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A Hybrid Modeling Tool for Human Error Control of in Collaborative Workflow

협업 워크플로우에서의 인적오류 제어를 위한 하이브리드 모델링 도구

  • 이상영 (전북대학교 전산통계학과) ;
  • 유철중 (전북대학교 전자정보공학부) ;
  • 장옥배 (전북대학교 전자정보공학부)
  • Published : 2004.04.01
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Abstract

Business process should support the execution of collaboration process with agility and flexibility through the integration of enterprise inner or outer applications and human resources from the collaborative workflow view. Although the dependency of enterprise activities to the automated system has been increasing, human role is as important as ever. In the workflow modelling this human role is emphasized and the structure to control human error by analysing decision-making itself is needed. Also, through the collaboration of activities agile and effective communication should be constructed, eventually by the combination and coordination of activities to the aimed process the product quality should be improved. This paper classifies human errors can be occurred in collaborative workflow by applying GEMS(Generic Error Modelling System) to control them, and suggests human error control method through hybrid based modelling as well. On this base collaborative workflow modeling tool is designed and implemented. Using this modelling methodology it is possible to workflow modeling could be supported considering human characteristics has a tendency of human error to be controlled.

협업 워크플로우 관점에서 비즈니스 프로세스는 기업 내외의 애플리케이션들과 인적 자원들과의 유기적인 결합을 통하여 협업 프로세스를 신속하고 유연하게 수행할 수 있도록 지원하여야 한다. 현재기업 업무에 대한 시스템 의존도가 높아지고는 있지만, 인간은 여전히 핵심적인 역할을 차지한다. 즉 워크플로우 모델링에는 이러한 인간의 역할이 강조되어야 하며 인간 의사결정 과정 자체를 분석하여 인적오류를 제어할 수 있는 구조가 반드시 필요하다. 또한 액티비티간의 협업을 통하여 빠르고 효율적인 커뮤니케이션이 구축되어 궁극적으로는 액티비티들이 목표 프로세스에 연류되어 결과물에 대한 품질이 향상되도록 하여야 한다. 이에 본 논문에서는 협업 워크플로우에서 발생할 수 있는 인적오류를 제어하기 위해 GEMS(Generic Error Modeling System) 모델을 적용한다. 또한 하이브리드 기반의 모델링 방법을 통한 인적오류 제어 방법을 제시한다. 아울러 이러한 기반에서 협업 워크플로우를 모델링할 수 있는 도구를 설계하고 구현한다. 이와 같은 모델링 방법을 사용하면 인간 자체의 특성을 고려함으로써 인적오류를 제어할 수 있는 워크플로우 모델링이 될 수 있도록 지원할 수 있다.

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