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In an increasingly interconnected economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are required to think about managing their business processes with a Business Process Management System (BPMS) in order to align themselves with larger companies whose activities are already governed by a BPMS. Yet today it is difficult for them to integrate a BPMS adapted to their needs with the BPMS of their business partners. This paper proposes a solution to facilitate interoperability between BPMS whose targeted enterprises differ in size. As proof of our concepts, we set up a demonstrator that visually executes a logistics supply chain scenario. Finally, we establish a list of recommendations to avoid pitfalls.
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Martin, S., Bagnoud, L. (2009). A Case Study of Business Process Interoperability in a Logistics Supply Chain Environment. In: Ardagna, D., Mecella, M., Yang, J. (eds) Business Process Management Workshops. BPM 2008. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00328-8_63
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