Web Services and Workflow Modeling

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Author(s): Vincent C. Yen (Wright State University, USA)
Copyright: 2003
Pages: 3
Source title: Information Technology & Organizations: Trends, Issues, Challenges & Solutions
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-066-0.ch186
ISBN13: 9781616921248
EISBN13: 9781466665330

Keywords: Information Science Reference / IT Research & Theory / IT Research and Theory / Library & Information Science

Abstract

“Web services” is an emerging field on the Internet. Recent surveys indicate that majority of large companies have started experimenting the technology. The paper aims to explore the role of workflow modeling in the world of Web services. What are the features of workflow modeling in the Web services environment? What are the differences of the workflow concept used in Web services and in workflow modeling management systems? What are the implications of this new paradigm to the professionals of management information systems? These are some of the questions to be discussed in this paper.

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