International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 18 Issue 9/10

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Optimum level of process mapping and least cost business process re‐engineering

F. Soliman

Process mapping is an essential tool for business process re‐engineering. During the initial steps of business process re‐engineering process mapping is used to evaluate the…

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Global business process re‐engineering: a system dynamics‐based approach

J. Ashayeri, R. Keij, A. Bröker

This paper presents a structured approach for business process re‐engineering (BPR) in a large (global) corporation. The paper defines BPR, explores the principles and assumptions…

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Business process reengineering: application and success ‐ an Australian study

Peter O’Neill, Amrik S. Sohal

This paper presents the results of a study undertaken in Australia which investigated the extent of Australian thinking and experience with business process reengineering (BPR)…

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Designing BPR support services for small firms

Raffaella Cagliano, Gianluca Spina, Roberto Verganti, Giulio Zotteri

Notes that supporting small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in their process towards the adoption of business process re‐engineering (BPR) may be essential as the tools and…

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The role of SAP software in business process re‐engineering

Fawzy Soliman, Mohamed A. Youssef

While the importance of SAP software in business applications and in process redesigning may have received attention recently, its effects on fostering process thinking have not…

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New organisation structures for global business: an empirical study

D.T. Wright, N.D. Burns

Examines factors such as the trend to globalisation, triggers for change such as advances in information technology (IT), changing organisation structures and adoption of business…

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A characterization of a business process

Alison McKay, Zoe Radnor

In recent years it has become evident that the success of an organization depends on its ability to understand and manage its processes in order to meet customer requirements…

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Putting an engine into re‐engineering: toward a process‐oriented organisation

P.E.D. Love, A. Gunasekaran, H. Li

Process re‐engineering, a recently popularised phenomenon, has been advocated as a change management strategy that can be used to refocus organisational tasks into processes so…

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Modelling the impact of reengineering with system dynamics

Thomas F. Burgess

A high level model of the organisation is built using the system dynamics method and an operations management perspective. The organisation is portrayed as a process linking the…

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Business process reengineering: A theoretical framework and an integrated model

Jaideep Motwani, Ashok Kumar, James Jiang, Mohamed Youssef

The current competitive business environment has forced business leaders to consider business process reengineering (BPR) in their search for dramatic improvement in…

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Using simulation modelling for BPR: resource allocation in a police custody process

Andrew Greasley, Stuart Barlow

Presents an assessment of the use of simulation modelling to assist in business process reengineering projects. Considers the relevance of the simulation technique to modelling…

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Enterprise performance measurement

Asbjørn Rolstadås

The future trends with respect to globalisation, customer orientation, process orientation, and high productivity have led to increased focus on productivity and enterprise…

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A critical examination of the business process re‐engineering phenomenon

Stefano Biazzo

Few other managerial innovations have become popular as quickly as has business process reengineering (BPR); however, probably no other innovation has been interpreted in so many…

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Strategy: the missing link between continuous revolution and constant evolution

Kazem Chaharbaghi, Robert Willis

Strategy model making has become a lucrative and growing industry. This industry appears to have no real purpose but superficially peddles the idea of a turnkey solution which is…

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Operations management and systemic modelling as frameworks for BPR

Alan Fowler

Although there currently exists an unprecedented level of interest in business processes, focusing on their analysis, evaluation and reengineering, many business process…

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Cover of International Journal of Operations & Production Management

ISSN:

0144-3577

Online date, start – end:

1980

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Dr Tobias Schoenherr
  • Prof. Constantin Blome
  • Robert D. Klassen