Role-based Multi-agent Workflow Management System

Workflow Management System(WfMS) accelerated the development of enterprise's production and management ,at the same time the development of enterprise's production and management asked for the development and perfection of WfMS.Based on the background and the project which the author is participating in, the paper gives a very comprehensive research of the limitation of workflow and the current situation of research in workflow area and puts forward A Multi_Agent Model of Role_Based Workflow. The paper describes the design and implementation of the model. At last, the paper shows the application of the model in engineering.All the research and practice work above arises from the design and development of "PDMS2002"(Project Design Management System). It turns out that all the work is of both practical and academic value.