Examining the PASS Approach to Process Modelling for Digitalised Manufacturing

Results from Three Industry Case Studies

Authors

  • Christoph Moser Peneder Bau-Elemente GmbH, Fraham, Austria
  • Udo Kannengiesser Institute of Business Informatics – Communications Engineering, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
  • Matthes Elstermann Institute for Information Management in Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18417/emisa.17.1

Keywords:

Graphical Process Modelling, Subject-Orientation, S-BPM, PASS, Digitalization, Manufacturing

Abstract

This article investigates whether an existing process modelling notation - the Parallel Activity Specification Scheme (PASS) - can support the digitalisation of manufacturing processes. In particular, four aspects are examined that have previously been claimed to be benefits of the PASS notation: ease of modelling, distributed modelling, incremental change, and IT integration. This is done by analysing three digital transformation projects in the manufacturing industry. The projects included the analysis and improvement of cross-department value streams, the introduction of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) on the shopfloor, and the specification of a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES). The ways in which PASS was used and whether it was able to provide its claimed benefits are presented and analysed.

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Published

2022-01-25

Issue

Vol. 17 (2022)

Section

Special Issue on 100 Years of Graphical Business Process Modelling

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