Taking a strategic view of BPR to develop a multidisciplinary framework

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-204

  Ackermann, F ^a   Walls, L ^a   Van Der Meer, R ^a   Borman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Decision support systems; Information systems; Information technology; Organisational learning; Statistical science; Strategy

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; REENGINEERING; STATISTICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING (BPR); ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0033096887     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600710     Document Type: Article

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