Critical review of existing BPR methodologies: The need for a holistic approach

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-86

  Valiris, George ^a   Glykas, Michalis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPR; Methodology; Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002618649     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637159910249117     Document Type: Review

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