Business Process Modeling

Track Coordinators: Benny Tjahjono, Cranfield University & Peer-Olaf Siebers, Nottingham University

The Business Process Modeling track focuses on computer simulation of business systems with the objective of understanding the basic methods and tools in this fast growing area. In today’s uncertain world, the simulation of business systems is one of the most powerful tools available to support the decision-making process. Whether these decisions concern capacity planning, logistics, or financial analyses of complex financial instruments, first understanding, then modeling and finally mitigating risk is crucial to the competitiveness of the firm.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Business process modeling techniques
• Process analysis and execution
• Business process modeling case studies
• Business process risk management
• Financial process modeling
• Project planning and scheduling
• Advanced modeling methodologies
• Business process engineering
• Business process management in organizations
• Performance measurement of business processes
• Process models in dynamic environments
• Semantics of business process modeling
• Internet business and Web process adaptation