Getting acquainted with the Mobile approach

A comprehensive but not complete list of related publications can be found below. A good portion of the cited literature is written in German which is indicated as such. All other literature is written in English. The list below is updated continuously. Recent papers and text books are cited preferentially.

• In order to catch up with the Mobile perception of workflow management we recommend as introductory literature:
  • S. Jablonski:
    Workflow Management Systeme, Modellierung und Architektur,
    International Thomson Publishing, 1995
  • S. Jablonski, C. Bußler:
    Workflow Management - Modeling Concepts, Architecture and Implementation,
    International Thomson Computer Press, 1996
  • Informatik-Spektrum, Band 17, Heft 6, 1994
  • S. Jablonski:
    MOBILE, A Modular Workflow Model and Architecture
  
  
• Another comprehensive introduction - but broader in view - is
  • S. Jablonski, M. Böhm, W. Schulze:
    Workflow-Management - Entwicklung von Anwendungen und Systemen
  
  
• Application (Business) Process Modelling (including the translation of application processes into workflows) is investigated in
  • S.Horn, S, Jablonski:
    Vom Geschäftsprozess zum Workflow-Management
  • Katrin Stein:
    Integration von Anwendungsprozeßmodellierung und Workflow-Management
    Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Dissertation, 1999
  
  
• Workflow modeling, i.e. the design of a workflow definition language is subject of the following publications:
  • C. Bußler:
    Organisationsverwaltung in Workflow-Management-Systemen
    Deutscher Universitätsverlag, 1998
  • Wedekind, H., Schlundt, M., Jablonksi, S.:
    Concepts and Implementation of Computer -Supported Structural Organizations
  
  
• Architectural issues of the Mobile workflow management system are described in
  • H. Schuster:
    Architektur verteilter Workflow-Management-Systeme
    Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Dissertation, 1997
  • Schuster, H., Jablonski, S., Kirsche, T., Bussler, C.:
    A Client/Server Architecture for Distributed Workflow Management Systems
  • Neeb, J.; Schamburger, R.; Schuster, H.:
    Using Distributed Object Middleware to Implement Scalable Workflow Management Systems
  • H. Schuster, C. Bußler, S. Jablonski:
    A General Framework for the Execution of HeterogenousPrograms in Workflow Management Systems
  
  
• Particular features of workflow management are discussed in the subsequent publications.
  • Quality aspects of workflow management are dealt with by
    • P. Heinl:
      Entwicklung und Einsatz eines Qualitätsmodells für Workflow-Management-Anwendungen
      Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Dissertation, 1999
    • Schuster, H. ; Jablonski, S. ; Bußler, C.:
      Client/Server Qualities: A Basis for Reliable Distributed Workflow Management Systems
      In: Proc. of the 17th Int. Conference on Distributed Computer Systems (ICDCS'97), Baltimore, May, 1997, pp. 186-193.
    
    
  • How to approach the deployment of a workflow management solution, i.e. the development life cycle of workflow management applications and workflow management systems are subject of
    • Jablonski, S.; Stein, K.; Teschke, M.:
      Experiences in Workflow Management for Scientific Computing
    • Jablonski, S.; Stein, K.:
      Ein Vorgehensmodell für Workflow Managment Anwendungen
      in: Vorgehensmodelle für betriebliche Anwendungsentwicklung. A. Oberweis (Hrsg.),
      Teubner-Verlag, 1998

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