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In this paper, we propose an advanced modeling approach, which is called a fragment-driven process modeling methodology that enables several real actors/workers to cooperatively define a process model. We also suggest a feasible design that can cooperatively realize the methodology with maximizing efficiency and involvement of real workers in the process modeling work. In the traditional approaches, the modeling work is done by a single designer who has to know all about the detailed and complex information needed for a process model, such as relevant data, organizational data, roles, activities, related software and programs, scripts, etc. However, according to that processes have become more complicated and large-scaled in recent, it is hard to say that the approach is reasonable. Therefore, we propose a more realistic approach that enables several real actors/workers to cooperatively define a process model with disclosing just required information through completely distributed environment. In this approach, the actors need to define only their own activities, not the whole one, then the system gathers these partial sub-models (which is called process fragments), and finally compose the complete process model. We strongly believe that the methodology should be very applicable and valuable for cooperatively modeling not only intra-organizational processes but also cross-organizational e-business processes, such as SCM, e-Commerce, e-Logistics, and so on.
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Kim, KH., Won, JK., Kim, CM. (2005). A Fragment-Driven Process Modeling Methodology. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2005. ICCSA 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3482. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11424857_89
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