Reconfiguring business process for enterprise information system based on UML and polychromatic sets

Abstract

Reconfigurability is one of the intelligent characteristics of enterprise information system. It is also a key factor that influences an enterprise to response to market changes and wins a global competition. In this paper, business process reconfiguration for enterprise information system is studied to support the rapid changes in business environment. Firstly, UML and polychromatic sets are united based on their advantages and disadvantages, and a business process reconfiguration method is proposed. Secondly, the main contents of business process reconfiguration for enterprise information system are detailed, which includes the model of business process based on UML, the translation from UML activity diagram to PS contour matrix model, the analysis and reconfiguration of business process and the implement of information system. Finally, an enterprise information subsystem of spare parts requisition is provided for application and validation of the proposed method.