TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtual enterprise collaborative processes monitoring through a project business approach
AU - Shamsuzzoha, Ahm
AU - Helo, Petri
AU - Sandhu, Maqsood
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/10/3
Y1 - 2017/10/3
N2 - In order to design a system for managing performance in collaborative project-based enterprises, it is necessary to undertake real-time monitoring of its business processes and activities. This paper presents a systematic approach to project business process monitoring (BPM) and identifies the key aspects of virtual enterprise (VE) process evaluation. A framework for VE BPM is presented with special emphasis in linking interest groups to the development of their targets, information and knowledge sharing. The proposed model defines the exclusive performance metrics, which are needed during BPM. This interdisciplinary study examines BPM through peer-to-peer information exchange in the VE domain, which is currently a research gap. The fundamental metrics to define business process performance monitoring are elaborated in the research reported in this paper. The identified performance metrics can be used to measure the overall performances for both a project business and VE. A reference architecture is also highlighted with a case example with the objective to measure the performance in a project business VE. An overall definition of collaborative BPM and performance management systems is also presented accordingly. Future research directions are identified regarding the nature of collaboration in a project business VE and the characteristics of performance indicators to support it.
AB - In order to design a system for managing performance in collaborative project-based enterprises, it is necessary to undertake real-time monitoring of its business processes and activities. This paper presents a systematic approach to project business process monitoring (BPM) and identifies the key aspects of virtual enterprise (VE) process evaluation. A framework for VE BPM is presented with special emphasis in linking interest groups to the development of their targets, information and knowledge sharing. The proposed model defines the exclusive performance metrics, which are needed during BPM. This interdisciplinary study examines BPM through peer-to-peer information exchange in the VE domain, which is currently a research gap. The fundamental metrics to define business process performance monitoring are elaborated in the research reported in this paper. The identified performance metrics can be used to measure the overall performances for both a project business and VE. A reference architecture is also highlighted with a case example with the objective to measure the performance in a project business VE. An overall definition of collaborative BPM and performance management systems is also presented accordingly. Future research directions are identified regarding the nature of collaboration in a project business VE and the characteristics of performance indicators to support it.
KW - information exchange
KW - performance management
KW - performance metrics and measurement
KW - process monitoring
KW - project business
KW - virtual enterprise
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U2 - 10.1080/0951192X.2017.1285427
DO - 10.1080/0951192X.2017.1285427
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85012070440
SN - 0951-192X
VL - 30
SP - 1093
EP - 1111
JO - International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
JF - International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
IS - 10
ER -