Dynamic Business Process Formation for Instant Virtual Enterprises

Cover13; -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Business Conditions for the Rise of the Virtual Enterprise -- 1.2 Developments in Business Process Support Technologies -- 1.3 Demand Pull and Technology Push -- 1.4 Structure of this Book -- References -- Chapter 2 Towards New Frontiers: CrossWork -- 2.1 The World of the Instant Virtual Enterprise -- 2.2 Introduction to CrossWork -- 2.3 CrossWork and the IVE Formation Stage -- 2.4 Extending State of the Art -- 2.5 CrossWork Summary -- References -- Part II Business, Organization and Architecture -- Chapter 3 Business Aspect -- 3.1 New Business Directions -- 3.1.1 Formation of Virtual Enterprises -- 3.1.2 Delegation of Control -- 3.2 New Business Criteria -- 3.2.1 Effectiveness Requirements -- 3.2.2 Efficiency Requirements -- 3.2.3 The Role of IT -- 3.3 New Business Structures -- 3.3.1 Dynamic Partner Selection -- 3.3.2 Contract-Driven Partnerships -- 3.3.3 Multi-tier Business Design -- 3.3.4 Integrating the Three Principles -- 3.4 New Business Forms for the New Business World -- References -- Chapter 4 Organization Aspect -- 4.1 Explicit Business Process Management -- 4.2 Formation of Virtual Enterprises -- 4.3 Enactment of Virtual Enterprises -- 4.4 Processes and Structures in IVEs -- References -- Chapter 5 Architecture Aspect -- 5.1 Introduction to Architecture -- 5.1.1 What Is Architecture? -- 5.1.2 Designing Architectures -- 5.2 CrossWork Requirements -- 5.3 Logical View of the Architecture -- 5.3.1 Step 1: Defining High-Level Architectural Blocks -- 5.3.2 Step 2: Applying Architecture Levels -- 5.3.3 Step 3: Detailing Functionality -- 5.3.4 Step 4: Adding Knowledge -- 5.4 Process View of the Architecture -- 5.4.1 Technology Platforms for the CrossWork Architecture -- 5.4.2 The Service-Oriented Back-End -- 5.5 Development View of the Architecture -- 5.5.1 Empty Shell Approach -- 5.6 Physical View of the Architecture -- 5.7 Automating the Instant Virtual Enterprise -- References -- Part III CrossWork Technology -- Chapter 6 Goal Decomposition and Team Formation -- 6.1 Conceptual Framework -- 6.2 Goal Decomposition -- 6.2.1 Theoretical Aspects -- 6.2.2 A Process for Goal Decomposition -- 6.2.3 Implementation Aspects -- 6.2.4 Example of Goal Decomposition -- 6.3 Team Formation -- 6.3.1 Top-Down Team Formation -- 6.3.2 Theoretical Aspects -- 6.3.3 Bottom-Up Team Formation -- 6.3.4 Hybrid Team Formation -- 6.4 Related Work -- 6.5 Summary of Agent-Based Team Formation -- References -- Chapter 7 Business Process Composition -- 7.1 Perspectives for Business Process Collaboration -- 7.2 Process Specification -- 7.2.1 eSML -- 7.2.2 XRL -- eXchangeable Routing Language -- 7.3 Workflow Composition -- 7.3.1 Basic Approach -- 7.3.2 Extensions -- 7.4 Workflow Validation and Prototyping -- 7.4.1 Workflow Verification -- 7.4.2 Workflow Prototyping -- 7.4.3 Architecture of XRL/Flower -- 7.4.4 Evaluation with XRL/Flower -- 7.5 Interfacing to WFMS Platforms -- 7.6 Related Work -- 7.7 Summary -- References -- Chapter 8 Business Process Enactment -- 8.1 Overall Approach to Enactment -- 8.2 Global Workflow Enactment -- 8.2.1 BPEL Language -- 8.2.2 BPEL Processes and Activities -- T$2.