Call For Papers

Special Issue of The Journal on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
on Adaptive Workflow Systems

Today's business environments are characterized by dynamic, uncertain and
error-prone environments. In order to effectively support business
processes in such contexts, workflow systems must be able to adapt
themselves effectively when such "exceptions" occur. The goal of this
special issue is to collect together the latest thinking on how workflow
systems can better deal with these challenges. Relevant topics include:

* methodologies and tools for detecting, understanding and resolving exceptions
* infrastructures for dynamically modifiable process models
* semi-prescriptive process models for dynamic environments
* empirical studies of exception handling in collaborative work settings

Submissions are due December 15, 1998. Please see
http://ccs.mit.edu/klein/jcscw/ or contact the Special Issue Guest Editor
(Mark Klein, [log in to unmask]) for details.

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Mark Klein, PhD
Center for Coordination Science
Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
One Amherst Street, E40-169
Cambridge MA 02139

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