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Compliance flow - managing the compliance of dynamic and complex processes

journal contribution
posted on 2008-02-07, 17:12 authored by Paul Chung, Larry Y.C. Cheung, Colin Machin
To develop a reliable system or product, the current best practice for the development process is typically embodied in standards and guidelines, such as IEC61508 for safety and ISO9001 for quality assurance. Generally, the standard proposes a framework, which deals in a systematic manner with all the activities necessary to achieve the required quality. However, every application of a given standard is different because of differences in project details. One serious limitation of current workflow systems is the lack of the ability to ensure that the specification and execution of a process are compliant with the standard. This paper presents the treatment of managing process compliance in the Compliance Flow system. Process-based reasoning is used to identify compliance errors within a user-defined process by matching it against the standard model during both process specification and process execution. Examples drawing on a version of IEC61508 are used to illustrate the mechanism of modelling and compliance checks. A case study of the development of a light-guard is discussed.

History

School

  • Science

Department

  • Computer Science

Citation

CHUNG, P.W.H., CHEUNG, L.Y.C. and MACHIN, C.H.C., 2008. Compliance flow - managing the compliance of dynamic and complex processes. Knowledge-based systems, Article in publication

Publisher

© Elsevier

Publication date

2008

Notes

This article was published online in the journal, Knowledge-based systems [© Elsevier]. The definitive version is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09507051

ISSN

0950-7051

Language

  • en