Exploring Blockchain Technology to Improve Multi-party Relationship in Business Process Management Systems

Paulo Alves, Ronnie Paskin, Isabella Frajhof, Yang Miranda, João Jardim, Jose Cardoso, Eduardo Tress, Rogério Ferreira da Cunha, Rafael Nasser, Gustavo Robichez

2020

Abstract

Business Process Management Systems (BMPSs) are often used to track activities, identify inefficiencies, and streamline the workflow. Typically, BPMSs are used by a single organization for internal users and processes through a trusted central system. However, scenarios involving multiple parties present a new challenge: to ensure the reliability of registered information and strict adherence to business rules for all participants without a central authority. Therefore, we explored the use of blockchain technology in association with a BPMS to create a Distributed Business Process System (dBPMS). This integration can fulfill the requirements above mentioned, creating tamper-proof registries, allowing reliable self-execution through smart contracts, within a trusted environment for all parties, without the need for inter-party trust. The proposed solution provides a workflow encompassing all activities and parties in an efficient ecosystem.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Alves P., Paskin R., Frajhof I., Miranda Y., Jardim J., Cardoso J., Tress E., Ferreira da Cunha R., Nasser R. and Robichez G. (2020). Exploring Blockchain Technology to Improve Multi-party Relationship in Business Process Management Systems.In Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-758-423-7, pages 817-825. DOI: 10.5220/0009565108170825

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis20,
author={Paulo Alves and Ronnie Paskin and Isabella Frajhof and Yang Miranda and João Jardim and Jose Cardoso and Eduardo Tress and Rogério Ferreira da Cunha and Rafael Nasser and Gustavo Robichez},
title={Exploring Blockchain Technology to Improve Multi-party Relationship in Business Process Management Systems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,},
year={2020},
pages={817-825},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009565108170825},
isbn={978-989-758-423-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,
TI - Exploring Blockchain Technology to Improve Multi-party Relationship in Business Process Management Systems
SN - 978-989-758-423-7
AU - Alves P.
AU - Paskin R.
AU - Frajhof I.
AU - Miranda Y.
AU - Jardim J.
AU - Cardoso J.
AU - Tress E.
AU - Ferreira da Cunha R.
AU - Nasser R.
AU - Robichez G.
PY - 2020
SP - 817
EP - 825
DO - 10.5220/0009565108170825