Workflow Management System

Workflow management system is a rapidly developing technology, and various industries gradually adopt workflow technology. WFMC defines workflow as computer support or automatic processing of all or part of the business process. The main characteristics of workflow technology are: automatic processing of processes, including the combination of human and machine-based activities; especially those that interact with it applications and tools. Although workflow technology is widely used in office environments such as insurance, banks, courts, and administration, workflow technology can also be applied to certain industries and manufacturing industries.
Workflow is the full or partial automation of business processes. In this process, documents, information or tasks flow in accordance with certain process rules to achieve coordination among members of the organization and achieve the overall goal of the business. A business process is a set of interrelated processes and activities that can be used in the organization. The structure realizes business goals and strategies with defined functions. Process definition is a formal description of a business process, used to support the system.
The process can be divided into a series of sub-processes and activities. Its definition mainly includes a network of activities that describe the beginning and end of the process and some information about individual behavior. Activities are logical steps that describe the process of task realization, and are generally divided into manual operations and automatic processing. Activity is the smallest unit
of work that can be scheduled by the machine in the process of execution. The concept of workflow is introduced into warehouse management, which has revolutionary meaning for warehouse management. From the perspective of management mode, warehouse management before workflow is based on process management, and the focus of warehouse management is the actual business process in the warehouse. Warehouse management is often in the perspective of human resource allocation and functional division, from the functional process. In this warehouse management model, workers are usually responsible for a complete process or a relatively independent part of the complete process. The biggest advantage of warehouse workflow management is to realize the separation of application logic and process logic. Therefore, the system function can be changed by modifying the process model without modifying the specific function implementation. Complete part or all of the integrated management of the production and operation process, effectively combine personnel, information, and application tools to achieve extensive cooperation and communication between internal employees, external employees, partners and suppliers.