4. Modeling Tool for Supporting Inter-organizational Process Flow Adjustment
Considering the issues described above, the authors propose a business process modeling method that is
hierarchically layered but in which it is possible to trace flow from the starting point to the end point using a
finger, at a detailed level, as well as an inter-organizational (including group firms) adjustment activity. Our
proposed tool is not exclusive to us alone, but it makes the existing tool more effective, especially in the case of
inter-organizational process flow adjustment. It contains a business process knowledge management function
with three knowledge categories.
4.1. Requirements for the Tool
The requirement for the modeling tool to support inter-organizational process flow adjustment can be
described as follows;