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Workflow management systems are fundamental as a support technology to virtual enterprise partners during its production phase. They support the efficient and automated execution of business process. Although they are an excellent approach when the control flow is specified and implemented from scratch, it has some drawbacks if a workflow management system is to be integrated within already existing proprietary solutions. This paper describes a case study in which a workflow engine and a meta-object based repository are embedded into an existent open service platform with the main objective to verify, in a real world case, the problems and benefits related with the use of embedded workflow engines and meta-object repositories compatible with well-accepted standards like OMG MOF (Meta-Object Facility).
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Silva, C.R.M., Soto, J.A., de Jesus Mendes, M. (2002). Integrating a Workflow Engine and a MOF Repository to an Open Service Platform. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M. (eds) Collaborative Business Ecosystems and Virtual Enterprises. PRO-VE 2002. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 85. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35585-6_18
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