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From business process models to hierarchical task network planning domains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2013

Arturo González-Ferrer ,
Juan Fernández-Olivares  and
Luis Castillo
Arturo González-Ferrer
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad de Granada c/ Periodista Daniel Saucedo s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; e-mail: arturogf@decsai.ugr.es, faro@decsai.ugr.es, l.castillo@decsai.ugr.es
Juan Fernández-Olivares
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad de Granada c/ Periodista Daniel Saucedo s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; e-mail: arturogf@decsai.ugr.es, faro@decsai.ugr.es, l.castillo@decsai.ugr.es
Luis Castillo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad de Granada c/ Periodista Daniel Saucedo s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; e-mail: arturogf@decsai.ugr.es, faro@decsai.ugr.es, l.castillo@decsai.ugr.es
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Abstract

Hierarchical Task Network (HTN) planning paradigm has been widely used during the last decade to model and solve planning and scheduling (P&S) problems, and it has proved to be very useful in the planning and coordination of human tasks. At the same time, Business Process Management (BPM) tools are being increasingly used in the modeling of organizations’ business practices and processes, but their life cycle has shown to have some shortages (as the possibility to obtain context-dependent plan instances). In this paper we present a methodology and software framework to translate Business Process Models into HTN P&S domains, in order to cover some of these deficiencies.

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The Knowledge Engineering Review , Volume 28 , Special Issue 2: Knowledge Engineering for Planning and Scheduling , June 2013 , pp. 175 - 193
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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