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Object Oriented Business Process Modelling in RFID Applied Computing Environments

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As a tracking technology, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is now widely applied to enhance the context awareness of enterprise information systems. Such awareness provides great opportunities to facilitate business process automation and thereby improve operation efficiency and accuracy. With the aim to incorporate business logics into RFID-enabled applications, this book chapter addresses how RFID technologies impact current business process management and the characteristics of object-oriented business process modelling . This chapter first discusses the rationality and advantages of applying object-oriented process modelling in RFID applications, then addresses the requirements and guidelines for RFID data management and process modelling. Two typical solutions are introduced to further illustrate the modelling and incorporation of business logics/business processes into RFID edge systems. To demonstrate the applicability of these two approaches, a detailed case study is conducted within a distribution centre scenario.

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  1. Information Systems Group, School of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Xiaohui Zhao

  2. Centre for Complex Software Systems and Services, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Chengfei Liu

  3. Amitive Inc., 1400 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA, 94404, USA

    Tao Lin

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  1. School of Electrical & Electronic, Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia

    Damith C. Ranasinghe

  2. School of Electrical & Electronic, Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia

    Quan Z. Sheng

  3. Dept. Computer Science &, Information Technology, University of the District of Columbia, Connecticut Ave. NW., 4200, Washington, 20008, USA

    Sherali Zeadally

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Zhao, X., Liu, C., Lin, T. (2011). Object Oriented Business Process Modelling in RFID Applied Computing Environments. In: Ranasinghe, D., Sheng, Q., Zeadally, S. (eds) Unique Radio Innovation for the 21st Century. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03462-6_17

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