WORK FLOW
Charles François (2004). WORK FLOW, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3783.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3783 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Human sciences, Methodology or model |
A circuit linking successive steps in a complete process.
An example is to be found in the process of buying some commodity:
- consulting available information
- obtaining approval from technical and financial sectors;
- ordering the commodity;
- receiving and approving it;
- transmitting it to the sector in need for it and the corresponding information to accountancy.
Such flows are generally repetitive.
Workflows are analogous to inputs procurement, inside transformations and outputs in biological systems.