Exploration methods in business process re-engineering

Computers in Industry

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 367-385

  Rajala, Mikko ^a   Savolainen, Tapani ^b   Jagdev, Harinder ^c  

^a Neste Oil Oyj   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exploration methods; Quality function deployment; Simulation modelling; Statistical process control; Value analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; PETRI NETS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; VALUE ENGINEERING;

BUSINESS PROCESS RE ENGINEERING (BPR); EXPLORATION METHODS; FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA); QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD); TAGUCHI CROSS PRODUCT REDESIGNS; VALUE ANALYSIS (VA);

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031223907     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0166-3615(97)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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