In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Application and Theory of Petri Nets, 1989, Bonn, Germany; Supplement, pages 23-42. 1989.
Abstract: Production systems as known from rule based programming and Predicate/Transition nets are considered as models for describing office procedures and flexible manufacturing systems. It is shown that both concepts are equivalent in a very strong sense: each can be simulated stepwise by the other. Hence, production system nets are introduced as a formalism combining the advantages of the above models.