Dynamic Process Synchronization using BPMN 2.0 to Support Buffering and (Un)Bundling in Manufacturing

Konstantinos Traganos; Dillan Spijkers; Paul W. P. J. Grefen; I.T.P. Vanderfeesten

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58638-6_2

Dynamic Process Synchronization using BPMN 2.0 to Support Buffering and (Un)Bundling in Manufacturing

Konstantinos Traganos^*, Dillan Spijkers, Paul W. P. J. Grefen, I.T.P. Vanderfeesten

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Abstract

The complexity of manufacturing processes is increasing due to the production variety implied by mass customization of products. In this context, manufacturers strive to achieve flexibility in their operational processes. Business Process Management (BPM) can help integration, orchestration and automation of these manufacturing operations to reach this flexibility. BPMN is a promising notation for modeling and supporting the enactment of manufacturing processes. However, processes in the manufacturing domain include the flow of physical objects (materials and products) apart from information flow. Buffering, bundling and unbundling of physical objects are three commonly encountered patterns in manufacturing processes, which require fine-grained synchronization in the enactment of multiple process instances. Unfortunately, BPMN lacks strong support for this kind of dynamic synchronization as process instances are modeled and executed from a single, isolated point of view. This paper presents a mechanism based on BPMN 2.0 that enables process modelers to define synchronization points by using the concept of recipes. The recipe system uses a dynamic correlation scheme to control many-to-many interactions among process instances to implement required inter-instance synchronizations. We formally describe the involved BPMN patterns, implement and evaluate them in a manufacturing scenario in the high-tech media printing domain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Business Process Management Forum
Subtitle of host publication	BPM Forum 2020, Seville, Spain, September 13–18, 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Dirk Fahland , Chiara Ghidini , Jörg Becker , Marlon Dumas
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Chapter	2
Pages	18-34
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030586386
ISBN (Print)	9783030586379
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58638-6_2
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	18th International Conference on Business Process Management - Online, Seville, Spain Duration: 13 Sept 2020 → 18 Sept 2020 Conference number: 18 https://congreso.us.es/bpm2020/

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume	392
ISSN	1865-1348

Other

Other	18th International Conference on Business Process Management
Abbreviated title	BPM 2020
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Seville
Period	13/09/20 → 18/09/20
Internet address	https://congreso.us.es/bpm2020/

Keywords

(Un)bundling
BPMN patterns
Buffering
Dynamic process instances synchronization
Manufacturing

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Traganos, K., Spijkers, D., Grefen, P. W. P. J., & Vanderfeesten, I. T. P. (2020). Dynamic Process Synchronization using BPMN 2.0 to Support Buffering and (Un)Bundling in Manufacturing. In D. Fahland , C. Ghidini , J. Becker , & M. Dumas (Eds.), Business Process Management Forum: BPM Forum 2020, Seville, Spain, September 13–18, 2020, Proceedings (pp. 18-34). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58638-6_2

Traganos, Konstantinos ; Spijkers, Dillan ; Grefen, Paul W. P. J. et al. / Dynamic Process Synchronization using BPMN 2.0 to Support Buffering and (Un)Bundling in Manufacturing. Business Process Management Forum: BPM Forum 2020, Seville, Spain, September 13–18, 2020, Proceedings. editor / Dirk Fahland ; Chiara Ghidini ; Jörg Becker ; Marlon Dumas . Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020. pp. 18-34 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 392).

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Dynamic Process Synchronization using BPMN 2.0 to Support Buffering and (Un)Bundling in Manufacturing. / Traganos, Konstantinos; Spijkers, Dillan; Grefen, Paul W. P. J. et al.
Business Process Management Forum: BPM Forum 2020, Seville, Spain, September 13–18, 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Dirk Fahland ; Chiara Ghidini ; Jörg Becker ; Marlon Dumas . Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020. p. 18-34 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 392).

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Traganos K, Spijkers D, Grefen PWPJ, Vanderfeesten ITP. Dynamic Process Synchronization using BPMN 2.0 to Support Buffering and (Un)Bundling in Manufacturing. In Fahland D, Ghidini C, Becker J, Dumas M, editors, Business Process Management Forum: BPM Forum 2020, Seville, Spain, September 13–18, 2020, Proceedings. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 2020. p. 18-34. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 392). Epub 2020 Sept 2. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-58638-6_2

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