Modeling Processes for Managing Reputation Information – A Petri Net Approach

Kirsten Lenz, Andrijana Mandaric, Andreas Oberweis

2004

Abstract

Electronic networks bear various potentials often limited through information asymmetries and opportunism in inter-organizational (business) processes. To reduce uncertainties when selecting trustful partners, qualitative goods, and other objects we propose a concept for a so-called "reputation information management system" that is demand-driven and process-based. Offering decision support by providing reputation information helps reducing uncertainties in virtual environments. However, instead of focusing on technical aspects of generating and managing reputation information we concentrate on modeling the underlying processes. Networked processes and exchange documents (e.g., reputation information reports) are modeled by using a variant of high-level Petri nets, so-called XML nets. XML nets allow for an integrated modeling of the processes and the process relevant XML documents. Due to their formal foundation, XML nets exhibit potentials for analyzing purposes and for the direct execution by a respective workflow engine.

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Lenz K., Mandaric A. and Oberweis A. (2004). Modeling Processes for Managing Reputation Information – A Petri Net Approach . In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computer Supported Activity Coordination - CSAC, (ICEIS 2004) ISBN 972-8865-08-2, pages 136-148. DOI: 10.5220/0002668901360148


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@conference{csac04,
author={Kirsten Lenz and Andrijana Mandaric and Andreas Oberweis},
title={Modeling Processes for Managing Reputation Information – A Petri Net Approach},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computer Supported Activity Coordination - CSAC, (ICEIS 2004)},
year={2004},
pages={136-148},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002668901360148},
isbn={972-8865-08-2},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computer Supported Activity Coordination - CSAC, (ICEIS 2004)
TI - Modeling Processes for Managing Reputation Information – A Petri Net Approach
SN - 972-8865-08-2
AU - Lenz K.
AU - Mandaric A.
AU - Oberweis A.
PY - 2004
SP - 136
EP - 148
DO - 10.5220/0002668901360148