CrossFlow: Cross-Organizational Workflow Management in Dynamic Virtual Enterprises

摘要

In this report, we present the approach to cross-organizational workflowudmanagement of the CrossFlow project. CrossFlow is a European researchudproject aiming at the support of cross-organizational workflows in dynamicudvirtual enterprises. The cooperation in these virtual enterprises is based onuddynamic service outsourcing specified in electronic contracts. Service enactmentudis performed by dynamically linking the workflow management infrastructuresudof the involved organizations. Extended service enactment support is provided in the form of cross-organizational transaction management and process control, advanced quality of service monitoring, and support for high-level flexibility in service enactment. CrossFlow technology is realized on top of a commercial workflow management platform and applied in two real-world scenarios in the contexts of a logistics and an insurance company.