In: Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 5, pages 315-326. 2000.
Abstract: The coordination of cooperative workflows occurs in parallel to the definition of a common communications infrastructure among organizations. In this paper, we present a library of coordination mechanisms modeled with Petri Nets. These mechanisms specify and control the interaction between workflow processes. The managed by the coordination mechanisms, allows the reuse of these mechanisms in other environments and also the use of different coordination policies in the same environment.
Keywords: Petri nets, multi-workflow environments, workflow management.