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Overview

Paul Grefen is affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Business, Management and Accounting as well as Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses extensively on several specific topics, including:

  • Business Process Modeling and Analysis
  • Service and Product Innovation
  • Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
  • Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Digital Platforms and Economics
  • Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services

They have produced publications in various subfields reflecting these interests, namely Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Strategy and Management, and Information Systems.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Manufacturing Systems
  • Pacific Asia journal of the Association for Information Systems
  • Machines
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Computers in Industry

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Using business process models for the specification of manufacturing operations" (2020) published in Computers in Industry
  • "The HORSE Project: The Application of Business Process Management for Flexibility in Smart Manufacturing" (2020) published in Applied Sciences
  • "Defining business model key performance indicators using intentional linguistic summaries" (2021) published in Software & Systems Modeling
  • "The HORSE framework: A reference architecture for cyber-physical systems in hybrid smart manufacturing" (2021) published in Journal of Manufacturing Systems
  • "Evaluating the Design of Service-Dominant Business Models: A Qualitative Method" (2021) published in Pacific Asia journal of the Association for Information Systems

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Oktay Türetken, Barış Özkan, Anna Wilbik, Irene Vanderfeesten, and Rick Gilsing.

In addition to articles, Paul Grefen has authored at least one book titled "Designing an Integrated System for Smart Industry: The Development of the HORSE Architecture," published in 2021 by an independent eBook publisher.

Best Publications

  • CrossFlow: Cross-Organizational Workflow Management in Dynamic Virtual Enterprises

    P.W.P.J. Grefen;Karl Aberer;Yigal Hoffner;Heiko Ludwig

  • A framework for analysis and design of software reference architectures

    Samuil Angelov;Paul Grefen;Danny Greefhorst

  • Dynamic business network process management in instant virtual enterprises

    Paul Grefen;Nikolay Mehandjiev;Giorgos Kouvas;Georg Weichhart

  • Constructing customized process views

    Rik Eshuis;Paul Grefen

  • Outlook

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  • Fast business process similarity search with feature-based similarity estimation

    Zhiqiang Yan;Remco Dijkman;Paul Grefen

  • PRISMA/DB: a parallel, main memory relational DBMS

    P.M.G. Apers;C.A. van den Berg;J. Flokstra;P.W.P.J. Grefen

  • WIDE-a distributed architecture for workflow management

    S. Ceri;P. Grefen;G. Sanchez

  • Contract-driven creation and operation of virtual enterprises

    Yigal Hoffner;Simon Field;Paul Grefen;Heiko Ludwig

  • Business process model repositories - Framework and survey

    Zhiqiang Yan;Remco Dijkman;Paul Grefen

  • CrossFlow: Cross-Organizational Workflow Management for Service Outsourcing in Dynamic Virtual Enterprises

    Paul W. P. J. Grefen;Karl Aberer;Heiko Ludwig;Yigal Hoffner

  • A classification of software reference architectures: Analyzing their success and effectiveness

    Samuil Angelov;Paul Grefen;Danny Greefhorst

  • A Three-Level Process Framework for Contract-Based Dynamic Service Outsourcing

    P.W.P.J. Grefen;S.A. Angelov

  • An efficient method to construct minimal protocol adaptors

    R.E. Seguel Pérez;H. Eshuis;P.W.P.J. Grefen

  • Aligning application architecture to the business context

    Roel J. Wieringa;H. M. Blanken;M. M. Fokkinga;P. W. P. J. Grefen

  • Database Support for Workflow Management: The Wide Project

    Paul Grefen;Barbara Pernici;Gabriel Sanchez

  • WIDE Workflow Model and Architecture

    F. Casati;P.W.P.J. Grefen;B Pernici;G. Pozzi

  • Integrity control in relational database systems: an overview

    Paul W. P. J. Grefen;Peter M. G. Apers

  • Service-Dominant Business Model Design for Digital Innovation in Smart Mobility

    Oktay Turetken;Paul Grefen;Rick Gilsing;Onat Ege Adali

  • Global transaction support for workflow management systems: from formal specification to practical implementation

    Paul Grefen;Jochem Vonk;Peter Apers

  • Contracts for Cross-Organizational Workflow Management

    Marjanca Koetsier;Paul W. P. J. Grefen;Jochem Vonk

  • Dynamic Business Process Formation for Instant Virtual Enterprises

    Nikolay Mehandjiev;Paul Grefen

Frequent Co-Authors

Heiko Ludwig
Heiko Ludwig IBM (United States)
Remco Dijkman
Remco Dijkman Eindhoven University of Technology
Barbara Pernici
Barbara Pernici Polytechnic University of Milan
Karl Aberer
Karl Aberer École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Stefano Ceri
Stefano Ceri Polytechnic University of Milan
Jan Mendling
Jan Mendling Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Martin L. Kersten
Martin L. Kersten Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Roel Wieringa
Roel Wieringa University of Twente
Asit Dan
Asit Dan IBM (United States)
Jennifer Widom
Jennifer Widom Stanford University

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