Technology
Event Location
Munich, Germany
Event Type
Conference
Event Dates
2005-07-19
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Page Range
544-547
Date
July 2005
Official URL
http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/Publications/2005/Eder...
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