NDLI: The Development of Procurement Management Information System Based on Workflow Technology

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Xiaoping Qiu Li Tang Zhenggang He Jianbin Chen
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	This paper introduces the advanced technical idea of workflow technology to manage the procurement process with flexibility, which can satisfy the requirements of necessary changes rapidly for the modern enterprises. On the basis of reference model of workflow, the data structure of workflow relevant data which used to manage and control the process in workflow engine are discussed firstly. Then, the corresponding workflow relevant data of procurement process existing in enterprise is presented in detail as an example. Cooperated with the necessary applications corresponding to the activities of procurement process respectively, the procurement management information system is constructed, which can finish the corresponding management under the control of the workflow engine. The experiment is carried out to validate the effectiveness of the new information system and check the ability of adapt the business process change, which provides an optional information way to other similar business process for the enterprises.
Starting Page	470
Ending Page	474
File Size	357845
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780769535074
DOI	10.1109/CSIE.2009.865
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-03-31
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Procurement procurement management information management Data structures Raw materials Application software Engines Computer science Management information systems Logic workflow technology Workflow management software Logistics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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