Description
Ratio between the number of optional activities that are instantiated in a case, and the number of activities that occur in a case. \newline An activity is considered optional if there is at least one case in the event log where it does not occur.
Potential use
Process with multiple activities that are not instantiated in every case.
Assumptions
A greater number of optional activities is desired, as it implies a greater capability to address unexpected situations.
Desired Value:
MAXIMIZE
Required attributes
actcase
Equations
Formula for practitioners
returns the optional activity count for case .
returns the number of unique activities in case .
Formal Definition
Tags
act
case
Python implementation
This indicator is implemented in the process_performance_indicators Python library.
process_performance_indicators.indicators.flexibility.cases.optionality
