Cross-organizational workflows: A classification of design decisions

Pascal van Eck; Rieko Yamamoto; Jaap Gordijn; Roelf J. Wieringa

doi:10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30

Cross-organizational workflows: A classification of design decisions

Pascal van Eck, Rieko Yamamoto, Jaap Gordijn, Roelf J. Wieringa

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Abstract

Web service technology enables organizations to open up their business processes and engage in tightly coupled business networks to jointly offer goods and services. This paper systematically investigates all decisions that have to be made in the design of such networks and the processes carried out by its participants. Three areas of different kinds of design decisions are identified: the value modeling area, which addresses economic viability of the network, the collaboration modeling area, which addresses how business partners interact to produce the goods or services identified in the value modeling area, and the workflow modeling area, which addresses the design of internal processes needed for the interactions identified in the collaboration modeling area. We show, by reporting on a real-world case study, that there are significant differences between these areas: design decisions are unique for each area, IT support for collaboration processes is orthogonal to IT support for workflows, and the role of web choreography standards such as BPEL4WS differs for both of them.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	5th IFIP Conference e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government, I3E 2005
Editors	Matohisa Funabashi, Adam Grzech
Place of Publication	Boston, USA
Publisher	Springer
Pages	449-463
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	0387287531
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30
Publication status	Published - Oct 2005
Event	5th IFIP Conference e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government, I3E 2005: Challenges of Expanding Internet: e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government - Poznan, Poland Duration: 26 Oct 2005 → 28 Oct 2005 Conference number: 5

Publication series

Name	IFIP International Federation for Information Processing
Publisher	Springer
Number	189/2005
Volume	189
ISSN (Print)	1571-5736

Conference

Conference	5th IFIP Conference e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government, I3E 2005
Abbreviated title	I3e
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Poznan
Period	26/10/05 → 28/10/05

Keywords

SCS-Services
IR-61787
Cross-organizational workflows
METIS-229372
Web Services
EWI-10441
Process Design

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van Eck, P., Yamamoto, R., Gordijn, J., & Wieringa, R. J. (2005). Cross-organizational workflows: A classification of design decisions. In M. Funabashi, & A. Grzech (Eds.), 5th IFIP Conference e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government, I3E 2005 (pp. 449-463). Article 10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 189, No. 189/2005). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30

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van Eck, P, Yamamoto, R, Gordijn, J & Wieringa, RJ 2005, Cross-organizational workflows: A classification of design decisions. in M Funabashi & A Grzech (eds), 5th IFIP Conference e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government, I3E 2005., 10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, no. 189/2005, vol. 189, Springer, Boston, USA, pp. 449-463, 5th IFIP Conference e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government, I3E 2005, Poznan, Poland, 26/10/05. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30

Cross-organizational workflows: A classification of design decisions. / van Eck, Pascal; Yamamoto, Rieko; Gordijn, Jaap et al.
5th IFIP Conference e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government, I3E 2005. ed. / Matohisa Funabashi; Adam Grzech. Boston, USA: Springer, 2005. p. 449-463 10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 189, No. 189/2005).

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van Eck P, Yamamoto R, Gordijn J, Wieringa RJ. Cross-organizational workflows: A classification of design decisions. In Funabashi M, Grzech A, editors, 5th IFIP Conference e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government, I3E 2005. Boston, USA: Springer. 2005. p. 449-463. 10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30. (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; 189/2005). doi: 10.1007/0-387-29773-1_30