Business Process Management || Assignment

Running head: BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Business Process Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s note:

BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT1
Introduction:
EPC or event-driven process chain diagram can be described as the flowchart based
model which is utilized for resource planning as well as recognizing potential enhancements of a
business procedure [2]. EPC diagram helps in identifying the relation between events and
activities. It represents hierarchical modelling.
This report provides description on event-driven process chain along with the actual
model for Geelong University Library. This library is facing various issues currently maintaining
its borrowing management. The number of delays and corresponding response of library staff are
not enough to cope with the situation. The organization needs a library management system that
can handle the current situation by automating various processes like notifying customer, fee
generate and more. Proposed event-driven process chain diagram does not include any thing
within its scope outside of delay handling.
Event-Driven Process Chain Diagram:
The activity or function within an event-driven process chain diagram can be best
described as the activity done by any human or system that consumes both time and resource.
The activities has decision making capabilities [1]. The event can be described as the condition
that can trigger a set of activities. There are mainly six rules of creating event-driven process
chain diagram, these are as following.
i. The diagram should always initiate and finish with an event
ii. Event and function should always present in alternative way [4]
iii. Only connection operators can be used to connect the events and functions
iv. Event trigger a function and function create an event