This paper describes pattern-based frameworks for adaptation and evolution of service-based workflow process models meeting specific cooperation patterns widely recognized in the B2B area. In the authors' previous works, they focused on restructuring and interconnecting workflows using the SOA...

Distributions are often characterised by their ageing properties, failure rates, residual life, etc. New failure distributions based on ageing properties are derived and some simple graphical techniques based on the ageing properties of distributions are demonstrated.