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Using Simulation to Improve the Flexibility of Adaptive Workflow Models Based on Temporal Logic

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Simulated Evolution and Learning (SEAL 2006)

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Many researchers focus on enhancing the flexibility of the workflow management system. This paper shows how simulation plays an important role in improving the flexibility of temporal logic based workflow specification (TLWS) model. Detecting the TLWS model’s demand for changing and deciding what changes to carry out are very difficult. Simulation analysis can help to do these. After a task is finished, its time, cost and quality will be computed. And each will be compared with dual threshold values. If the value is below the bottom threshold, an exception will be thrown. If it is above this threshold, but below the top threshold, a warning will be sent out. If the value is above the top threshold, the execution is excellent. Workflow specification documents also need to be translated into simulation specification documents by using XLST. The utility of using simulation in improving the flexibility of TLWS model is outstanding.

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  1. School of Computer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Jianchuan Xing, Zhishu Li & Liangyin Chen

  2. Development Center (Chengdu), Forlink Technologies, Chengdu, 610016, China

    Jianchuan Xing

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung County Taiwan, ROC

    Tzai-Der Wang

  2. School of Computer Science and information Technology, RMIT University, VIC 3001, Melbourne, Australia

    Xiaodong Li

  3. AI-ECON Research Center, Department of Economics, National Chengchi University, 11623, Taipei, Taiwan

    Shu-Heng Chen

  4. Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Sci. & Tech. of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China

    Xufa Wang

  5. School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia

    Hussein Abbass

  6. The Univertity of Tokyo, Japan

    Hitoshi Iba

  7. Department of Computer, University of Science and Technology of China, 230027, Hefei, China

    Guo-Liang Chen

  8. University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Xin Yao

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Xing, J., Li, Z., Chen, L. (2006). Using Simulation to Improve the Flexibility of Adaptive Workflow Models Based on Temporal Logic. In: Wang, TD., et al. Simulated Evolution and Learning. SEAL 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4247. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11903697_79

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