Kick-starting Green Business Process Management – Suitable Modeling Languages and Key Processes for Green Perfomance Mesaurement

Author

Nicky Opitz, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.Follow
Koray Erek, Faculty of Economics and Management, Chair of Information and Communication Management, Berlin Institute of Technology, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.Follow
Tobias Langkau, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.Follow
Lutz Kolbe, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.Follow
Ruediger Zarnekow, FG IuK Management, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany.Follow

Abstract

In this paper we examine an initial step towards Green Business Process Management. We give insights from a research project with the goal of monitoring and redesigning business processes in an environmentally sustainable manner. Using literature analysis and three case studies we derive suitable languages and software for business process modeling. In addition, we show business processes that can act as key examples for green process monitoring and redesign. The results show that enterprises can build up on process modeling and energy monitoring to become more environmentally sustainable.

Recommended Citation

Opitz, Nicky; Erek, Koray; Langkau, Tobias; Kolbe, Lutz; and Zarnekow, Ruediger, "Kick-starting Green Business Process Management – Suitable Modeling Languages and Key Processes for Green Perfomance Mesaurement" (2012). AMCIS 2012 Proceedings. 9.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2012/proceedings/GreenIS/9