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With the aim of developing information systems better fitted to the main challenges raised by globalisation, we propose an ontology for the modelling of interoperable and flexible business processes. We distinguish three types of Activities a Process can be made of: whereas Procedures are defined by a sequence of Tasks and Services by a Service Description, Interactions are specified by a Goal and ruled by a Social Convention. Correlatively an Actor can have three different Statuses: Performer, Provider or Agent.
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Berthier, D. (2007). An Ontology for Modelling Flexible Business Processes. In: Elleithy, K. (eds) Advances and Innovations in Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6264-3_16
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