| Article ID: | iaor19963 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 117 |
| End Page Number: | 135 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Journal: | International Transactions in Operational Research |
| Authors: | Elmaghraby Salah E., Baxter Elizabeth, Vouk Mladen A. |
| Keywords: | networks |
This paper proposes an approach to the analysis and design of software production processes that is based on a new paradigm which is coined ‘PETAN’. It is a blend of concepts from Petri nets theory and activity nets theory. The paper reviews the relevant concepts from activity nets and demonstrates the applicability of the new paradigm by a sample implementation to real life software production processes through simulation using SLAM II language.