System and method for process evaluation
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1. ) A method for process evaluation, comprising:
- accessing, with a computer, a set of process quality metrics;
categorizing, with the computer, a set of processes based on the set of process quality metrics; and
identifying, with the computer, a process from the set of processes that has a predefined set of values for the process quality metrics.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for process evaluation. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for process evaluation includes accessing, with a computer, a set of process quality metrics; categorizing, with the computer, a set of processes based on the set of process quality metrics; and identifying, with the computer, a process from the set of processes that has a predefined set of values for the process quality metrics.
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1. ) A method for process evaluation, comprising:
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accessing, with a computer, a set of process quality metrics;
categorizing, with the computer, a set of processes based on the set of process quality metrics; and
identifying, with the computer, a process from the set of processes that has a predefined set of values for the process quality metrics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. ) A method for process evaluation, comprising:
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storing metrics defining objectives for a business process using web service business-to-business communication;
recording conversation logs with a web service monitoring tool;
building a model from the recorded conversation logs to determine prior performance of plural different service providers; and
automatically selecting with a computer, while the business process executes and based on the model, a service provider from the plural service providers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. ) A computer system, comprising:
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means for storing metrics defining objectives for a process that uses a network to conduct business-to-business transactions with plural different service providers;
means for mining data to build a model, the data including prior conversation logs with the plural service providers;
means for ranking the plural service providers based on the model and the metrics, the means for ranking determining relative ordering among the service providers, the ordering based on analysis of the metrics and the prior conversation logs for each service provider; and
means for automatically selecting, without user input and during execution of the process, a service provider having the objectives of the metrics. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. ) Computer code executable on a computer system, the computer code comprising:
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code to store metrics, input from a user, that define objectives for a business process using web services over a network to conduct business-to-business communications with plural different service providers, the business process including a plurality of services that invoke other services;
code to mine historical data that includes prior conversation logs with the plural different service providers;
code to build a model, based on the mined historical data, that partitions the conversation logs according to desired values of the metrics of the user; and
code to automatically select, at a time when a particular service is requested during execution of the business process and based on the metrics and deployment of the model, a service provider from the plural service providers.
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21. ) A computer system, comprising:
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memory storing a service selection algorithm; and
at least one processor in communication with the memory for executing the service selection algorithm to;
store metrics, defined by a user, for a business process using composite web services;
mine historical data to build a model, the historical data including prior performance information of plural different service providers; and
select, after commencement of the business process and based on the model, a service provider from the plural service providers.
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