A consolidated methodology for business process reengineering

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Thong, J Y L ^a   Yap, C S ^b   Seah, K L ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Business process reengineering; Information systems; Methodology; Techniques; Tools

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

REENGINEERING;

EID: 0037255769     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2003.000327     Document Type: Article

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