@misc{PufahlWongWeske2018,
  author    = {Pufahl, Luise and Wong, Tsun Yin and Weske, Mathias},
  title     = {Design of an extensible BPMN process simulator},
  series = {Business Process Management Workshops (BPM 2017)},
  volume    = {308},
  journal   = {Business Process Management Workshops (BPM 2017)},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-74030-0},
  issn      = {1865-1348},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-74030-0_62},
  pages     = {782 -- 795},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Business process simulation is an important means for quantitative analysis of a business process and to compare different process alternatives. With the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) being the state-of-the-art language for the graphical representation of business processes, many existing process simulators support already the simulation of BPMN diagrams. However, they do not provide well-defined interfaces to integrate new concepts in the simulation environment. In this work, we present the design and architecture of a proof-of-concept implementation of an open and extensible BPMN process simulator. It also supports the simulation of multiple BPMN processes at a time and relies on the building blocks of the well-founded discrete event simulation. The extensibility is assured by a plug-in concept. Its feasibility is demonstrated by extensions supporting new BPMN concepts, such as the simulation of business rule activities referencing decision models and batch activities.},
  language  = {en}
}