What Is a Workflow Management System?

A workflow management system (Workflow Management System, WfMS) is a software system that completes the definition and management of workload, and executes workflow instances according to the workflow logic defined in the system. ^{[1] The} workflow management system is not an enterprise's business system, but provides a software support environment for the operation of the enterprise's business system. The definition of the workflow management system given by the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC, Workflow Management Coalition) is: The workflow management system is a software system that completes the definition and management of the workflow, and according to the pre-defined Workflow logic advances the execution of workflow instances.

Workflow Management System

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In recent years,

1. Fast, efficient and stable process engine, the engine supports large concurrent access.

2. It has both manual and automatic processes, with obvious flexibility of "Chinese process"

Due to the development of information technology and increasingly fierce commercial competition, people are no longer satisfied with independent and fragmented office automation and computer applications, but need comprehensive and integrated solutions. As a technology to manage and integrate routine affairs, the emergence of WFMS is inevitable. It can bring the following benefits:

1.Improve and optimize business processes and increase business work efficiency;

2. Achieve better business process control and improve customer service quality;

3. Improve the flexibility of business processes.

4. Standardize behavior and implement the system;

5. Cooperate inside and outside, respond quickly;

6. Comprehensive monitoring and improved execution.