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A Denotational Semantics Methodology (DSM) Approach for Business Processes Modeling

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International Journal of Computer Applications
© 2010 by IJCA Journal
Number 1 - Article 1
Year of Publication: 2010
Authors:
Roger Atsa Etoundi
Marcel Fouda Ndjodo
Ghislain Abessolo Alo’o
10.5120/1550-2063

Roger Atsa Etoundi, Marcel Fouda Ndjodo and Ghislain Abessolo Aloo. Article:A Denotational Semantics Methodology (DSM) Approach for Business Processes Modeling. International Journal of Computer Applications 11(1):1–7, December 2010. Published By Foundation of Computer Science. BibTeX

@article{key:article,
	author = {Roger Atsa Etoundi and Marcel Fouda Ndjodo and Ghislain Abessolo Aloo},
	title = {Article:A Denotational Semantics Methodology (DSM) Approach for Business Processes Modeling},
	journal = {International Journal of Computer Applications},
	year = {2010},
	volume = {11},
	number = {1},
	pages = {1--7},
	month = {December},
	note = {Published By Foundation of Computer Science}
}

Abstract

In our previous work on business process, we have provided the foundation for formalization based on the environment concept. The environment is defined as a set of observers whose values change according to the actions of tasks. From their values, observers are grouped to form a set of states. A state is defined as the characteristic of an environment from which the satisfaction of the goal associated to the business process is checked. In this paper, based on Denotational Semantics, we will highlight the semantics core features used in our modeling approach. By applying the resulting models in daily work, enterprises will improve their productivity and quality of service in order to deal with the competitive pressure of the network economy.

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