This study explores complexity metrics for business artifact process models described by Case Management Model and Notation (CMMN). Process models are usually described using Business Process Management (BPM), which is a relatively mature discipline with a large number of practitioners. Over the last few decades a new way of describing data intensive business processes has emerged in BPM literature, for which traditional BPM is no longer adequate. This emerging method, used to describe more flexible processes, is called business artifacts with Guard-Stage-Milestone (GSM). The work on GSM influenced CMMN, which was created to fill a market need for more flexible case management processes for knowledge workers. Complexity metrics have been developed for traditional BPM models, such as the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN). However, traditional BPM is not suitable for describing GSM or CMMN process models. Therefore, complexity metrics developed for traditional process models may not be applicable to business artifact process models such as CMMN. This study addresses this gap by exploring complexity metrics for business artifact process models using CMMN. The findings of this study have practical implications for the CMMN standard and for the commercial products implementing CMMN. This research makes the following contributions: • The development of a formal description of CMMN using first-order logic. • An exploration of the relationship between CMMN and GSM and the development of transformation procedures between them. • A comparison between the method complexity of CMMN and other popular process methods, including BPMN, Unified Modeling Language (UML) Activity diagrams, and Event-driven Process Charts (EPC). • The creation of a systematic literature review of complexity metrics for process models, which was conducted in order to inform the creation of CMMN metrics. • The identification of a set of complexity metrics for the CMMN standard, which underwent theoretical and empirical validation. This research advances literature in the areas of method complexity, complexity metrics for process models, declarative processes, and research on CMMN by characterizing CMMN method complexity, identifying complexity metrics for CMMN, and exploring the relationship between CMMN and GSM. / Ph.D. (Computer Science)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:52:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissFPCS.pdf: 3175020 bytes, checksum: cd2ef75652e3937ea059b12ac168afcb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-06-06 / The purpose of this study is to investigate the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in small and medium enterprises (SME) in whom it says respect to the Business Processes Modeling (BPM) use. Until little time behind, the SME were not using conventionals of system ERP. Observed the BPM use, for the suppliers, and verified it influence in the integration of the internal processes of the business of the customer. Due to the fact that the utilization of (ERP) in small and medium enterprises is a recent issue, most of the reviewed literature was found in articles and books addressed to big companies. Substantive matters on business processes modeling (BPM) were found in international articles and books. Hardly ever, BPM, ERP or SME issues were discussed in the same article or book. Therefore, for this inquiry, one searched the information in the suppliers and customers of ERP, by means of differentiated questionnaires, that had been applied in the national supplying greaters of systems and in some customers of the system of these suppliers. This research contributed with the systematization of theoretical information regarding the concepts of BPM and in the vision of the ERP sustem in SME. With the carried through research of field, it made possible to get real information of the main characteristics of implementation with the use of the BPM for the suppliers and of its interference in the internal processes of business of some using customers, showing indications of that the BPM contributes for a bigger integration of the internal processes of business and that this option is made by the customer and that all the suppliers of this research had conditions to take care of it. / A proposta deste trabalho é de investigar a implementação de sistemas ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) em pequenas e médias empresas (PMEs), no que diz respeito ao uso de modelagem de processos de negócios (MPN). Até pouco tempo atrás, as PMEs não eram usuárias convencionais de sistema ERP. Observou-se o uso de modelagem de processos de negócios (MPN), pelos fornecedores, e verificou-se a influencia na integração dos processos internos do negócio do cliente. Por se tratar de um assunto recente, no que diz respeito á utilização de ERP em PMEs, a literatura encontrada foi, em grande parte, de artigos e livros direcionados para as grandes empresas. Quanto a MPN foram encontrados artigos e livros, principalmente, de publicações internacionais. Raramente, os assuntos de MPN e ERP em PMEs estavam num mesmo artigo ou livro. Portanto, para esta investigação, buscou-se as informações nos fornecedores e clientes de ERP, por meio de questionários diferenciados, que foram aplicados nos maiores fornecedores nacionais de ERP e em alguns clientes do sistema destes fornecedores. Esta pesquisa contribuiu com a sistematização de informações teóricas a respeito dos conceitos de MPN e na visão do sistema ERP nas PMEs. Com a pesquisa de campo realizada, foi possível obter informações reais das principais características de implementação com o uso da MPN pelos fornecedores e de sua interferência nos processos internos de negócio de alguns clientes usuários, mostrando indícios de que a MPN contribui para uma maior integração dos processos internos de negócio e que esta opção é feita pelo cliente e que todos os fornecedores desta pesquisa tinham condições de atendê-la.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T14:57:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Mestrado Luiz Loja.pdf: 2304806 bytes, checksum: 345f8fb0018e00778e9d22ef4a49b0e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-10 / To offer products and services, organizations need to execute business processes. The effectiveness of these processes is critical to the success of any organization. For this reason, there have been major efforts to develop techniques and tools aimed at the improvement of business processes. One of the results of these efforts are the BPMS ( textit Business Process Management Systems), software that help to define, analyze, and manage business processes. Although there are many BPMS available, current systems only provide support for running a limited set of processes. Notably, BPMS do not allow the execution of flexible processes, restricting its operations to defined processes. In addition, they do not provide a collaborative environment for process modeling. This paper presents a software architecture for management of business processes that overcomes these limitations of current BPMS. The architecture was used to implement a software tool called Sinfonia which includes a metamodel for business processes, a process execution engine and a graphical process modeler. The innovative aspects of the proposals of this work include features such as support for defining and implementing flexible processes, such as empirical and textit adhoc processes, and support for modeling collaborative processes. Sinfonia has enough expressive power to define and implement key business process standards described in the literature. The ability of this tool to express flexible processes and to promote collaboration in the modeling of business processes were evaluated in an experiment involving fourteen participants. The results of this experiment provide evidence that Sinfonia contributes to the evolution of BPMS. / Para realizar serviços e produtos, as organizações precisam executar processos de negócio. A efetividade destes processos é um fator crítico para o sucesso de qualquer organização. Por essa razão, tem havido grandes esforços para o desenvolvimento de técnicas e ferramentas dirigidas para a melhoria de processos de negócio. Um dos resultados produzidos por esses esforços são os BPMS (Business Process Management Systems), softwares que auxiliam a definição, análise, e gerenciamento de processos de negócio. Embora existam diversos BPMS disponíveis, os sistemas atuais apenas provêem suporte à execução de um conjunto limitado de processos. Notadamente os BPMS não permitem a execução de processos flexíveis, restringindo sua atuação aos processos definidos. Além disso, eles não proporcionam um ambiente colaborativo de modelagem de processos. Este trabalho apresenta uma arquitetura de software para gerência de processos de negócio que supera essas limitações dos BPMS atuais. A arquitetura foi empregada para a implementação de uma ferramenta de software denominada Sinfonia, que contempla um metamodelo de processos de negócio, uma máquina de execução de processos e um modelador gráfico de processos. Os aspectos inovadores das propostas do presente trabalho abrangem características como o suporte à definição e execução de processos flexíveis, tais como processos empíricos e ad hoc, e o apoio à modelagem colaborativa de processos. A ferramenta Sinfonia tem poder de expressão suficiente para definir e executar os principais padrões de processos de negócio descritos na literatura. A capacidade dessa ferramenta de expressar processos flexíveis e de promover a colaboração na modelagem de processos de negócio foram avaliadas em um experimento envolvendo quatorze participantes. Os resultados desse experimento provêem evidências de que Sinfonia contribui para a evolução dos BPMS.

Diploma thesis oriented on processes and business process management (BPM) is tightly related to the ability of organizations to adapt to the reality of today's world, reality of continuous and accelerating change. The objective for theoretical part is to summarize main terms, approaches, methods and other information about business process management, reasons for its evolution, business process modeling, execution by personal and other sources and its efficiency, process performance evaluation, to be able to use and apply them in commercial practice on the example of a small business company. Practical part includes results of theory application and knowledge acquired throughout studies application on the example of iFirma company. The thesis brings up process approaches application example in a business company and an intention to proof positive impact on its performance and continuous process improvement. What influence will IS/IT support of processes and process changes have? Several approaches to business management and even more applications bring up a need to evaluate and pick the right approach.

The business performance management (BPM) framework helps an organization continuously adjust and successfully execute its strategies. BPM helps increase flexibility by providing managers with an early alert about changes and, as a result, allows faster response to such changes. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) framework provides a basis for self-assessment and a systems perspective for managing an organization's key processes for achieving business results. The MBNQA framework is a more comprehensive framework and encapsulates the underlying constructs in the BPM framework. The objectives of this dissertation are fourfold: (1) to validate the underlying relationships presented in the 2008 MBNQA framework, (2) to explore the MBNQA framework at the dimension level, and develop and test constructs measured at that level in a causal model, (3) to validate and create a common general framework for the business performance model by integrating the practitioner literature with basic theory including existing MBNQA theory, and (4) to integrate the BPM framework and the MBNQA framework into a new framework (BPM-MBNQA framework) that can guide organizations in their journey toward achieving and sustaining competitive and strategic advantages. The purpose of this study is to achieve these objectives by means of a combination of methodologies including literature reviews, expert opinions, interviews, presentation feedbacks, content analysis, and latent semantic analysis. An initial BPM framework was developed based on the reviews of literature and expert opinions. There is a paucity of academic research on business performance management. Therefore, this study reviewed the practitioner literature on BPM and from the numerous organization-specific BPM models developed a generic, conceptual BPM framework. With the intent of obtaining valuable feedback, this initial BPM framework was presented to Baldrige Award recipients (BARs) and selected academicians from across the United States who participated in the Fall Summit 2007 held at Caterpillar Financial Headquarter in Nashville, TN on October 1 and 2, 2007. Incorporating the feedback from that group allowed refining and improving the proposed BPM framework. This study developed a variant of the traditional latent semantic analysis (LSA) called causal latent semantic analysis (cLSA) that enables us to test causal models using textual data. This method was used to validate the 2008 MBNQA framework based on article abstracts on the Baldrige Award and program published in both practitioner and academic journals from 1987 to 2009. The cLSA was also used to validate the BPM framework using the full body text data from all articles published in the practitioner journal entitled the Business Performance Management Magazine since its inception in 2003. The results provide the first cLSA study of these frameworks. This is also the first study to examine all the causal relationships within the MBNQA and BPM frameworks.

The diploma thesis focuses on analysis of software tools used in a softwarehouse company. It contains detailed assessment of a used project management information system, business process design and information system modification. The thesis also includes complete implementation of a module for cost calculation of software projects. The module is based on Use Case Points method.

This article explores a rice supply chain management model in Arequipa as part of an agricultural supply chain research project in Peru. The research was consolidated with input from researchers who have experience evaluating and analyzing the supply chain of agricultural products globally. The case study shows that there are deficiencies in the management of the agricultural supply chain (ASC), which reduces productivity. An important pillar of it is the distribution and sale of its products, which are currently weak and obsolete. The contribution of this research is a basic model of rice supply chain management using the Business Process Management (BPM) approach. In the model it is important and requires expert observations so that its realization allows solving the problems of its processes, and in this way, rice farmers achieve recognition in the national and international market. / This article explores a rice supply chain management model in Arequipa as part of an agricultural supply chain research project in Peru. The research was consolidated with input from researchers who have experience evaluating and analyzing the supply chain of agricultural products globally. The case study shows that there are deficiencies in the management of the agricultural supply chain (ASC), which reduces productivity. An important pillar of it is the distribution and sale of its products, which are currently weak and obsolete. The contribution of this research is a basic model of rice supply chain management using the Business Process Management (BPM) approach. In the model it is important and requires expert observations so that its realization allows solving the problems of its processes, and in this way, rice farmers achieve recognition in the national and international market. / Trabajo de investigación

Den här studien görs som avslutande del av universitetsutbildning, kandidatprogram i Industriell teknik inom ämnesområdet kvalitetsteknik. Studien kan användas för vidare verksamhetsutveckling och analys av röntgenavdelningens behov av produktivitetsmått, vid Visby lasarett. På grund av restriktioner relaterade till covid-19, samt det geografiska avståndet mellan Göteborg och Visby, utfördes studien på distans genom datainsamling från intervjuer och enkätundersökning. Vidare samlades information från vetenskaplig litteratur, lagar, förordningar och dokumentanalys. I studien användes ett abduktivt arbetssätt genom att induktivt analysera insamlad data och utifrån det formulera lämplig teoretisk bakgrund som sedan på ett deduktivt sätt kunde användas för att generera ett resultat och förbättringsförslag. För att analysera och argumentera för erhållna resultat användes vetenskapliga forskningsstudier, kvantitativ data från organisationen och statistiska verktyg. Använda teorier för studien baseras på offensiv kvalitetsutveckling, processledning och Lean Healthcare. DASIAS modell användes som metod för att på ett systematiskt sätt arbeta med data från diagnostisering av problemet till implementerings- och uppföljningsförslag. Genom studien beaktades de etiska aspekter och alla inblandade subjekt informerades med hänsyn till informations-, konfidentialitets-, anonymitets-, objektivitets-, nyttjandes- och samtyckeskraven. Erhållna resultat i form av produktivitetsmått relaterar till processkartläggning, produktivitet, flödeseffektivitet, vårdbehov, kapacitetberäkning, patientsäkerhet och kötider. Analysen visar att valda indikatorer kan användas för att förbättra verksamheten men förutsättning till detta är bättre verksamhetsplanering och effektivare resursutnyttjande för att uppnå en hög flödeseffektivitet och produktivitet. Slutsatsen är att valda indikatorer kan nyttjas för förbättringsåtgärder samt att prioriteringsområden bör väljas enligt 10M analysen. Studien lämnar vissa obesvarade frågeställningar som presenteras som förslag till framtida studier.Nyckelord: / This study is conducted as a final part of the University candidate program Industrial engineering and within the field of study quality technology. This study is suitable for business development as well for the analysis of the X-ray department's needs for productivity measures, at Visby Hospital. The study was carried out at a distance by data collection from the interviews, questionnaire survey and document analysis. An abductive approach was used to generate a result and suggestions for improvement. To analyse and argue for results obtained, scientific research studies, quantitative data from the organization, statistical tools, tables and diagrams were used. The theories for this work are based on TQM, BPM and Lean Healthcare. DASIA's model was used as a method to work in a systematic way with data from diagnosing the problem to implementation and follow-up proposals. The study took into account the ethical aspects and all the subjects involved were informed regarding ethical requirements. Results obtained in the form of productivity measures relate to process mapping, productivity, flow efficiency, care needs, capacity calculation, patient safety and healthcare waiting time. The analysis shows that selected indicators can be used to improve the business, but a condition for this is better business planning and more efficient resource utilization. The conclusion is that selected indicators can be used for improvement measures and that priority areas should be selected according to the 10M analysis. The study leaves some unanswered issues that are presented as proposal for future studies in the discussion chapter.

Siemens Energy is a global company which is active in energy technology and offers different types of gas turbines and steam turbines among other types of services. This study was conducted at Siemens Energy in Finspång. The importance of the purchasing function within a company and its profitability has increased and it is thereby important for a company to take advantage of it. Siemens Energy strives to have a transparent supply chain that forms a competitive advantage and provides value along every step in order to create value for the company and its customers. To be able to provide a product to the customer, a project group is assigned at Siemens Energy consisting of different types of roles and areas of responsibility. Multiple functions are involved to manage a project from beginning to end. Budget, lead time and different types of specifications are determined at the beginning of a project and follow through the rest of the project. For big and complex flows, good communication between different functions is essential for information regarding, for example, deviations to reach out to the concerned parties. Siemens Energy describes that an overview of how different functions work with the information flow in the purchasing process from construction to goods receiving is missing and requests a flowchart and suggestions for improvements. Therefore, the aim of this study is to create a flowchart over the information flow and to identify and present suggestions for improvements. A theoretical model, Business Process Management, was used to structure the work in this study. The first step in the model is to create a flowchart of the current state regarding the information flow in the different functions. Interviews with 18 people in different roles were conducted to understand the current state. The second step in the model is to identify areas of improvement so that measures can be performed. Activities in the flowchart were divided into value added activities, non-value added activities and non-value added but necessary activities according to the Lean philosophy. Activities which were considered non-value added activities could be categorized into different types of wastes according to the Lean philosophy in order to be addressed using time reduction theory. The third step in the model is to present a new map of the measured activities. Finally, the activities were analysed qualitatively to gain insight into whether the impact on time, cost and quality would be positive, negative, or unchanged. The results from the flowchart and the actions of the measured activities resulted in suggestions for improvements. Further, it was described which of the activities Siemens Energy should focus on improving to increase the quality of the information flow in the purchasing process and decrease cost and time spent. How the implementation should be conducted was not a part of this study which leaves room for further studies in the future that can be carried out at Siemens Energy.

「Ubiquitous」象徵一個概念，意思是「神無所不在」。在資訊科技時代，這個字代表藉由各種資訊產品與網路，可以實現資訊無所不在的理想世界。配合u-Taiwan計畫，我國的U化建設主要是以無線感知、RFID為主的技術來進行。 博物館在數位典藏後所產生的文物底片，目前在管理上大部分還是以人工作業為主，除了耗費人力外，也容易有失誤，若能以RFID技術輔助原本的作業流程，不僅在搜尋或是盤點時都能較準確地找到檔案的位置，在底片進出的控管上也能增進底片檔案管理之準確度，並減低查驗錯誤的可能性。 然而在新科技導入時，若是只考慮科技設備功能，忽略了科技設備與流程整合的話，常常會發生資訊科技不符合實際效用，導致效果不彰的情形。因此，本研究目的在於了解U化實際實施後是否能真正發揮效用，整理出一套評估流程績效之方法，以模式化標準BPMN及作業-單位關係表 (Pool-Lane chart) 等分析評估系統導入後的績效，並嘗試使用於個案N博物館的U化RFID系統之效益評估與分析，以個案結果為基礎來探討RFID為主之U化所帶來的效益。 / The word "Ubiquitous" originated from Latin, which means god is omnipresent. By using various high-tech products and Internet, the concept of ubiquitous world could be realized. In coordination with U-Taiwan project, our government decided to construct the U-infrastructure using Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and Radio-frequency identification (RFID). Furthermore, RFID has been widely adopted in many fields, including access control management, product tracking management, health care application, museum information and file management, active/passive gallery tours (e.g., optimum guide route, product information). Most museum image archive management is done by hand, including preservation, inventory, loaning and return etc. In addition to consume extra manpower, it's also error-prone. While stocktaking or searching, it's more accurate and easier to locate certain product using RFID. Moreover, by using RFID it also promote the performance and enhance the accuracy of image access control management, and reduce the possibility of error occurrence. However, introducing new technology could also cause other issues because of the impractical lead-in plan. Therefore, through case studies, we want to evaluate the performance of ubiquitous information application using RFID, and choose a museum cultural relics image archive management as our target. Our study analyzes the original operating process using module standardized tools to evaluate the difference in performance after the implementation of RFID.