A federation-agent-workflow simulation framework for virtual organisation development

	A federation-agent-workflow simulation framework for virtual organisation development
	Zhuge, H ; Chen, J ; Feng, YL ; Shi, XQ
	2002
发表期刊	INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT
ISSN	0378-7206
卷号	39 期号:4 页码:325-336
摘要	Traditional information system development approaches separate the domain model from the system model and then focus on the transformation between them, They are not, however, useful in rapid development of virtual organisations. This paper proposes a simulation-based development framework for establishing such organisations. It consists of a federation-agent-workflow (FAW) model, a set of rules for establishing the mapping from the domain into the virtual organisation, a set of management services, and a macro development process. Basic elements of the model are agents, which can perform active domain behaviour, and they are organised as autonomous federations. Agents within the same federation perform relevant tasks according to an overall workflow. Domain organisation is simulated by the multi-level agents whose behaviour are driven by a nested-workflow mechanism. The framework unifies the traditional domain organisation and information system model into a virtual organisation model, and this allows users to develop intuitive virtual organisations from the viewpoint of the domain. A comparison between the framework and the traditional information system approaches shows that the framework provides a simpler development process, so it meets the needs of virtual organisations for rapid and mobile development. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
关键词	agent domain modelling federation information system development virtual organisation
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Computer Science ; Information Science & Library Science ; Business & Economics
WOS类目	Computer Science, Information Systems ; Information Science & Library Science ; Management
WOS记录号	WOS:000173105000007
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
引用统计	被引频次：19[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.204/handle/2XEOYT63/13466
专题	中国科学院计算技术研究所期刊论文_英文
通讯作者	Zhuge, H
作者单位	1.Tsing Hua Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Comp Technol Inst, Software Div, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Software, Comp Sci Lab, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Syst Ecol, Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhuge, H,Chen, J,Feng, YL,et al. A federation-agent-workflow simulation framework for virtual organisation development[J]. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT,2002,39(4):325-336.
APA	Zhuge, H,Chen, J,Feng, YL,&Shi, XQ.(2002).A federation-agent-workflow simulation framework for virtual organisation development.INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT,39(4),325-336.
MLA	Zhuge, H,et al."A federation-agent-workflow simulation framework for virtual organisation development".INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 39.4(2002):325-336.