Aspen Technology, Inc.

Kevin Maher

Girish Navani

Vladimir Mahalec

Michael D Allen

Charles C Moore

Ken Rosen

Wayne C Bartel

Michael P Evans

Linus Hakimattar

Donald A Dietrich

Stephen J Doyle

Vip Patel

Currently lacking are effective and accurate tools to help petroleum traders and logistics personnel to make better decisions, collaborate in real-time and negotiate deals in a private and secure environment. The present invention addresses this and other needs in the industry. In particular, the present invention provides automated workflow management for a series of workflow tasks by mapping the workflow tasks to a collaborative workflow process comprising: roles, users, business processes and computer executable activities. A workflow object is received that supplies information used to set particular attributes of the roles, the users, the business activities and the computer executable activities of the collaborative workflow process. Information and data objects are shared electronically among the users performing certain of the roles. At least one of the activities is automatically executed, such that the workflow is automatically managed.

Computer system for providing a collaborative workflow environment

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Sudbury, MA, United States of America

Kevin Maher