Abstract:
The adherent need for an integrated network of a composite environment in an office has led to this Intranet project. The workflow in a company would rather flow from one division to another division in a department bottlenecked by human factors. This bottleneck would affect the net performance of the organization (viz., slow information flow across the company, ineffective explanation of resource etc). There constraints can be reduced using an automated flow of work. Across the organization this flow is maneuvered using the project named “Work Flow Management”. The workflow automation is basically an Intranet based project. The evolution of workflow management consists of the automation of business procedures or “workflows” during which documents, information or tasks are passed from one participant to another in a way that is governed by rules or procedures. Workflow software products, like other software technologies have evolved from diverse origins. While some offerings have been developed as pure workflow software, many have evolved from image management systems, document management systems, relational or object database systems, and electronic mail systems. Vendors who have developed pure workflow offerings have invented terms and interfaces, while vendors who have evolved products from other technologies have often adapted terminology and interfaces. Each approach offers a variety of strengths from which a user can choose. Adding a standard based approach allows a user to combine these strengths in one infrastructure. The key benefits of workflow are improved efficiency, better process control, improved customer service, flexibility and business process improvement. The system also reduces the resources needed for processing the data. It has few disadvantages besides many advantages. The person may or may not check the message he has received. Sometimes the server may fail by which work cannot be assigned to the right person.
