GRAnD: A goal-oriented approach to requirement analysis in data warehouses
Several surveys indicate that a significant percentage of data warehouses fail to meet business objectives or are outright failures....
Automated planning of process models: The construction of parallel splits and synchronizations
Efficient business processes play a major role in the success of companies. Business processes are captured and described by...
Enhancing understandability of process models through cultural-dependent color adjustments
National culture influences natural language communication. Yet, semi-formal or documented communication media such as process models have largely ignored...
Generating large-scale repositories of reusable artifacts for conceptual design of information systems
The design and construction of reusable artifacts is a labor-intensive and demands significant time and effort from expert designers....
Automated discovery of business process simulation models from event logs
Business process simulation is a versatile technique to estimate the performance of a process under multiple scenarios. This, in...
Deriving knowledge representation guidelines by analyzing knowledge engineer behavior
Knowledge engineering research has focused on proposing knowledge acquisition techniques, developing and evaluating knowledge representation schemes and engineering tools,...
Invariant conditions in value system simulation models
This paper presents a framework for the integration of supply chain (or logistics/distribution), value chain (or financial), and business...
A model-solver integration framework for autonomous and intelligent model solution
Complex mathematical models are being increasingly adopted for corporate decision-making, and lay users are becoming more involved through institutional...
Syntax highlighting in business process models
Sense-making of process models is an important task in various phases of business process management initiatives. Despite this, there...
An XML-based modeling language for the open interchange of decision models
These days, a modeling tool or environment has to know about the others on the market and build bridges...