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This paper presents the result of a research project. In the course of this project we demonstrated the application of business process management concepts in the extended construction enterprise, by using a Workflow Management System. The civil construction enterprise presents, usually, a distributed organisational structure (strategic enterprise, construction sites, warehouses, head-offices, etc.), and operates in a transient and variable environment, according to the collection of works in progress. A common scenario is the construction process that involves the co-ordination of many smaller firms (subcontractors), normally coordinated by one contractor. In this context, the paper starts with the presentation of the civil construction enterprise, by briefly describing the organisational, functional and process models, and concentrates its discussion in the supply chain business process. The rationale for this process is further presented based on so-called construction enterprise basic building block, capable of being replicated for each construction entity. Follows the presentation of a prototype illustrating the above concepts and demonstrating the value added of such approach. Workflow technology will definitely become the cornerstone technology to support 13213 E-Business scenarios in areas such as Construction. In this paper we will further discuss this topic by bringing new construction enterprise requirements in the event of such as the usage of new mobile terminals such as UMTS, PDAs, and so on.

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This paper presents on-going research in the supply-chain management area. With this effort, we aim at bridging the gap between business process modelling in the supply chain and business process co-ordination by means of innovative workflow management tools. In this context we present the Supply Chain Operation Reference Model (SCOR) and illustrate its usage in a Civil Construction Enterprise case study. The civil construction enterprise presents, usually, a distributed organisational structure (strategic enterprise, construction sites, warehouses, head-offices, etc.), and operates in a transient and variable environment, according to the collection of works in progress. A common scenario is the construction process that involves the interaction with several suppliers and the co-ordination of many smaller firms (subcontractors), normally coordinated by one contractor. The relationship with the enterprise suppliers as well as between contractor and sub-contractor features a clear Source-Make-Deliver and Return pattern, demanding coordination and interoperability along those processes that cross the enterprise boundaries. The SCOR model process-orientation greatly facilitates supply chain business process decomposition, fostering therefore greater effectiveness process integration along the supply chain, The paper concludes with a proposal of new business process management concepts to be supported by novel distributed workflow management tools.

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In the scope of virtual and networked enterprises, we propose a way to integrate quality management into enterprise modeling and allow for quality certification of the whole enterprise. ISO 9001:2000 is presented as a suitable standard for these enterprises quality management systems implementation. On the other hand, quality management system certification in the scope of ISO 10011 is quite difficult, being presented some alternative scenarios for certification.

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This paper proposes an enterprise modelling language (EML) for model-based shop floor control. To introduce a new computer executable modelling language, two modelling frameworks were analysed, namely the CIMOSA and GERAM frameworks. This language covers the different life cycle phases of enterprise modelling (design, implementation and operation), allowing an easy and fast transition from each phase to the next. In the operation phase the models can be used to control and monitor (on-line) the enterprise resources behaviour. Section 3 presents an example of an operational model, based on the proposed EML, for real-time enterprise activity control. Despite the fact that the proposed modelling language does not intend to be a full CIMOSA compliant language, it could easily be a first step in that direction. Section 4 tries to validate this hypothesis by showing how a CIMOSA model (functional view), could be built based on the proposed EML.