Authors:
Alessandro Ciaramella
1
;
Mario G. C. A. Cimino
2
;
Beatrice Lazzerini
2
and
Francesco Marcelloni
2
Affiliations:
1
IMT Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies, Italy
;
2
University of Pisa, Italy
Keyword(s):
Business Process Management, BPMN, Business Simulation, Traceability.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
CASE Tools for System Development
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Information Engineering Methodologies
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Modeling Concepts and Information Integration Tools
;
Modeling Formalisms, Languages and Notations
Abstract:
Business Process (BP) analysis aims to investigate properties of BPs by performing simulation, diagnosis and verification with the goal of supporting BP Management (BPM). In this paper, we propose a framework for BPM that relies on the BP Modeling Notation (BPMN). More specifically, we first introduce a method to deal with the BPM life cycle. Then, we discuss a platform to support this life cycle. The platform comprises three basic modules: a visual BPMN-based designer, a process tracing service, and a BP Manager for, respectively, the design, configuration and execution phases of the BPM life cycle. The proposed framework is particularly useful to perform business simulations such as what-if analysis, and to provide an efficient integration support within the supply-chain. In this study, we also show some practical application of this framework through a real-world experience on a leather firm, offering an environment for process communication as well as for time and cost analysis.